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The same could be said for everything. "Those lazy dumbasses can't be bothered to order a pizza over the phone?", "those lazy dumbasses can't hail a cab themsel

The same could be said for everything. "Those lazy dumbasses can't be bothered to order a pizza over the phone?", "those lazy dumbasses can't hail a cab themselves?". No need to insult people for making something easier for themselves. It might be turning off the lights for some, but mine saves me a trip down to and through my basement to open my garage door, which is more convenience than 99% of the crap SV is pushing out.

allovernow 7y ago
Well, there's one difference. You're not getting inferior pizza by ordering online. The vast majority of Bluetooth speakers are marketed for convenience to people who don't understand the difference in sound quality that you get from full sized speakers. And this isn't some audiophile voodoo snobbery - it's physics, you simply can't get both good volume and good reproduction without size.
- sl1ck731 7y ago
  That may be true, but mine were half the price of a similar sized speaker and has good enough quality for my kitchen, plus all of the other things I use it for. For simple ambient noise it does just fine. If I want better I have a Klipsch home theater system. But I don't generally listen to a ton of music regardless so its not the primary reason I purchased either of them. If thats the reason someone picked up a smart speaker, then sure, they aren't getting the best for their dollar.
- jedberg 7y ago
  But my echo can make music play on my home stereo.
thaumasiotes 7y ago
> "Those lazy dumbasses can't be bothered to order a pizza over the phone?" To be fair, I'm happy to order a pizza online, and I'd be (a little less) happy to order a pizza through a phone tree, but I don't want to order a pizza over the phone because I don't want to talk to the person on the other end. The amount of work involved in placing the order doesn't really come into it. I would also note, though, that pizza orders given to a person over the phone are frequently messed up, while orders placed online come out correctly.

allovernow 7y ago

Well, there's one difference. You're not getting inferior pizza by ordering online. The vast majority of Bluetooth speakers are marketed for convenience to people who don't understand the difference in sound quality that you get from full sized speakers. And this isn't some audiophile voodoo snobbery - it's physics, you simply can't get both good volume and good reproduction without size.

sl1ck731 7y ago
That may be true, but mine were half the price of a similar sized speaker and has good enough quality for my kitchen, plus all of the other things I use it for. For simple ambient noise it does just fine. If I want better I have a Klipsch home theater system. But I don't generally listen to a ton of music regardless so its not the primary reason I purchased either of them. If thats the reason someone picked up a smart speaker, then sure, they aren't getting the best for their dollar.
jedberg 7y ago
But my echo can make music play on my home stereo.

thaumasiotes 7y ago

> "Those lazy dumbasses can't be bothered to order a pizza over the phone?" To be fair, I'm happy to order a pizza online, and I'd be (a little less) happy to order a pizza through a phone tree, but I don't want to order a pizza over the phone because I don't want to talk to the person on the other end. The amount of work involved in placing the order doesn't really come into it. I would also note, though, that pizza orders given to a person over the phone are frequently messed up, while orders placed online come out correctly.