And if you have an Echo Studio, that’s quite a big deal as it means you’ll hear spatial Dolby Atmos sound for videos which have an Atmos soundtrack. You can also get Dolby audio if you have a second- or third-generation Echo or Echo Plus.
First off, then, check if both your Echo and Fire TV are compatible with Alexa Home Theatre:
Compatible Fire TV Devices
Fire TV Stick 4KFire TV (3rd Generation)Fire TV Cube (1st Generation) – available in the US onlyFire TV Cube (2nd Generation)
Compatible Echo Devices
Echo Dot (3rd Generation)Echo (2nd Generation)Echo (3rd Generation)Echo Plus (2nd Generation)Echo Plus (1st Generation)Echo Dot with clockEcho Studio
How to set up Alexa Home Theatre
Then, in the Alexa app on your phone, tap on the Devices icon in the bottom right corner and then tap the “+” icon at the top.
Tap “Set Up Audio System” (1) and then tap “Home Cinema” (2) on the next screen.
On the next screen, choose your Fire TV (3) and then tap “Next” at the top.
Pick which speaker your Fire TV should connect with (4). Here, you can pick speaker groups already set up, such as the Lounge group shown below. Or you can pick a single Echo or a pair of supported devices. If you have an Echo sub, that will be included in a speaker group already, but having one means you can have up to a 2.1 setup for your Fire TV sound system.
Tap “Next” then choose a name your new Alexa Home Theatre system. Finally, add your system to a group – if you have groups set up. Here, we’ve added it to our Lounge group consisting of an Echo Studio and Echo Sub, as that’s where the TV, Fire TV Cube and Echo Studio live.
Read our Echo Studio review
Note that if you already had a Fire TV Cube set up to control a sound bar, you’ll also see a warning to say that its volume buttons will now control the volume level on your Echo, not your sound bar.
Jim has been testing and reviewing products for over 20 years. His main beats include VPN services and antivirus. He also covers smart home tech, mesh Wi-Fi and electric bikes.
