Hi Ralph. I have one and love it. It is much more versatile if you also have Amazon Prime and/or Sirius radio. With Prime, you have access to their music library and limited access to certain audible books at no extra charge. If you have a Sirius subscription you can listen through the Echo.

The Echo also uses "Alexa" - a voice activated assistant that can answer questions, set a timer, etc. You can also add free apps to the unit. I have a bunch of trivia apps, etc.

The Echo is also an excellent as a Bluetooth unit. You can play music from your phone, iPad. etc. through it. The sound is excellent.

I recommend it.