Review on Smart speaker Yandex Station 2 with Alice, black anthracite, 30W by Janis Cerins ᠌

Name: Smart speaker Yandex Station 2 with Alice, black anthracite, 30W
Item: Smart speaker Yandex Station 2 with Alice, black anthracite, 30W
Rating: 5

April 27, 2023

Fits the description completely, very satisfying.

The addition of the long-awaited Zigbee protocol really made the  station not just an accessory, but a real main smart home. External gateways are no longer needed, as well as dances with a tambourine to merge accounts and a selection of gateway and device versions (Global, Chinese, European, etc.) I checked it on Aqara sensors, relays, buttons and switches - everything clings directly without problems. Moreover, it even finds those devices that are not yet in the list of supported ones.

Pros

Compact size, good sound quality if you adjust the equalizer, sensitive microphones. Zigbee protocol.

Cons

I don’t really understand why it was necessary to remove the Aux output, now external speakers cannot be connected to this version. If the lack of HDMI can be explained by the widespread use of SMART TVs, then the Aux output was more than relevant, I would also add an optical output for integration with AV receivers and sound bars.