Riva Audio Selling Alexa-Enabled $199 Smart Speaker Only Through Amazon

Riva Audio began selling its voice-enabled Concert smart speaker exclusively through Amazon, said the company Thursday. The $199 speaker has a tap-to-talk feature, allowing users to control the speaker by voice from the Riva Voice app, it said, and its three mics can detect and respond to voice commands from 25 feet away while the speaker is at a high volume. It’s compatible with Alexa Skills, allows users to call and send messages to contacts using Alexa Calling and can work as an intercom using the Alexa Drop In feature, it said. The speaker’s open architecture and memory allow future Alexa updates such as multiroom music for whole-home audio, Riva said. The Concert has analog 3.5 mm inputs for legacy music sources; provides wireless streaming over Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and AirPlay; offers USB charging; and supports media servers, local content and Digital Living Network Alliance devices, said the company. The tabletop counterpart, called Stadium, is due later this year.