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TechInsights Teardown: Amazon Fire TV Soundbar

07 June 2024

The Amazon Fire TV Soundbar smart speaker that features voice commands as well as surround sound for entertainment. Source: TechInsights The Amazon Fire TV Soundbar smart speaker that features voice commands as well as surround sound for entertainment. Source: TechInsights

Editor’s note: Information from this teardown is supplied courtesy of TechInsights. Learn more about the Amazon Fire TV Soundbar here.

Consumer audio devices have become big business for retail e-commerce giant Amazon. Since the launch of its smart speaker with Amazon Alexa, the company has become a big player in the sector.

The Amazon Fire TV Soundbar represents the first of the company’s entry into the stereo consumer market but with some of the comforts of its previous smart speaker devices. The soundbar allows for surround sound experience for smart TVs and TVs connected to streaming media players.

As the name suggests, it works with the Amazon Fire TV stick that controls the TV and audio with one remote. It is also Bluetooth compatible to stream audio music.

Inside the device resides many electronic components from companies such as Texas Instruments, ADTech, Diodes Inc. and many more.

The following is a partial deep dive into the consumer audio device conducted by TechInsights.

Released: September 2023

Availability: Worldwide

Target market: Consumer

Price: $144

The main board found inside the Amazon Fire TV Soundbar contains the main audio processor as well as on-board memory. Source: TechInsightsThe main board found inside the Amazon Fire TV Soundbar contains the main audio processor as well as on-board memory. Source: TechInsights

Main board

The main board is the brains of the Amazon Fire TV Soundbar with the electronic components including:

  • SunPlus’s audio processor with memory
  • ESMT’s serial flash memory
  • Texas Instruments’ 23-watt stereo class-D audio power amplifier, DC-DC converter and 300 mA LDO regulator

(Learn more about audio processors on Globalspec.com)

The front board contains receiver module and other components needed for operation of the Amazon Fire TV Soundbar. Source: TechInsightsThe front board contains receiver module and other components needed for operation of the Amazon Fire TV Soundbar. Source: TechInsights

Front board

The front board of the Amazon Fire TV Soundbar includes receiver module IC from ADTech and an RGB LED driver from AWINIC.

The PSU board of the Amazon Fire TV Soundbar contains voltage regulators and other power management ICs for the consumer audio device. Source: TechInsights The PSU board of the Amazon Fire TV Soundbar contains voltage regulators and other power management ICs for the consumer audio device. Source: TechInsights

PSU board

The PSU board inside the Amazon Fire TV Soundbar has the following electronic components:

  • Diodes Inc.’s Shunt regulator
  • An SMPS controller

(Learn more about voltage regulators on Globalspec.com)

Many of the components found inside the Amazon Fire TV Soundbar. Source: TechInsights Many of the components found inside the Amazon Fire TV Soundbar. Source: TechInsights

Major components

  • $10.23 — Main frame (Qty: 1)
  • $6.50 full-range speaker subsystem (Qty: 1)
  • $6.50 full-range speaker subsystem (Qty: 1)
  • $6.39 — PSU subsystem (Qty: 1)
  • $5.93 — Internal speakers support (Qty: 1)
  • $3.38 — Remote subsystem (Qty: 1)
  • $2.86 — Front panel (Qty: 1)
  • $1.87 — Bluetooth subsystem (Qty: 1)
  • $1.55 — Audio processor w/memory (Qty: 1)
  • $0.74 — Acoustic back guide (Qty: 1)
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