You know that feeling you get when, after a long flight, your ears pop, clear, and you can hear again? Right, it's like the world opens up to you. I had that feeling, however fleetingly, when listening to the new Amazon Echo Dot Max for the first time. It was just minutes after Amazon concluded its massive device rollout on September 30, 2025, where the company unveiled new Echo Shows, Kindle Scribes, and Echo Smart Speakers. I was ushered into a small room filled with the new Amazon Echos (