Yes, this was also my understanding.
But the CB speaker that @TheHuntyBadger linked doesn’t have a external power source.
So its a passive speaker that would have to be driven by the Voice PEs audio output alone.
Also tom_i wrote:
your powered speakers are expecting a line level input. However the Voice PE outputs a low power speaker drive level which expects a low impedance load
Which is why I asked how this passive speaker setup behaves.
Never had a Gen1 echo dot.
But not sure if it was really that weak at louder volume.
Voice PE vs. Echo dot 2 is night and day when compared on a louder volume level (because you use it in a large room).
On my desk in the office, the Voice PE is absolutely fine, as it would be way too loud in this environment when I set the volume to a level where the Voice PE doesn’t sound good enough for voice playback anymore.