Amazon Echo Sub

I bought Echo Sub to add to my paired Echo Dot 3s in my bedroom which sounded far better than I thought could be possible and created a nice wife soundstage while remaining sneakily inconspicuous. Once I figured out that I needed to break the pair and remove the Dots from my speaker groups using the Amazon Alexa app, I was able to pair them together with Echo Sub and rebuild my speaker groups. I didn't find any considerations for this case in the instructions, so this was frustrating. But once they were all paired up, I sat on my bed and listened for hours trying every genre of music and all my favorite artists! Adding a second Dot added dimension, and then adding Sub really woke up the sound! The sound mixing is great, really gives a premium quality to it! And it's ... MoreI bought Echo Sub to add to my paired Echo Dot 3s in my bedroom which sounded far better than I thought could be possible and created a nice wife soundstage while remaining sneakily inconspicuous. Once I figured out that I needed to break the pair and remove the Dots from my speaker groups using the Amazon Alexa app, I was able to pair them together with Echo Sub and rebuild my speaker groups. I didn't find any considerations for this case in the instructions, so this was frustrating. But once they were all paired up, I sat on my bed and listened for hours trying every genre of music and all my favorite artists! Adding a second Dot added dimension, and then adding Sub really woke up the sound! The sound mixing is great, really gives a premium quality to it! And it's nice to still be able to interface with Alexa on my primary Dot (set different wake words for each Dot) without getting responses through all paired speakers. Also glad Alexa won't try to wake me up by sending the alarm tone through Echo Sub! Sound levels this pairing can achieve are well beyond than what I need in the bedroom; it won't ever leave you with your ears bleeding, but if you swipe too hard on the volume slider, it'll leave you wide eyed and hoping the neighbors aren't asleep. Overall, exceeded my expectations!

This is a neat bass unit which adds some extra punch to an Alexa Echo. We're talking here about a powerful, weighty sound, much better than an Echo on its own but not to be confused with a top-end HiFi, which it's not, and never pretended to be. Because if this, I'd be inclined just to use it with a single Echo, rather than going to the extra expense and hassle of getting two Echoes in the false hope of creating a Sonos beating system on the cheap. As with some of our previous Echo device experiences,, this didn't work first time. I repeated the set up process three times, without success, being unable to see what I was doing wrong. On the fourth attempt I didn't knowingly do anything different but, hey presto, it suddenly worked and the room was filled with a rich ... MoreThis is a neat bass unit which adds some extra punch to an Alexa Echo. We're talking here about a powerful, weighty sound, much better than an Echo on its own but not to be confused with a top-end HiFi, which it's not, and never pretended to be. Because if this, I'd be inclined just to use it with a single Echo, rather than going to the extra expense and hassle of getting two Echoes in the false hope of creating a Sonos beating system on the cheap. As with some of our previous Echo device experiences,, this didn't work first time. I repeated the set up process three times, without success, being unable to see what I was doing wrong. On the fourth attempt I didn't knowingly do anything different but, hey presto, it suddenly worked and the room was filled with a rich bassy sound. So, if you are struggling to get it going just persevere and it will probably all come good without you ever knowing what you did to fix the problem. In summary this is a worthwhile addition that will give your Alexa a much beefier, punchier, sound. As long as you have realistic expectations and are not counting on a true HiFi experience you shouldn't be disappointed.

The Echo Sub works with a variety of Echo devices, but I've paired it with two Studio Speakers. By themselves they sound very good, but with the Sub added in it really rounds out the experience. It's not a stand alone product and I don't know if it's good with older Echo's but once you've bought in for the Studio's theres no reason not to get this. Configuration of the Studios and the Sub as a group in the Alexa app is a real PITA. Be prepared for that to take some time.