Is The Amazon Echo Sub Worth It?

[@aspecreviews]

With a minimum frequency of 30Hz at -6dB, the Echo Sub meets the THX standard! Nice work, Amazon!

[@AutomateYourLife]

I still love the sub.

[@T3CHGY007]

Finally ordered the echo sub just yesturday! I already had two echo 2nd gens in my room hooked up to my fire stick 4k, which has given me a great experiance! Looking forward to adding this to the mix to create my 2.1 home theatre set up! Hmmm I think I will play some good old TOP GUN for the first movie after my set up has been complete!

[@AutomateYourLife]

oooooooooooh! I have been playing all the Marvel stuff! But that's a good suggestion.

[@youandiryan]

I know this is an older video. But I just bought the Echo Sub tonight. To compliment my Echo studios. What's already sound absolutely insane. So I'm excited to see what the echo sub will add to that

[@AutomateYourLife]

With the studio's, it's a little less profound but a really nice balance. Enjoy!

[@chriskidwell1966]

Honestly it sounds not to bad. Thanks for the review on this!

[@VicInCommentSection]

Thanks for the informative review. It's especially helpful to me because I knew nothing about this subwoofer other than it exists. Speaking of which, of all the Amazon products with Alexa, this has been the most unexpected to me - even more so than the microwave! I may be in the minority, but I like the 1st Gen Echo Plus's metallic exterior more than the cloth of the 2nd Gen. I do have two cats, so the cloth picking up fur is something I think about.

[@AutomateYourLife]

You're not in the minority necessarily. I've been given a lot of feedback on the cloth exterior of all these products. They definitely will get dirty over time, and I'll tell ya...a couple of cats will accelerate that process. That is, if they don't sharpen their claws on it first! Even more so than the clock?! The microwave!?

[@VicInCommentSection]

@@AutomateYourLife Oh, I didn't even think about cats using the cloth exterior as a scratching post! The microwave wasn't a complete surprise because the smart home has been heading into the kitchen. The clock is more unexpected than the microwave to me. I guess I just didn't have the foresight to know a smart subwoofer was coming! In any case, I'm still Team Google Assistant. Also, I have a Bose SoundTouch 300 + Bose Acoustimass 300 subwoofer setup, so I'm set.

[@AutomateYourLife]

Meeeeeow *scratch*

[@mitchbrock4619]

I bought the Echo Show 10 3rd Gen along with the Echo Sub as a bundle and look forward to see what they can do together.

[@Syd0618]

Hello ! How was your experience with them? Worth it ?

[@josephw6977]

Amazing review! I’ve just ordered one this morning and I can’t wait to use it.your reviews are very useful

[@paul5alex]

Did you like it?

[@St180man]

Is it worth it ?

[@deemabon314]

Does the sub work with the 2nd gen echo show?

[@AutomateYourLife]

It’s stated on Amazon’s site as yes, but I haven’t tried it personally. Also, not video...only music!

[@deemabon314]

Automate Your Life Okay thank you!

[@carterminnich2524]

Would the sub overpower TWO echo dots paired together?

[@AutomateYourLife]

Scary thing...I thought so, but not 2 gen 3 Dots

[@carterminnich2524]

Automate Your Life thanks! I finally know what to use this amazon gift card on...

[@MSFTSTRIO]

Yes

[@ginger5422]

If you connected your Fire stick to your echo, will the audio from the stick come out of the Sub? If not, is there a possible way to do this?

[@AutomateYourLife]

Hi Calum - I don't think so, but I haven't personally tried it! I'll let you know when I get there. :)

[@ginger5422]

Automate Your Life thanks 👌🏻

[@sidneymeyer9014]

hello, will this woofer work with my echo show10 swivel screen? thanks......

[@AutomateYourLife]

No sorry, it only works with Echoes. See their full compatibility list on the sales page though.

[@clydeosterhout1221]

Upgraded now to work with the FireStick

[@AutomateYourLife]

It sure is! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hILYfpyppqx8frM

[@stuarttalksstuff57]

hi there can you connect 2 subs with 2 studios or just one sub thanks stu

[@AutomateYourLife]

Just one sub for a home theater setup. You could do two separate home theater setups with 2 studios though, and then have 2 subs. But you can't play two separate home theater setups through the same TV/Fire TV

[@stuarttalksstuff57]

@@AutomateYourLife thankyou

[@ADGMastering]

Can’t you use bluetooth from firestick tv to connect to echo and sub?

[@Desertfox61]

what is the difference between the 2nd Gen & 3rd Gen Echo Which is better the 3rd Gen Echo and Echo Studio (Not sure of the generation)

[@AutomateYourLife]

3rd Generation Echo actually has the speaker size of the current Echo Plus. The Echo Studio is a HUGE improvement in sound quality vs an Echo. So...you're basically just talking about 2nd Gen < 3rd Gen < Studio

[@ronm6585]

Thanks Brian, good info.

[@AutomateYourLife]

Thank you Ron!

[@aaronsadler1018]

Great review!!! I'm curious, is there a way, using a fire stick and/or alexa app, to use this sub and other echo devices as a sound system for the tv? Since I can't do bluetooth, I'm wondering how to get the sound from my tv to the echo devices. Also, are there other, maybe higher quality subwoofers that can be connected to echo devices or just the echo sub? Thanks in advance for helping me out!!

[@AutomateYourLife]

If you can't do Bluetooth, there's not a lot of good options. Especially not for a sub. What you could look at are some of the Fire TV soundbars that are available that encompass everything you need. :)

[@AutomateYourLife]

You could also look at the Echo Studios now, since the sub is hard to find.

[@OmarRodriguez-qk5gz]

Will this connect to my ecobee4 with Alexa?

[@garethjones5068]

It's good to see these products reviewed, however I can't get past the thought that having 2 Echo's linked into this set up is a waste of smart speaker functionality, in essence you are going to 'brick' one of the Echo's by having it in such close proximity to the other

[@AutomateYourLife]

Yep! 100%

[@garethjones5068]

@@AutomateYourLife that's what feels counterintuitive, I accept the price is still less than some 2.1 set ups however

[@AutomateYourLife]

I wanted to add more here - if you line this up vs an Apple HomePod, the pricing and sound qualities are relatively similar. I think that’s what Amazon is after here. Not Google.

[@garethjones5068]

@@AutomateYourLife I suspect you are right 👍

[@garethjones5068]

You may already know this but Follow Up mode has finally landed in the UK, I'm seeing comments that it's also now been enabled in Canada 👍

[@Poketnemesis]

Can’t setup the sub. I do everything already. 😓

[@AutomateYourLife]

Try calling Amazon support. They've helped me before

[@greasedog]

Another HD streaming service is Deezer. I’ll be pairing this sub with my twin Echo Studios in a few days. Can hardly wait!

[@AutomateYourLife]

ooooh, to be honest if you got 2 studios, you don't need this. But it's something if you do!

[@greasedog]

@@AutomateYourLife Thanks for the feedback. I considered that. But, as great as they sound streaming Dolby Atmos or Sony 360 Reality Audio there’s a bit of missing “umph” in the lower frequencies I want to capture. I’m thinking/hoping that $130 nudge will fill out that bottom with more richness.

[@greasedog]

@@AutomateYourLife Well, my Echo Sub arrived a couple of days ago. Paired with my (2) Studios about 30 feet apart with the Sub about halfway between but across the room is PHENOMENAL!!!! Grabbed that frequency bottom I felt was a bit lacking with the paired Studios and turned this setup into a bona fide Audio System! Not quite serious Audiophile quality but not terribly far off. My only regret is not doing it sooner.

[@AutomateYourLife]

😃😃😃 that's what I like to hear!

[@dancorpsman216]

Thank you Brian, good review. I was expecting more from the sub-woofer, I do not know if it was your choice of music or the speaker. I personally would have used a different song with a stronger base side as well as a mix of treble. Overall it was interesting, but I don't think I will buy it. Thank you though.

[@AutomateYourLife]

Thanks Dan. I thought I had a decent song! What song would you have picked? Or genre even.

[@junior224433]

@@AutomateYourLife the best genre for testing speakers is probably hip hop. Trap music to be specific, I’m not a huge trap fan but the trap beats never lie when it comes to speaker quality

[@juansanchez7784]

I don’t understand why you didn’t do the test with the 2.1 echo sub 1.1 is not very good

[@AutomateYourLife]

Cause I didn't have 2 second generation Echo Plus devices.

[@dustin9129]

You can also use Sirius xm

[@AutomateYourLife]

Yep, you can now! Couldn't back then :)

[@ryandoe11]

MUTE your echo/alexa device before watching!

[@cesarmata7367]

Pruébalo con un Reggaetón y sube el video por favor... saludos y gracias.

[@AutomateYourLife]

😁😀😀

[@TheSrklop79]

Can i use echo dot?

[@AutomateYourLife]

Yup!

[@MSFTSTRIO]

He literally said this in the first 2 min

[@PeterPiccolo]

does the subwoofer work with the newer alexa studio? id love to hear that setup i think that would be perfect for my small office space workspace studio etc.. thx in advance for any info you can share thanks god speed, -pete

[@AutomateYourLife]

I'm using it right now! Stay tuned...next week I'll talk about it :)

[@MrRogermash]

cleaning? ...dusting?

[@AutomateYourLife]

I haven't needed to yet, and it's been about a year now. I mean a little clean off the top. In general though, the Echo devices are tougher.

[@chrisyerp174]

This will be more than enough for 99% of people, Damn im that 1% lol thank I have something like 8k in crown amps and jbl passive 18s subs in my living room running on a Yamaha receiver but I did get one for my sons room he always rocking it to distortion lvls on the sub and waiting for that coil to throw burn up one day for a 6 inch sub he has brutalized it lol

[@AutomateYourLife]

Proving my point, LOL! But seriously, good on ya

[@chrisyerp174]

@@AutomateYourLife yeps gotta love sitting on the couch and experiencing 144db term lab metered to the face when an explosion happens on TV

[@staceyseigle2125]

LOL how can we hear the bass from the video

[@AutomateYourLife]

Turn it up! I use a mic that captures a full sound frequency range. I also output in a lossless format. The only compression happens on YT side.

[@Brian-Outdoors]

I am guessing Stacey means on her phone or tablet. Truth is you have to have a decent stereo preferably with a sub to even here it and even then you are really just listening to hear bass changes not audio quality as you are hearing through your speakers and system.

[@DropThatDelly]

I saw your review on Amazon of this, you rated it fairly Poorly. You mentioned your channel lol

[@AutomateYourLife]

Actually it's been better the last while!

[@DropThatDelly]

@@AutomateYourLife awesome! Firmware updates? Anything that stands out as much better than you had previously realized? Or got better with updates? Any of the issues solved?

[@kupo3769]

echo sub seems like bit of a letdown sadly to me

[@AutomateYourLife]

Kupo!

[@kupo3769]

test

[@lawrenceshuda]

W.O.W.