Amazon Echo Sub: Good Hardware Meets Terrible Software

The Echo Sub is held back by software that makes setup, pairing, and customization unreliable and deceivingly complicated.

[kingkobra]

I have had 2 Echo Studios and the sub since they were released a couple of years ago and I listen to them every so often when I think about it just to blow the dust off of them. I have 2 other excellent stereo systems so the Echos are basically toys to me. I recently added the firmware update and I didn't notice much of a difference in the sound but maybe that's just me. I've never had any issues with them and they sound nice for what they are.

[analogguy]

I’m no techno geek - Found it to very simple to add the Echo Sub to an existing stereo pair of Echo speakers. Very simple set up. Sounds great. Highly recommended. Has been running flawlessly for two months - No problems. Note: I agree that the Alexa app can be a little tricky, but not a big deal. 🤠

[ahereticanthem]

You should add a segment about what are other alternatives and other subs you would prefer over the echo sub

[rob]

I have two studios and a sub. They don’t play nice together and I’ve had to remake the group several times. Just wanted a simple set up to go with the fire stick and feel it’s a waste of money. When it works it’s brilliant but it’s only a matter of time before it gets out of sync or a speaker or sub isn’t working and it all needs doing again. I’d advise getting a 5ghz dedicated wifi for it and not use mesh.

[adrianfox]

Thanks for this. If I got one, I would be forced to put the sub in the corner of the room and hence the inability do dial down the sub's volume independently is a show-stopper for me. They should develop a proper room correction setup function inside the Alexa app.

[Nitskiy]

ive been sitting here for over an hour trying to connect the Echo Sub to my Alexa but nothing is working. Even when it says its been connected, i still cant play music with both the devices. It only lets me use the Echo Sub or the Alexa, but not both in the same time which is literally the purpose of the ECHO SUB!!.

[marekgierlach]

So if I have only one echo dot 2nd gen I can't pair it with the sub? Because I'm trying and I'm getting a message saying there is no compatible speaker on your network. Both dot and sub are connected to the same WiFi.... Can someone explain. Thanks

[Sjsharkie]

We have 2 echo studios..1 upstairs and 1 downstairs….my wife bought 2 echo subs, again 1 for upstairs and one for downstairs . I have tried to pair each sub to their respective Echo studios and have had no luck getting it work. Is this not a viable setup? Can you Not have a sub in each location paired to a studio? I’m lost with this setup process.

[davidalford]

Great video, what are some other options that you mentioned that will pair with echo speakers?

[sidneymeyer]

hi, will this echo sub work with my echo show 10 swivel screen?

[RobertWoodson-pb]

I can't get mine to work no matter what I do?

[rommelrivera]

Thank you! I was thinking about getting these speakers to get myself out of the nightmare that my Echo 1st Gen doesn't work anymore with my new mesh. These devices would've only made the nightmare more expensive.

[BryantBaudelaire]

I have two of these echo subs. One of these for upstairs and one for downstairs and a Exho ecosystem around the entire house. I set these up with no problems at all. I have a large home with 5 bedrooms and I put theses subs in large common areas. I can hear around most of my house

[mitchbrock]

I am getting this as a bundle with the echo show 10. I look forward to use them together.

[phiiplujan]

t possible to add a second sub to an existing echo sub?

[kennethmargulies]

Absolutely awful review. You need to pair the sub with two Fi the same type of speaker. That is not a flaw. Most people are running the sub with speakers and using it was a smart speaker set, or using it with a fire stick for watching movies. Who pairs this with an school show, as this guy did? The set up is extremely easy, and of course you hook all speakers to the same Wi-Fi network. His criticism that this was hard to figure out/complicated makes it seem like he is looking for problems. The review is nonsense.

[-E-M-M-]

I hope they do a new echo sub in ligth grey with app control and more powerful also if you have and echo studio the echo sub have the same frequency response😅

[cubanamerican]

Good thing the Software can always be fixed lol

[terrylowery]

Once my sub was paired with my 2 dots, it would not pair with anything else, I even took them off line,

[kafkawilde]

Think this is a fair and accurate review