Echo Sub | Powerful subwoofer for your Echo—requires compatible Echo device and compatible music streaming service

Super easy to set up and adds hefty bass. Basically completes a pair of dots or spots.Packaging was very niceWould buy again

This is a game changer the sound is 100% better I have two 4 gen echo’s and connected to the cube home theatre a must have

Ok. Been hmmmm'ing and arrrrr'ing about getting one of these for a little while, reading the mixed reviews and thought I would just give it a go and see for myself, so I finally went for it.I have just gotten mine, 1-2 hours ago, so am gonna do a first impressions review and will update later as I play more sounds through the sub and decide if I am gonna keep it or not.First, this thing is heavy, they have stuffed a LOT of stuff, in a small space here, but to be fair it is pretty small really and looks quite good, just a shame it only comes in black really.Packaging, fab, it is really well packed, inside the box it even comes with it's own carry/store/dust bag which is really good, the whole thing feels really well put together and really well packaged and presented.Pairing, was an absolute piece o cake, for me at least, so no trouble there, literally took 60 seconds, and I was playing music through it, paired to one of my Gen 4 Echo's.Sound, seriously, I kid you not, this is a little beast, as many other folks have said, basically overpowers pretty much everything, so you have to mess about in the Alexa App to get it to calm down, I have mine sat on the carpet to help absorb some of the thumps, and even with it at -6 it is proper thumping, almost too much to be honest, but hey, some folks like it that way I suppose.Some of the noise is just that, noise, it seems to distract from the music and over powers some of it, so, it sounds a bit flat and muffled in places, I have fiddled with the settings on the app, but as other folks will tell you, the single biggest failure and let down of this device is the complete lack of ability to control it independently from your linked device.So, you have no real control over the sub in terms of power or output, you cannot simply turn it off or disengage it if you are playing something lighter or need something a bit gentler and need to kill the constant thumping or drowning out of the mid tones/treble tones, though I suppose you could just unplug or unpair it, but what is the point of that, it just becomes a very heavy giant lego head paperweight then.You would, of course, not need to turn it off if you could control it directly, you could just turn it down a bit, but you have no control over it in terms of Bass or Volume, which to be honest is a serious oversight of huge proportions IMHO, and this, despite it clearly being a quality bit of kit, makes it a terrible choice in some setups/places and makes it harder to live with as it lacks any real flexibility in daily use, in short, the software is rubbish, and this really is the fly in the ointment here and really am suprised that Amazon have not sorted this out cos this is a huge, constant, complaint from pretty much everyone.The other niggle I already have, I cannot directly control the volume from the Amazon Music app, I have to keep switching between Alexa and the Music app or talk to the Echo, which of course reduces the volume and interupts the song/music, none of which of course are so bad, but which again, makes it fairly frustrating to use. Again, I feel let down by sub-par software, and when you consider the amount of cash many of us pay for Music/Prime etc, and the amount of cash we all spend with Amazon, it is really not good enough.Overall, some stuff sounds really quite good, other stuff sound dead and flat because it is suffering from thump overkill, there is no balance to it.I want to love it, I thought it would be nice addition to my Gen 4 Echo's and dots, I am just not sure at this point if I can love it and am not sure if I am willing to just, put up with it.Will update things over the next couple weeks before I decide if I am keeping it or not.UPDATE:So, have had it a week or so now, and decided to hook up both my Echo Gen 4's to the sub and it sounds so so so much better, using only one of the Echos the sub was just overpowing everything.Most stuff, sounds pretty good, some stuff still sounds a bit flat and sometimes a bit odd, but overall, really quite pleased with it and would recommed it to folks with the advice that when hooked to a single device, it may not be a great experience, depending on the type of music you like of course, cos it just overpowers everything is quite unpleasant, but hook it to two (not sure how this would be with Echo Dots as they are smaller) devices, such as an Echo or Studio and it sounds pretty good.Not quite loving it, but rather, I really do quite like it, and will be keeping it.

10/10 pared with my 2 dots, amazing quality and db output, took a while to connect and use but now works fine everytime

Let me start of by saying that this sub has a nice sturdy design, it looks slick and sounds surprisingly natural and good for the low price tag. The problem lies in the execution, I feel. It took a few attempts to get it synced up with my echo, which was frustrating. But once done, I was happy. But then the little cracks started to show. The sub would carry on playing for around 10 seconds after the echo stopped. Which was OK. But then I asked Alexa to play a song, which it said could not be played on my device as I only have music for a single device, not multiple.. which baffled me as I don’t see the sub as that kind of extension. Maybe I’m wrong.After playing every different genre I could think of over a period of around 6 hours(not through Bluetooth from my phone though as that doesn’t work with the sub) I found that there seems to be an issue with how songs are mastered for this device. One song will have an even bass frequency, sound very natural (almost like the bassist is in the room), but then the next song I have to scoop the bass out with the equaliser as it is over powering and muddy. The next song I have to push the frequency up as it’s non existent.It just doesn’t work for me as a decent sounding product. I’m sending it back, I think after an update to software it might sort its shortcomings, however I’m not waiting for that to happen. Disappointing.Edit: I have changed my rating to 1* as adding the sub to my devices has permanently ruined Amazon Music for me. Since adding the sub Alexa no longer finds any music or play lists on any device, even after factory resetting. It no longer finds music that is free also such as 80’s rock play lists which were previously just a simple ask. Absolute dog turd product.