Introducing Sub Mini

That’s dangerous talk when talking to a Sonos addict 🤣

Hi @Jagielak,

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I must have missed that you can’t pair it like the Big Sub. Guess that answers my biggest question-One Big or Two Minis for my Arc/Ones Setup. Too bad but I get it and maybe redundant or just inferior OR it was just a product marketing decision.

Should I get a new Mini Sub or Sub Gen3 to pair with 2 X Five's. Which will work better together???

@Corry P any idea when it will be available to order from Best Buy?

Sub 3 - when fixed 

Exactly my use case, Beam 1 with 2 Play Ones in bedroom. It was difficult to only pull the trigger on the Mini Sub and not a whole new setup but I showed restraint. Indeed, thank you Sonos! 😎

Best Buy sites says 10/6 so basically same release date.  I guess BB isn’t doing pre orders.

I had almost the same thought.  Keeping the Play 1s, but considered upgrading the Beam 1 with Gen 2 while getting the Mini.  Decided to pass as I don’t care about atmos TV in that room, it would be for atmos music.  And it seems like there needs to be more content to justify that.  I may very weill change my mind in the next few months though!

@Corry P can you have Sonos add for a shopping option set: 1 Sub Mini AND either 1 or 2 Subs? Call it the “All About the Bass” Set. Get Meghan Trainor to do the ad for it. Look at that free marketing advice- well, actually I’ll just take an All About the Bass set for payment please. 🤣

Ok, you’ve tickled my fancy with the Meghan Trainor thought. Well done, sir! ;)

Ah, ok. Thanks for all the replies. 
In my 7.5m x 4m lounge I have a TV set up with PB at one end and music set up with a pair of One SLs with a Sub at the other. 
Maybe I’ll move the Sub back to the PB and get a Mini for the One pair. 

This seems like such a slap to the face. I haven't been able to use my Arc, 2 gen 3 subs and 2 One's for the past 2 months because of these horrific updates and they go and release a new sub. So much for caring about your customers. 

It would be interesting to note the difference between the 2 types of Subs. I have 2 Fives and I’d be tempted to get the mini to put with them 

Will this thing pair with 2 Roams? I couldn’t tell ( or overlooked it ) in the product description.
 

No, the portable speakers cannot bond with any Subs.

Or ........ In my lounge I have a beam Gen 2 plus surrounds and a sub gen 3. I also have a stereo pair of Fives. Would it be better to use a mini sub with the beam set up and use the sub gen 3 with the fives?

In general, I would say that the Beam needs the bass more that the Fives do, but it comes down to your TV and music listening habits.  If your  TV watching tends to be shows that don’t use much bass, but you want bass in your music,  then use the mini with the beam and sub with the Fives.  If it’s the other way around then switch accordingly.  If you’re ‘lucky’, the Mini sounds good for both setups, and you can buy 2 minis and use the sub somewhere else. 

Good thinking Danny. Really I'm just working at convincing myself I need one of these haha

Is it possible to include the mini sub in the same room theatre set up which includes a gen 3 sub, as in the way two full-fat subs can work together?

Interestingly just listened to Peter Pee's initial thoughts and he mentions that due to it being sealed and not ported like the regular Sub, it could work very well with a pair of Fives as sealed subs work well for music? 

No.  The sub mini cannot be bonded to a Sonos room that already has a Sub or Sub mini in it.

Don’t quite understand the drama. It’s not unusable, it’s what you perceive to be inferior based on previous experience. I have the same equipment and mine works just fine. Maybe relax a little bit. 

I’m not an expert on ported/sealed subs by any means, but it’s my understanding is that, besides techincal differences, different people have preferences on whether they prefer sealed or ported subs when it comes to music.  Sealed will sound tighter, while Port is more ‘boom’.  In comparison between Sub and Sub mini, I would think the volume that they can produce would be a bigger factor in determine which is the better option for your tastes and use case.  Well, price is a factor too, of course.

So maybe if your Fives are oversized for the space and you never crank it up too loud, then the Mini may be a better fit for you.  I’ll still think it’s trying it out is the best way to go.

Sonos has confirmed the bug, it’s affecting some users, but not all. So perhaps when you read frustrated posters relax a little bit and move on.