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I’d like to add a second sub mini. I use my Sonos system for music, so a larger ported sub doesn’t make much sense.
 

I have a lot of experience with subwoofer installation and the benefit of two smaller subs almost always wins out against one larger sub for music, even though it probably won’t be as loud, it will simply sound better in more listening locations of a room. 
 

I wonder if this is possible or if there is a feature request option to forward to Sonos.


If you haven’t tried this before, the best way I can describe it is a less pronounced version (since lower frequency sounds aren’t directional) version to one speaker alone, and then adding a second for a stereo pair. Room resonance issues can create peaks and valleys in different locations. A single subwoofer will have the same room resonance issues in said location even if you triple its size. A second sub does wonders to smooth this out so more parts of the room have an even, pleasant bass. I’m really surprised it’s not a feature with the mini sub.

 

It can’t be done. It has been requested before now. A Sonos rep will probably post soon that they’ll pass on the idea for consideration as a future feature. 

It can’t be done. It has been requested before now. A Sonos rep will probably post soon that they’ll pass on the idea for consideration as a future feature. 


Thanks for your reply. That is rather frustrating; I don’t understand why they wouldn’t. Such a small sealed sub is perfect for music, IMHO not as useful for movies, and music is where dual sealed subs truly shine with more accurate, even, and tight bass. For movies a big ported sub that just goes boom is more than enough. 

If enough folks ask, and the hardware in the mini can support this, it could happen.

If enough folks ask, and the hardware in the mini can support this, it could happen.


I assume the demand for dual subs is low to begin with, but I’m not sure why make the larger sub be able to be configured in dual subs but not the smaller. It almost feels like they want you to spend more, rather than doing what’s best for your set up and use case

Most Sonos decisions seem to be based on the marketing folks polling user focus groups and the like.

My personal preferences are rarely in line with Sonos' decisions and I question the quality of the decision making system and many of the results.

It really doesn't seem money driven as many of the decisions appear to be costing Sonos sales, alienating existing customers and/or increasing support costs.

I think there’s also a limit of only one full-size Sub for music systems - it’s only home theatre systems supporting dual Subs. Or has this changed?   

To my knowledge, two (full size) Subs requires both a home theater system (not a music speaker setup), and at least one Gen 3 or Gen 4 Sub. 

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