Minirig - Minirig 3

I have a Minirig 3 - very good but lacks low end. Yes, buy the Sub but then it's more cumbersome, more cables, longer setup, more money etc. Is there a good 50W+ speaker that doesn't have latency and is battery powered with some decent low end?

I bought it - it arrived - it has zero lag over aux - maybe even less than the minirig 3 (which seems to have a teeny, tiny, bit of barely perceptible lag), so it's great for beatmapping. It has better low end than a single minirig 3. I hear the battery life is phenomenal and it has USB power out so I could plug the iPad into the speaker to keep that topped up while I mix away (haven't tried that yet so it may not have the output power for an iPad pro). Very happy with the purchase for my use case. Many thanks for the recommend.

Just two! Devialet Phantom II and Minirig 3

My favourites in order: Minirig 3 Minirig 3 with subwoofer 2 Minirig 3s 2 Minirig 3s with a subwoofer 2 Minirig 3s with two subwoofers

My favourites in order: Minirig 3 Minirig 3 with subwoofer 2 Minirig 3s 2 Minirig 3s with a subwoofer 2 Minirig 3s with two subwoofers

My favourites in order: Minirig 3 Minirig 3 with subwoofer 2 Minirig 3s 2 Minirig 3s with a subwoofer 2 Minirig 3s with two subwoofers

>Or is the minirig so good that you got rid of your other speakers? yeah I had: dB Technologies B-Hype M (miss that one tbh) LD Systems Roadjack 8 Soundcore Motion Boom Bose S1 Pro etc etc Minirigs only thing I need now - have wired audio for professional choir performances in the Vatican with Minirigs... but, tbh, it works best if you're on iOS - Android was always a bit buggy with the BT connection

thanks! :) yeah they're really tough little units whenever you have the misfortune of abusing one!

I was gonna suggest the soundboks. On the other hand, I've done a small party on one minirig 3 and a minirig sub. This was indoor though.

I got a Minirig 3 myself and for the same reasons you quote I bought a Tribit Stormbox Micro 2. Small, waterproof, sounds good and can be easily attached to anything (I like to wear it on my belt). 

Minirig is a diffent class, much louder and deeper bass, but as you know, it costs 3 times the Micro 2. I am not an expert, but to me the Micro sounds great. You find many reviews online pointing out that it's one of the best in it's size and price class. It's not suited for a party but as a personal player for the beach, hiking, the shower etc. it's perfect, at least for me. Battery life obviously is also not as great as the Minirig, but very good for it's size (ca. 12h) and it can be used as a power bank. 

I use my speaker for rhythm games and found that the MINIRIG 3 was the only speaker that had low enough input lag that makes the game playable. Other Bluetooth speakers that I’ve tried had noticeable delay.  I really like my MINIRIG 3 and would upgrade to MINIRIG 4 when I have the money to splurge on two for the stereo setup. The only thing going against the MINIRIGs really is the price. If you don’t need low input lag and Bluetooth on the same speaker, there are lots of other options that can deliver similar audio at a lower cost. 

Minirig. I've got the 3. Didn't touch it for a year and it still had like 80% charge. Best sounding small speaker I've ever owned.

Owning a Minirig3 and sub...I'd have to say the Minirig on it own. The sub is an optional benefit and a very nice one at that! Small, powerful, and modular.

Minirig👍🏽

Love your hard work and dedication all things bluetooth....BUT I kinda stopped watching your stuff when you started to come across as some what bitter.... It's great that you got such wins, as your commitment deserves no less. It's always great to hear impartial, unbiased reviews/views in the world of BT speakers. I, for one, am sticking with my Minirig3 and sub, Libratone Zipp2's and Zipp Mini's and Philips TAX7207's. After all the lies and fake paid for reviews from Soundcore surrounding the horrid X600, I personally don't touch any 'budget' brands. Wish you every success going forward and hope all your hard work in this field brings you what you want👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

You have a great blog! I also have this setup strapped to my electric unicycle. Sounds better than a general car system that's for sure. Minirigs are so solid- I've crashed with the minirigs impacting the concrete with the weight of the heavy wheel pushing into it, on more than one occasion unfortunately, and they just have little scuffs, performance unaffected. Ride in rainy conditions also and they aren't rated for that but they are perfectly fine. I circumvented the Bluetooth nightmares by wiring them to a Qudelix 5k, which also allows for tuning out the harshest mid bass frequencies manually for an even cleaner low-end at the subs. Thanks for your great blog!

The minirigs are EXTREMELY loud for their profile size. I don't think another speaker that is as small can make the same clarity and volume as the minirigs. They are 3"x 4" and pushing 30w for the Minirig 3, the new Minirig4 are pushing 40w. HOWEVER, they are really a nightmare to get connected correctly wirelessly, and the fact that the speakers are proprietary (which those Rock steady speakers look to be) makes it even more cumbersome to set up. I feel they are best used in a wired situation, which they seem designed for mobile DJing to begin with anyway. There is much better value in solid all in one party/boombox speakers that will deliver easier/funner experience. You have to think about the effort in taking each individual speaker, placing it where you want it, powering it on and waiting for connection, testing for correct synced sound, I haven't really been in the market for speakers so I don't know about the Rock steady speakers. I would tell you that if size is not an issue, get a Teufal speaker, else, even if you decide to get any speaker with a physical audio output(rocksteady speakers), you can connect them to any other speaker with physical audio input later on(minirig3/4, or other), for more dynamic sound staging. The biggest concern at that point would be making sure the audio input/output has little latency as possible. It's all literally based on your use case scenario.

Came to say mini rig as well. I have the 2 of them and the subwoofer. Sounds fantastic. Great soundstage. Nonetheless they sound so good I end up just using one in mono lol.

Hello, You can add 2 latencies in bluetooth speakers: 1) bluetooth latency Latency depends on the bluetooth audio codec. The lowest latency speakers decode bluetooth aptx (or variants as aptX HD, aptX Adaptive and aptX Lossless), with 40ms latency. Using aptX codec requires a source (Intel AX210 card) capable to send aptx bluetooth. Intel AX210 board is capable to send an aptX bluetooth signal, but you may have to install the aptX codec. 2) DSP in the speakers Compact bluetooth speakers often include a DSP to enhance the sound, which adds latency. => A solution of low latency aptx speakers are Minirig 3 / Minirig 4 speakers: they have no DSP (because they are super powerful) and they are aptx.

I have mini rig but no sub.  It's good for goofing around with friends in like a 3m^2 room not much more.  Does sound good though!  I'd look at an ElectroVerse Everse 8 for what you want.  Clean up to the redline and lots of bass.  Battery powered.

If you’re UK then check out https://minirigs.co.uk They’re by the guy that built the DMT soundsystem in Bristol - kinds u ground but also kinda the loudest and best quality mini speaker system you can get, and they link up and have subs so you can grow your system.

Oh they are, they’re about the size of a coffee mug, except the sub which is similar in size to that soundcore speaker youve bought. They have aux in, Bluetooth rechargeable batteries etc.

Minirig but it won’t power the synth I don’t think

They're very practical. Ideal if you have decks on the go ,in a caravan etc . Lucky enough to live near their depot in Bristol UK and the service is great with full demos ,maybe a perk being close but the sound quality is worth the price as is the build quality ,that betters any soundcore ,tribit set up I've had before.

Minirig is the best of the best. Handmade in the UK. I have 2 speakers and 2 subs all linked together with aux. Crystal clear, loud, portable and built like tanks. But you are going to pay for the hand assembled premium component speakers.

That's strange I've never had that experience. Admittedly I've probably used them 85% via aux in only 15% via Bluetooth but I've always had a smooth experience on my Android phones.

2 of the 3s and 2 subs. The new 4s just came out that have USB c charging ports. If you're looking to buy some I would stick with the newer ones with USBC charging unless you can get the older ones at a good deal. The barrel jack charger is the absolute only crappy part about the speaker. Outside of that, they are the best portable speakers on the market. This opinion is coming from somebody with probably $2,000 worth of other brands of speakers. Minirigs are built like tanks and sound absolutely amazing.

Now that you bring it up, I have never used more than one speaker via bluetooth. So I can't comment on linking them together at all. I'm old so throwing an aux into each of them has always been my default.

No... just do minirig

Yes i know, so i replied with best go with minirig. Id say a mackie thump but ive no idea what the use case is. So best stick to mini rig.

I went for a Minirig set up. Not cheap, but zero latency with aux, insane battery life and they do a portable sub. The 2.1 set up slaps.

How much is your budget? If you really need to go cheap, Anker is a pretty decent brand and very good reputation. I have the MINIRIG and it bumps. Pricey little guy though, but man it’s worth it. For pocket operators though you’re gonna wanna use direct line in. You’re gonna get bad latency with Bluetooth. Pretty much terrible for producing.

Minirig is undisputed bro.. not bose lol

I love my minirigs

Minirig is best in class. After that, look at Everse8, Bose S1, Thump Go

Yeah, my point was the minirig is the smallest thing you can get that can output that kind of sound

Heard from a couple of sources that the Earfun Boom I is pretty good IF you tune the settings. Check Alan Ross Reviews on YouTube or here: https://canadianomad.com/best-portable-bluetooth-party-speakers-battery-powered/#Soundboks_gen_3_%E2%80%93_Most_well-rounded_powerful_battery_powered_speaker Remember though, if you’re going for ultraportable DJing then really one of the major things you’re fighting is that physics really isn’t on your side. You can only push so much air about with a small speaker, and they almost invariably sound muddy when you get to high volumes. If it sounds shit, people will feel fatigued quicker, and will lose dancing energy. It’s just one of those things. Since as a DJ your main concern is often getting people to dance, or at least enjoy music, then you should be absolutely concerned about this. And as I said, for ultraportable DJing this is a bigger thing as you’re necessarily doing it with smaller equipment which doesn’t have the same headroom thanks to *physics*. I’d generally recommend you go for minirigs. They’re more expensive, I know. But it’s a one time purchase, and they are the best you can get. Anyway, I’m curious - what’s the rest of your setup look like (or planned to be)? Mine’s 4x minirig 3s, 2x Minirig Sub 3, iPhone 12 or iPad Air, djay pro, numark dj2go2 if using the iPad, apelab apecoins for lighting. But thinking I might swap to the new Hercules one as it would allow me to go fully on to the iPhone.

Minirig. Perfect for this

Minirig. A bit expensive but absolutely worth it.

I’ve used a bunch…. Tried to love mnirigs, what a waste of time effort and money that was. The Everse8 is astounding. I love it. It’s just small enough that I can put it in a backpack and take it to the beach. I put it in my luggage and went to South America… it’s a bit big for that but it was well worth it to have. I think I may have gone for the Bose but I wanted the output not to be lacking. Everse8 all the way…dynacord powered Bosch made water proofish rugged battery powered killer…. So happy with this speaker.

Low is relative…. Is 60 Hz @ -3 db low enough? I did a 5 hr set of deep house on the beach yesterday and everyone seemed to understand the physics of a single 8” battery powered speaker (outdoors) isn’t going to be shaking bones. 😂 Minirig has the same frequency response… this is not the same as spl.

Yea I’m using line in and the dsp on the speakers I mentioned above are still causing a lot of issues whether it’s latency or other even through aux. It really is seeming like minirig is the only answer here. Budget is flexible but don’t want to spend more than $100 on this since it’s just for the pocket operator setup when traveling or not connected to my professional setup lol

Yup i did, and value is not the word i'd use here🤣 i rather have a whole speaker as a package than a few tuna cans connected with wires. That was a terrible idea

If you enjoy it it's fine, but in this reddit or any bluetooth speaker forum, minirigs, philips, a company that is better at hair shavers than anything else. Those are on the complete bottom of the list. The worst speakers pretty much. Minirig is definitely few levels above companies like philips, but it's wiped by even soundcore which for some reason you crap on it without owning any of it.

Try the Minirig speakers, powerful and can be paired up for stereo, you can also add a sub, all Bluetooth and great British manufacturing. Batteries last for an eternity.

Minirigs are a smaller independent company so much less reach than the larger brands rtings normally review. I'm sure if word was spread then enough people would upvote them to get a review. However I always prefer to just try things out myself and send them back if I don't like them. The modular approach is niche but what's interesting is that Minirig have always pushed that mono speakers are the best way to produce sound.. with two separate speakers required for stereo. Other brands carried on for years trying to produce stereo sound through small speakers until they finally realised a few years ago that it's pointless and sounds crap. Hence why most smaller portable speakers are now mono (JBL I'm looking at you!). Bass and volume is a tradeoff.. Minirigs go twice as loud as anything else for their size because of the design choices they have made (large driver, sealed enclosure). Then the sub can be added if you want it. Yes it's easier to have one speaker but the alternative in terms of portability is owning several speakers of different sizes.