I have a couple of minirig minis and the battery died in one of them outside of warranty. I'm in the US and they want about $55 plus postage their and back to replace a $2 battery. I asked if I could just buy the battery (since it's really easy to replace) but they said they are committed to not allowing end user repairs. So it's either pay half the price of the speaker to get them to fix it or scrape it (according to them). They even use a "special" 4 pin connector on the battery in the mini to make sure it's not easily replaceable. Since I'm not into tossing stuff I bought my own battery and soldered it with their special connector and it works just fine now. I was really disappointed with their stance on right to repair. Their justification is that "We have found that almost every time a customer has opened their Minirig and tried to fix it, they have broken it and it always has to come back anyway." As much as I love their product I'm not going to buy anything else from them as long as they intentionally try to make their product difficult to replace easy components.

@damnation1928

2 жыл бұрын

can I ask what voltage is the battery? and how did you sold the 4 wires? I only understand + and - in batteries. TIA!

@slimyzombie

Жыл бұрын

@@damnation1928 did u ever figure it out man??? I have a dead minirig and reaaally want to fix it... It simply wont charge or turn on...

@slammerf16

Жыл бұрын

@@slimyzombie from the video it looks like a simple three pack of 18650 Li-ions. They're available from pretty much everywhere...

@fondz

Жыл бұрын

Similar experience with @Minirigs, unfortunately. The hardware of their speakers is great sound wise. But when a problem occurs, in my case with a disconnected charging port, they indeed ask that you ship it to them at half the cost of a new one. That does not fit with my values of durability and ecology. By the way, their software and connect-ability can do with some serious upgrades (dec 2022) because regular resets to factory settings are not the preferred way of using my speaker set (2 minirig mini's and 1 subwoofer). Tips for @minirig to massively improve an already great (hardware) product: 1) improve options for customers to repair their purchases if so desired by them (it's ok if we opt to loose the warranty you know), 2) Use USB C ports only please. Come on guys, it's ok to be English, but move with the times please, 3) Improve your software. It can do with a serious make over and improvement of connect-ability, 4) Please keep on improving your product. It's great sound quality, but if some other manufacturer will build something without all these issues, you lost me as a customer. Just saying... Thanks for the great video!

@BH4x0r

Ай бұрын

there's a very good reason for using 4 wires no cell should ever exceed 4.2V so the pack stays balanced to prevent overcharging and fire, so each cell is individually managed

This video is gold to me. Gives me the trust to make a battery replacement for my self. Hopefully it will be the same with the subwoofer. Thank you so much.

@shaktastik

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you bro good luck with the battery replacement.

@brendansharp1

Жыл бұрын

Exactly, might take the plunge myself now- very serviceable.

@timorez

Жыл бұрын

Same here! Saved liked and subbed no pun intended 😉

@ivanjerez2417

Жыл бұрын

Damn right!

I just really like how carefully you do your work. I am a kind of BTS collector, the Minirig I was still missing, just ordered it, although it has been on the market for a relatively long time. Or maybe exactly because of that... Kind regards from Austria

Best speakers hands down. All the usual things like Alexa to NFC chips that others have just don’t have the clarity or power these have. They need to improve the app and upgrade the Bluetooth to make it easier to get connected to all your devices without getting muddled up - I seem to spend a lot of time having to disconnect from other things to connect with the device I’m on -2023 it should be on . with basics like that. But once connected and with Sub added it is a monster sound for its size….🤯 After seeing this I’ll be doing my own battery changes for defo.

The reasons for the power connector not being usb are, as I remember, firstly...the designer wanted the unit to be as sealed as possible and mini usb's are not as dust or water resistant as the connector he used. The other reason, is that the connector he used has no right or wrong way round...In the dark, when you've had a few beers or whatever, a little usb is a real pain in the arse. And eventually will break!

@etaknar

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, micro had some distinct weaknesses USBC doesn’t have now, so they updated it to a c on version 4 now that it doesn’t suck for the purpose. :-)

This mighty little speaker is superb!!! Pair it with the subwoofer3 and boy does it go to another level. The perfect portable 1:1 set up 👍🏽🥳🥳🕺

@AMIGA79

Жыл бұрын

💯%

Omg I have one of these and it’s one of the best sounding small speaker I’ve ever heard, I bought it back in 2018 but still impressed until today.

@samuelflores2926

Жыл бұрын

How is the battery life holding up?

@blueflash9897

Жыл бұрын

@@samuelflores2926 I got the battery replaced for twice now but then again I use it almost everyday because it’s my only speaker it’s a masterpiece alright but if you don’t mind paying decent amount of money to send it back to the uk to get the battery replace then it’s totally worth it in my opinion

So helpful video! Thank yooou soooooo very much!

@shaktastik

Жыл бұрын

Thank you ❤️☺️

Good video, very interesting!

I'm surprised no-one has put one of the smaller raspberry pis in one yet, could make it so much more useful.

Quality content 🥰🥰🥰🥰

@shaktastik

2 жыл бұрын

thanks bro ❤️✌️

They need to redesign the recharge cable to something more universally Available. The cable is weak and when the wires break that’s that.

@JosephElsherbini

2 жыл бұрын

I believe it's just a 5.5mm X 2.1mm DC barrel plug - and it needs 5V DC which is what you get out of USB. So you can use a USB to 5.5/2.1 barrel plug adapter or any 5V wall wart that outputs at least 500mA.

@erkron

2 жыл бұрын

@@JosephElsherbini yeah it's super easy to find replacements that are better quality than the original, on amazon for example...but yeah USB C would be more ubiquitous at this point and would make sense

@erkron

2 жыл бұрын

I read from someone else that the micro usb port on the bottom does charge the speaker too, haven't tried it but you could actually just make a hole on the rubber with a cutter or something and try that :)

@Msantor1605

2 жыл бұрын

The charging port they use is the most universal port in the world. Those barrel jacks have been around since like the 70s...

@mattking5936

Жыл бұрын

@@Msantor1605 but it means you need to carry an extra lead with everything else taking USB

Great video! I've come across the unfortunate problem of having an aux jack break off within one of the ports. Hence the speaker is trying to send signal down there and now the other port is rendered useless. I can't connect the sub I love so much anymore! I think I'm going to have to remove the soldering and disconnect the "full" port entirely. Unparalleled speaker in its weight class, but the software and hardware are not user-friendly at all. I would still buy another, though. It's worth it.

Can you take a look at the new minirig 4 please?

what i can do if my =minirig working with cable but not with the wireless please?

Who. Made speaker for mini rig

i wonder what speaker thgey use in that - cant bee seen because of the tape on it. would be interesting if this is "off the shelf" - that would be dope to know

What would happen if you were to install the speaker and grill onto the sub tube instead would you get a good quality sound and deep bass? If i wanted to install the inards into a box and add a much bigger battery say 4 of those packs in parallel would it still charge the same or would i need to build the pack and add a BMS? would love to build one with a much bigger battery

Good video m8 , i was wondering what brand and model the speaker in the minirig is in case it needs replacing , thank you

@shaktastik

Жыл бұрын

It was unbranded.

I made the mistake of trying to open one of these from the top, and the tightening force cracked the top plastic ring, completely destroying the speaker. I also destroyed the subwoofer by putting the Minirig Rucksack down too hard onto the pavement, and cracked the plastic ring on that, too. My luck hasn't been very good with these speakers, but I would still like to get another set.

@CannondaleF700

Жыл бұрын

Would you sell me it please I need the parts

@jamescollins6085

Жыл бұрын

@@CannondaleF700 I'm afraid I no longer have it. Are you trying to repair one?

Anybody know what specs the speaker is in this device?

Hi! Thanks for your video😁 Do you think the top grill thats screwed to the speaker itself can be unscrewed so i can clean it and get the little dust ball cleared oit? Its bouncing around when I listen to music and I can hear it!

@shaktastik

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it can but they made it hard work.

@hannahbatra6660

2 жыл бұрын

@@shaktastik ok thanks very much

@brawscots6168

8 ай бұрын

try the nozzle from a hoover/vacume or something else that will suck it up in a second.

Hello! Would you recommend the Marshall Emberton or the Minirig 3?

@shaktastik

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, out of the 2 the minirig is better, but please understand that this is my personal choice.

I just opened mine, and it turns out the micro usb works as a charging port, the only problem is, if the rubber base isn't over it then air startes flooding out and the bass sounds very distorted.

Does anyone know what the wool is for? Mine had dislodged and began to distort the bass noise. It sounds better now I've taken it out - does it need the wool?

@shaktastik

Жыл бұрын

It's not required on small speakers, on larger speakers it can reduce echoes and vibrations, I doubt if it makes any difference in the minirig so you should be fine.

Mine stopped working . It not makes the most annoying loud screeching noise . Anyone knows how to fix ? That would be excellent

@shaktastik

Жыл бұрын

Mine did the same, I returned it to Amazon as it was second hand when I got it and I want sure if it was already damaged. If you can't return yours the u may wanna contact minirig support and see if they can help.

Does the MINIRIG have an AUX OUTPUT so that you can connect a portable speaker with an AUX input to IT?

@will1565

4 ай бұрын

Yes, they all have 2 passthrough 3.5 sockets so you can daisy-chain as many as you like.

Great review, thank you. Interesting that it's just one speaker. Not.much to it really. The board is clever but the design for assembly is awful.

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There great in mono as one MINIRIG with sub but not not waste your money with hopes of stereo the app is brutal their manual needs clarity I will say they do respond but thus far after multiple emails still same bull💩 most frustrating thing ever You want stereo these are not the answer go look elsewhere!!!!

@slammerf16

Жыл бұрын

You don't need the app to use them in stereo. It's not exactly slick but it's quite possible. I think they sound great in stereo. But I would say you need to flash them to the latest and matching versions or you might be unlucky and get feedback type squeal which goes super-loud. Mine have been OK since I flashed them this month. (So, yeah - you do need the updater app for that!).

Typical audiophile/hipster unconventional/poor build quality. Just a sealed box speaker, with an unusually good active driver part. It'd be twice as loud with a ported box.

@shaktastik

Жыл бұрын

May I know what Bluetooth speaker you own?

@YaFunklord

Жыл бұрын

@@shaktastik I own lots of the largest JBL and Soundboks products. I care more about durability and amplitude for bluetooth. For Hi-fi I use standard stereo components at home.

@lukabosnjak3829

Жыл бұрын

​​@@YaFunklord This Minirig sounds more refined than those large soundbox and Jbl models (excluding the pb1000 which is nice), thing is that you can have solid 8 hours of music with 2x Minirig 3s and 2 Minirig subs 3 and that Minirig system completely blows away Jbl Boombox or other crap like Diamond Box M, Ue Hyperboom while they're in a size class of the Jbl Xtreme 3... Only speaker which sounds better in that size is the Vifa Oslo Also, they are really good sounding to the point where they should also compete with hifi system of yours

@nabeelsowan9642

Жыл бұрын

​@@lukabosnjak3829 The thing is, these are outdoor speakers, so amplitude and battery life are usually the main thing that matters. Hifi-equipment actually sounds way worse outdoors in my experience per watt, per kg or per m3. Even the JBL partybox 300/310 suffer from this problem, they are TOO hifi for outdoors, delivering poor battery performance and need a lot of EQ work for the environment before sounding good. Was planning to sell them, but now I'm going to leave them in a more permanent outdoor location which occasionally has access to power.

"Bose do the same anyway..." ..... Lol 😅

Please help me I need a new ribbon cable. Where can I get one from please?

@shaktastik

Жыл бұрын

Contact minirig support directly they have live chat here minirigs.co.uk/support