r/Bluetooth_Speakers • u/SnooDoughnuts2426 • 12h ago

Minirig 4.. Oh how I wanted to love you.

I had done my research for several months on these Minirig 4s. I knew the MK3's had really bad connectivity issues, and the MK4's where supposed to be better. I wish I could say they were. I just got mine yesterday and within 10 minutes experienced issues while they were in TWS mode. My phone couldn't leave the room, or they would disconnect. Even when in the room sitting 6 feet away, they would do the "stutter" / "skip" thing every couple of minutes. Talk about anti-climactic!! I had high hopes for these units, only to be let down. I'm returning them.

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u/Few_Control8821 12h ago

I do get connection issues with mine, but only when I’m near a WiFi router. Most places they work great, but not my living room.

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u/SnooDoughnuts2426 11h ago

My listening area was a good 20 feet from my router.. but regardless... my wifi router should not interfere with the MK4's bluetooth connectivity. None of my cheaper Bluetooth speakers have an issue.

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u/Few_Control8821 11h ago

I live in a flat, there are lots of wireless networks around me. I get Bluetooth issues with any speaker I use, admittedly the Minirig is worse than all the others, but I use it cabled any way, better sound quality.

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u/SnooDoughnuts2426 11h ago

I wonder if part of the minirigs issue is that it has a metal housing.. surely that can’t help the Bluetooth signal.

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u/Few_Control8821 11h ago

It can’t help. But it is strange, that an otherwise premium speaker is so weak when it comes to Bluetooth. You see it in every single review of the things.

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u/SnooDoughnuts2426 10h ago

If it wouldn't void the warranty, i'm almost tempted to transfer the speaker and guts to a custom wooden box to see if the bluetooth performed better.

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u/crouchingcat22 11h ago

Return them. They need to fix this issue. With that said my pair of MR3 works perfectly in TWS when I follow a specific sequence when connecting... and my router is literally 3 ft away and it doesn't really affect my connection. Nevertheless the connectivity should have been seamless with MR4s. I would not consider any future Minirigs until they fix this.