Dear all, just a quick suggestion: wouldn’t it be possible to use roam or move speakers as surround spekers for 5.1 systems? Taht would give even greater flexibility and eliminate the need to find a plug in the right location. Usually, you don’t see a picture or a 5.1 program longer than the 10 hours of autonomy of those products, and the design would become cleaner without any wire!
Is there any technical questio that prevents this? Are you planning to solve it out at some point?
I would buy two battery powered surrounds to work with my Arc
Operationally this would become tedious. One would need to remove the MOVE/ROAM’s from the surround setup prior to taking them to another location. Actually, MOVE/ROAM would not be visible in the controller as individual speakers while they were part of a surround ‘Room’.
If the reason to use MOVE/ROAM as surrounds is to be fully wireless, this would become tedious also because of the need to charge the battery operated speakers. I predict that at some point the charging task will become so onerous that the charger wires will be dangled somewhere anyway.
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I thought I saw somebody say 10 hours for the roams… I have a move it’s 3-4 hours tops
I helped out at a 6 hour outdoor family children's party during the summer months with two Moves stereo-paired, off their charger loop, running on a 5G Mobile WiFi device.
Starting at full charge, both speakers had quite a bit of charge left in both of them at the end of the party. I can’t be precise now about their battery levels post-party (it was some months ago), but from memory it was at least 30%+ charge remaining and they had been playing quite loudly too around the 70-80% volume level throughout.
I’ve had the two Moves since the speakers were first released. I find them a great portable speaker to take outdoors and the charge in my own case held well on both devices for that family party.
Happy new year, best wishes!!!
...and same wish :)
Please please, Sonos, let's have the surround mode on the Roams and on the Moves !
Please upgrade to include this. I have 2 roams 2 moves and an arc. Roams as surrounds would be the best
Hi there,
That’s not about if I like one or another, neither about defending a brand or another. The topic is about portable surround solution, so did I answer. Technically.
Good day!
I think the point is that for a meaningful comparison one would not use cordles speakers that are designed for the sole purpose of.being rear speakers in a single HT in fixed locations.
Sonos called them the Roam and Move for a reason.
If you are looking for inexpensive surrounds, look here:
https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/symfonisk-wifi-bookshelf-speaker-black-00357561/
I’m not a fan of how these look and have not bee impressed with the sound quality. I would much rather have a pair of speakers with the Roams form factor and audio quality, with mics and batter removed for a slight discount than symfonisk bookshelf.
For the price of Sonos products we should be able to fly them to the moon never mind using a feature which could easily be implemented. Yes, you have speakers available for surround in the One SL however all Sonos speakers including the Roam should be able to link for 5.1, you have two main speakers available so why not have the Roam link up for surround?
Can't see the logic in having these as portable speakers only......
How do you know it would be easy to implement? if you’re assuming that it’s easy to implement, that may be why it doesn’t seem logical to you.
Don’t get me wrong, I am not against the feature. I’m just can’t assume it’s easy to developed, would be easy to operate, and would actually satisfy complaints since you wouldn’t be able to easily use other features of the Roam, and perhaps wouldn’t bring in enough additional revenue to justify the cost. Don’t know. The fact that no other portable speaker can do this, as far as I know, doesn’t make me think it’s as plausible a feature as it may seem on the surface. I don’t see the point in making assumptions that happen to fit the narrative, when you can just let it be known that it’s feature you would use and perhaps buy more products if it existed.
Mate.....c'mon..…
This is obviously a way to get sales for the 'one', with the R&D Sonos has available, adding software is not difficult.
adding software is not difficult.
It’s just a few lines of code really. Getting the 0s and 1s in the correct order surely can’t take that much effort..
Sony… Check 5 messages below for the references.
Cheers!
Back to the business…
No news or update from Sonos?
Sony… Check 5 messages below for the references.
Cheers!
Then I guess you’ve found your Sonos replacement. Time to kill the bunny.
Back to the business…
No news or update from Sonos?
Sonos never gives news or updates on things like this.
I wouldn’t expect this to be an ‘easy’ thing to do, as in just a software change. I would expect there is electrical components that would be needed to be added to both devices, beyond the complex issues around programming how the Sonos system reacts to a device missing/out of power in a system. I’d suppose there would need to be a rewrite of the entire TruePlay system as well….and there are likely issues I’m not even aware of.
But
I feel so duped! I bought two Roams thinking they would just work, like the rest of the Sonos system. I’d happily take restrictions or requirements to ensure performance but when you buy Sonos and pay the premium it is shocking to see these restrictions.
The fact you cannot use two portable Sonos speakers as surrounds is not a secret. Do yo not read up on things before buying expensive gear?
I agree. At least it is a useful lesson. Never assume, always check. Or prepare for a lifetime of frustration and disappointment.
Please count my vote for truly wireless rear surrounds in enabling Sonos Move and Roam for rear surround speakers.
We just bought an Arc, and are now interested in rear surrounds. We don’t have the proper space nor power receptacle in place for dedicated and stationary rear surround speakers. Plus we rather place the rears when needed, then return back to their proper place after the show is done. Rather than leave in place, permanently.
I would go out right now and buy two Roam speakers if i can use them as rear surrounds.
Enabling the Move and Roam for rear surround speakers just makes too much sense!!!!
Bump
We need this please!
Wow. How unkind your words and self-important your written demeanor. I’m sorry to have crossed paths.
Wow. How unkind your words and self-important your written demeanor. I’m sorry to have crossed paths.
It would be polite to reference who and what comments you are specifically referring too.
Hi Sonos experts! Any news on that?
None. I wouldn’t be expecting a change in stance on that, surround speakers that may or may not be there, and randomly change position would make for a poor experience.
Wow. How unkind your words and self-important your written demeanor. I’m sorry to have crossed paths.
It would be polite to reference who and what comments you are specifically referring too.
I think there is little doubt....
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