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Talk about your Sonos Roam, and Sonos Move experience here. Where did you bring your Roam?

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bockersjv
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Move 2 vs 1 comparison

BackgroundIf you look through my comments in this forum you will see that I am a big fan of the original Sonos Move. I have a stereo pair an...
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GuitarSuperstar
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How to best travel with MOVE 2 on a flight?

This is from the Sonos Move product page. The same applies to the Move 2:Does Move meet TSA carry-on regulations for lithium-ion batteries?Y...
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sonos move 2 battery backwards compatibility

Yes. https://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/move-2-battery-replacement
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DJcarlosContributor I
posted in Portable speakers

HORRIBLE NOISE out of the sonos roam

My sonos roam is making AN UNBEARABLE NOISE on random moment, i don’t turn it on anymore and i don’t plan to.The unit is in perfect condition, i am terribly disappointed. 

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Airgetlam
1 year ago
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JabaContributor I
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sonsos roam stereo mode question

If you have Wi-Fi connection can you connect pair of roams in stereo mode with Bluetooth source like Samsung freestyle projector? And since roams need to be in bt mode to recive signal from projector that doesn’t unable em to work in Wi-Fi as condition for stereo mode? Thx in adv

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1 year ago
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Manu84Enthusiast I
posted in Portable speakers

The Sonos Roam is indeed a very unreliable product and I’m fed up playing games from Sonos blaming the networks

 I hate my Roam (Even more) Seriously, what an unreliable product this is and I regret investing 200 dollars or 4500 pesos Mexicanos on this expensive paperweight that only makes me angry.   After more than 8 months, after replacing my Roam once again, after getting in touch with Tech Support and being told to contact my provider TotalPlay and setup my router which I don’t know and I don’t think anyone in my home knows either and is willing to change just because my Roam has unstability issues,      I keep having these unstability issues with my Roam: music cutting out regardless  of the Music Source, Apple Music, Spotify, even AirPlay stops playing randomly, Alexa, Sonos Voice Control, and chiefly,  Google Assistant work  very unrreliable, and even with Bluetooth there are audio dropouts for 1 second every 15 to 20 minutes or so. No network issues at all, no wireless interference, everything, Absolutely Everything else works rock solid in our Wifi network at home, my iPhone 11, my iPa

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JohnG666Enthusiast II
posted in Portable speakers

Would like to power Roam off via software or voice

At the moment I have to hold the power button down for a few seconds to power it off. Sometimes this doesn’t work and although I don’t let go of the button it thinks I have. So today it took 5 attempts before the speaker powered down.I don’t use the feature where it will shut itself off and go into sleep after being idle for a while because, annoyingly for my use case, it powers itself back up again when I open the Sonos app. This is not what I require because the Roam is only used occassionally in the bathroom. If there was an option to not do this then I would use this method.Given the above, I would like to be able to power off completely using either the app or a voice command. I know I probably need to create a request but I doubt they will do anything if only one person requires it!! 

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1 year ago
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WouzzContributor I
posted in Portable speakers

Color of the cable with colored roam?

This has to be the dumbest question around here, but here goes:When buying a blue / red / green Roam, what color is the USB cable included? I’ve done the research and genuinely couldn’t find that info.A bit silly but I do want my charger to match the cable, otherwise it’s ugly.

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SarahN
1 year ago
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mceasleyContributor I
posted in Portable speakers

Sonos Roam is an expensive paperweight

I am beyond done with my Sonos Roam. It has always had issues connecting and staying connected to my network. I have experienced the same issue with Bluetooth. Every month or so I try it again but to no avail. I will step through the troubleshooting process – restarting the device and ultimately my router. Nothing works these days. It shows up in my Sonos app as not connected, and after all the troubleshooting I’m told to try again another time.I spent hours on the phone with Sonos support early on. They admitted this is a known problem that they are working to fix. It’s been close to a year and still no progress. I could not return or exchange it because I got it from Best Buy and discovered it’s uselessness after the return window. IMO, Sonos should not be selling defective products period. I very rarely write reviews but felt compelled to do so in an effort to warn others. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT!!!

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1 year ago
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Jimmy CProminent Collaborator II
posted in Portable speakers

Move Gen 2?

https://apple.news/Az5WqZXprT7afKbQ0MQidww

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Airgetlam
1 year ago
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Ejenkins57Contributor I
asked in Portable speakers

Connecting Roam Speaker to 2 Sonos networks

I own 2 homes with a Sonos system in each home. I have recently purchased a roam speaker and connected it to the Sonos system in 1 home.  Can I take this same speaker to the second home and connect it to that network without deleting the connection to the network in home number 1?

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2 months ago
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BarbaraBKContributor I
asked in Portable speakers

Using Roam in 2 places

Hi - I just bought the Roam - I will be paring it with mt Sonos One speaker in my main home. I also have a holiday home - what happens when i bring the Roam there? Do I need to de- pair it? Do I need a new app for the second location? Thanks 

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1 year ago
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JohnnyAceContributor I
asked in Portable speakers

Need help with setup of Roam

I only have the Roam speaker. Trying to download the app and need specific app name in IOS app store. I just plan to use the Roam while playing golf, so need a simple app. Or, do I need a Sonos app at all? have no subscriptions and don’t plan any. What is simplest way to stream music from my iPhone?

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1 year ago
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Oink2023Contributor I
posted in Portable speakers

Sonos Roam Endlessly Problematic

I have had a Sonos Roam for a little over a year and a half now… It’s without a doubt the most dysfunctional, glitchy, defective speaker I have ever used… I have multiple HomePods and HomePod minis and several Sonos products that work flawlessly but the Roam stutters across multiple Wi-Fi networks and often has difficulty connecting to Bluetooth…but the biggest problem is the transition from one to the other.  I have reset the device literally dozens of times and had to forget and re establish the Bluetooth connection and it will work for a day or two and crap out again. This is clearly a well-known problem and I have tried a multitude of fixes that I have researched on these forums and nothing works. It  simply is not worth the trouble. 

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bondbigContributor I
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Still no stereo pair for Sonos Roam via Bluetooth?

Just got a second Roam to use as a stereo pair when not at home, looks like for whatever screwed up reason this is not implemented (yet?), any chance it will be added soon? 

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1 year ago
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JeandoContributor I
posted in Portable speakers

blocage sonos move

Mon sonos move se met en veille et impossible de le rallumer. La seule méthode que j'ai trouvé est d'attendre que la batterie se vide et en suite de rallumer le move. Quelle solution pour sortir de la veille ?

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1 year ago
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HectorEPTXContributor I
posted in Portable speakers

I forgot my Sonos Roam outside, and noone bothered taking it.

I just want to share my frustration with this brand and its complicated products. I mean, I spent hundreds of dollars on a Roam and Move, and the price led me to assume the product would come with the craftsmanship, ease of use, durability, and features that other similar brands come with. Well, my move no longer works. Out of frustration, I opened it up and... Yada Yada Yada. ... My roam works alright when I invest a couple of hours to charging it and sitting staring at it and waiting for the damn light to go from orange then white. But I digress, I was working on my food truck the other day, and I forgot I had it outside. I woke up and rushed outside only to find it exactly where I had left it. No one took it :( I left an expensive ass speaker outside, on a main street,  and no one even wanted it.   

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buzz
1 year ago
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tfawbushContributor I
asked in Portable speakers

Can more than one Sonos roam be paired via Bluetooth?

Can more than one Sonos roam be paired via Bluetooth? 

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1 year ago
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RemiDURANDContributor I
asked in Portable speakers

SONOS ROAM Shutting itself down on full battery, lowering volume alone

Buyed my Roam the  01/07/2021, worked good except for the sound stuttering constantly when scrolling Youtube on my phone.Now the product is completly unusable, turns itself off after a few minutes for no reasons, sometimes lower the volume despite having no volume limitation in the settings (happens with both my phone and computer).I tried doing the reset, changing settings like the surround or autoconnection but nothing worked.App is up to date, account connected, there’s no voice assistant linked.I sent a report after the shut down and restart so you guys can check what’s going on inside : 978345758 

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Ken_Griffiths
1 year ago
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Diesel DadContributor I
asked in Portable speakers

Connect 2 components

Hi , I have a pair of FIVE speakers wired into a new turntable which works brilliantly. I want to operate a CD player alongside, can I do this without unplugging the turntable every time?

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1 year ago
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cjsprContributor I
asked in Portable speakers

Not a question - just some major gripes - Return/get a refund if possible

The Sonos Roam is constantly dropping from my home PC and iPhone. Yes, it’s set up properly via wifi with the Sonos app. Yes, I follow the instructions on the Sonos site (incl. factory reset). Yes, it’s fully charged. Etc, etc. I even get it to work sometimes (for several consecutive days)...until it doesn’t (dropping randomly with me doing absolutely nothing).I have looked in several Sonos community threads to investigate and a lot of feedback is not helpful (things I already did repeatedly) and usually condescending (the equivalent of “try ctrl-alt-del you dolt”).My gripes -Why does my Roam keep dropping randomly when using Bluetooth (on my phone or PC) - Actually, don’t answer this - I give up. Why does the Roam not have a Bluetooth button if it is intended to be primarily a Bluetooth device (using the on/off button to pair the device is an idiotic design flaw in my view)? Why do I need to link it with my wifi to get it started in any case (few if any other Bluetooth-enabled speaker

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1 year ago
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GilgaronContributor I
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Is it good to use the wireless charger with Roam?

My original Roam died and has been replaced under warranty.  Since the problems seemed to be power related, I’m thinking of only using this one on USB-C and keeping the wireless charger in a drawer.  Is this paranoid?  The original would regularly drain faster than it’d charge on the wireless pad but the new one seems to be behaving and I was wondering what experiences everyone else had.  I may even try out the voice assistant again on USB-C with this guy, it killed the battery faster than anything else on the first one.  

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1 year ago
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Rmcski21Contributor I
asked in Portable speakers

Sonos Roam keeps disconnecting while playing

We use our Roam to play white noise in our daughters room. The speaker is set up in her room on the wireless charger. Previously it always worked fine, and then now it randomly just drops out and appears as “not connected” in the Sonos app. It’ll play for an hour or so, and then it disappears.  Hard rebooting the speaker via the button on the back returns it to the app and makes it usable again, but it’ll play for another hour or so and then randomly stop and disappear.  For reference: my home sonos system runs on Sonosnet channel 6

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bscutler38Contributor I
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Sound cuts in/out on move but not on arc while playing tv

I am connected to a Vizio 65” with ethernet cable connected to Arc and sub with move speaker.  WiFi is located in the same room.  While watching tv, the sound comes out of Arc perfect, does not cut out.  However, the move speaker sound is “pulsing”.  it literally cuts in/out about every second or two.  What am i doing wrong?

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Airgetlam
1 year ago
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eric carnouxContributor I
posted in Portable speakers

Connexion ethernet sonos move

Bonjour.Est il possible de connecter ma sonos move avec un cable ethernet à mon routeur, à l’aide d’un adaptateur pour cable usb-c ? (pour éviter une connexion en wifi).la connexion wifi fonctionne très bien, mais quand je bascule sur le bluetooth, la connexion wifi de la PS4 de mon fils se perd.Merci.

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1 year ago
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JamusbassesContributor I
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Connecting my mac into Sonos Move

I just got my Sonos Move and I can connect using my Android via WIFI but I am unable to connect using my Mac via WIFI, and I would like to be able to listen to Apple Music from my Mac

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1 year ago
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castallaLocal Superstar
asked in Portable speakers

Why do powered off devices display?

 Only the Roams show this behaviour.   Both powered off with the three chime feedback.  Are they actually powered off or not? 

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1 year ago
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CarlosP51Contributor I
asked in Portable speakers

Does Roam connect to my Sonos Sound System?

I would love to add a speaker outside in my backyard.  Will Roam connect to my Sonos Sound System so that whatever I am playing inside is heard outside on the Roam as well??

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Airgetlam
1 year ago
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