Contributor I

Why No Bluetooth Stereo on Move and Roam?

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March 10, 2021
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Why isn't stereo pairing via Bluetooth available on either the Move or Roam?

I have Bluetooth speakers from 2015 that cost $50 each that have stereo pairing capability. I spent over $850 on a pair of Move's and was shocked to find they didn't have this capability. It's a little mind boggling of an audio tech leader (and premium priced) Sonos product.

I'd be interested in purchasing a pair of the new Roam's, but without Bluetooth stereo pairing capability, I'm going to pass. My primary use for these would be the beach, which obviously doesn't have Wi-Fi.

Are there any plans to add Bluetooth stereo pairing capability to the Roam or Move? If not, why?

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Wally64

Lyricist II

Hardware already supports. It’s an app change. Guess you are not a technically savvy person.

airforceteacher

Headliner I

Hardware already supports. It’s an app change. Guess you are not a technically savvy person.

You’ve looked up the Bluetooth chipset and confirmed this?

Airgetlam

I certainly haven’t opened one, nor have I found any published information about the hardware inside, so perhaps I don’t know which chipset the network stack is interacting with.

Bruce

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Wally64

Lyricist II

Network stack doesn’t matter with BT. That is for tcpip protocol.
each Bluetooth device has a unique identifier known as BD_ADDR. your phone/tablet can connect to multiple BT devices simultaneously.
as with UE, it will be the app that does the work of addressing the 2 speakers in stereo.
so yes, the chipset supports it.

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Mugenabe

Contributor I

I would also like to put my vote in to add bluetooth stereo. I love most of the sonos products (I have speakers in every room!) but I have to say not having bluetooth stereo on the Roams is extremely disappointing, especially when when it’s a highly available feature in other portable speakers. For now, I have to bring a hotspot around so I can use them...

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Diablo60

Lyricist I

Why isn't stereo pairing via Bluetooth available on either the Move or Roam?

I have Bluetooth speakers from 2015 that cost $50 each that have stereo pairing capability. I spent over $850 on a pair of Move's and was shocked to find they didn't have this capability. It's a little mind boggling of an audio tech leader (and premium priced) Sonos product.

I'd be interested in purchasing a pair of the new Roam's, but without Bluetooth stereo pairing capability, I'm going to pass. My primary use for these would be the beach, which obviously doesn't have Wi-Fi.

Are there any plans to add Bluetooth stereo pairing capability to the Roam or Move? If not, why?

It appears SONOS isn't listening to us customers. BOYCOTT THEIR PRODUCTS... I have spent upward of 3K on the system I have in my home. Next upgrade I will steer far away from SONOS. The Bluetooth stereo pairing is a big disappointment. Their customer service sucks as well...

No comment or update from SONOS means they probably aren't working on a solution, got our money, and just don't care.

BOYCOTT SONOS.

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GuitarSuperstar

Lead Maestro

@Diablo60 You spent “upward of 3K” on Sonos devices… they must be doing something right.

"Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you." - Rashi

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Anonymous

The question that really matters, surely, is: "For how many potential purchasers is lack of stereo pairing over Bluetooth a deal breaker?"

I would venture to suggest that the answer is "hardly any".

If so, Sonos' decision not to have this feature is neither embarrassing nor inexplicable.

I’d venture to suggest that you are wrong. Roam is designed to be portable--i.e. travel--speaker. You cannot pair them to hotel internet. There are LOTS of people working as digital nomads that would be looking for this feature. Any $20 pair of wireless earbuds can pair as a set. It is ridiculous that these cannot.

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RixMusic

Lyricist I

The question that really matters, surely, is: "For how many potential purchasers is lack of stereo pairing over Bluetooth a deal breaker?"

I would venture to suggest that the answer is "hardly any".

If so, Sonos' decision not to have this feature is neither embarrassing nor inexplicable.

I’m impressed with the speakers quality but the fact that I can’t use my pair on the move is ridiculous! If it can be done via Wi-Fi why not via Bluetooth?

it’s totally inexplicable, embarrassing and ridiculous! I’m selling mine as battery life is also an issue for me.

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Anonymous

The question that really matters, surely, is: "For how many potential purchasers is lack of stereo pairing over Bluetooth a deal breaker?"

I would venture to suggest that the answer is "hardly any".

If so, Sonos' decision not to have this feature is neither embarrassing nor inexplicable.

I’m impressed with the speakers quality but the fact that I can’t use my pair on the move is ridiculous! If it can be done via Wi-Fi why not via Bluetooth?

it’s totally inexplicable, embarrassing and ridiculous! I’m selling mine as battery life is also an issue for me.

Someone is bound to mention that Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are different technologies. So that isn’t the issue.

But everyone knows that Bluetooth can already pair two wireless devices as a stereo pair. There is no technical reason that these should not be able to be paired via Bluetooth.

Also, Bluetooth pairing is much simpler than Sonos’ implementation of Wi-Fi pairing. It takes forever to repair them when I change locations, and they can only be paired if the location uses a standard Wi-Fi login/password combination. If your location requires a proprietary login screen one of you speakers is going to be a brick.

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