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Introducing Sonos Move, Brilliant Sound Anywhere

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Introducing Sonos Move, the durable, battery-powered smart speaker for outdoor and indoor listening. Powerful and versatile with smart, adaptable sound, Sonos Move is available starting September 24th.

Sonos Move delivers surprisingly deep bass, an ultra-wide soundscape, and Automatic Trueplay tuning that perfectly balances the sound for where you are and what you're listening to.

Move features two Class-D digital amplifiers perfectly tuned to match the speaker drivers and acoustic architecture. It also has one downward-firing tweeter into a custom-designed waveguide that disperses sound evenly, along with one mid-woofer integrated into the cabinet for deep, rich bass.

Connect Move to the rest of your Sonos system at home on WiFi to stream music in one room or in sync with other speakers throughout your home. Play music, check news, set alarms, get your questions answered, and more, completely hands free with Alexa and the Google Assistant built right in. Switch to Bluetooth when you’re away from home or on the go and play music directly from your mobile device.

Details on Sonos Move:

Move slides seamlessly into the included charging base and features an ergonomic handle, making it easy to pick up and carry.
Move has a tough durable shell and an IP56 rating, meaning it can stand up to falls, bumps, humidity, rain, dust, UV rays, and extreme heat and cold.
Responsive touch controls on the top of the speaker makes it easy to play, pause, skip, adjust the volume, and group rooms when on WiFi. There's also a mic button that can easily turn the microphones on or off.
Move also has a join button, power button, and WiFi/Bluetooth mode button on the back, just under the handle.

Power and battery:
Move’s battery will last for up to 10 hours of uninterrupted playback. If left off the charging base and unused, Move will automatically go into suspend mode to reserve battery for up to 5 days. The battery is rechargeable with an included indoor charging base or with any USB-C charger with the following output levels: 12V/3A, 15V/3A, or 20V/2.25A. After about three years, or 900 charges, Move’s battery can easily be replaced so you can keep listening for years to come.

Pre-order today on Sonos.com in shadow black for $399 US (€399 EUR), available worldwide starting September 24.

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Ryan SAuthor

Retired Sonos Staff

Now, let’s try and keep this topic on point. If you have questions about the Move, feel free to ask, but legacy discussion should be kept in the places where it belongs. There’s no need to spam threads with the same messages, or add incorrect information to posts that are meant to be informative.

Mark good posts by pressing the like button, and select the best answer on questions you've asked to help others find solutions.

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davidblack

Enthusiast I

Ryan - i understand but it is important that potential Move purchasers understand the current position.

If I’d known 4 weeks ago what I know now I wouldn’t have purchased the Move

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MrSwadge

Enthusiast I

Now, let’s try and keep this topic on point. If you have questions about the Move, feel free to ask, but legacy discussion should be kept in the places where it belongs. There’s no need to spam threads with the same messages, or add incorrect information to posts that are meant to be informative.

The legacy discussion applies to all products. Current and legacy. Sonos has made its bed, so it must lie in it. All products have an expiry date, but Sonos doesn't like to talk about that until they have taken your money. If buying anything from Sonos, customers must be made aware that they won't last within reasonable expectations.

Ken_Griffiths

davidblack,
Just a different viewpoint from me..!

I have two Sonos ‘Move’ speakers and some old legacy Sonos speakers too ... no regrets here whatsoever.

I will likely shift mine to the ‘modern’ setup when that happens in May.

I don’t see the point in whinging about a speaker that’s portable and designed to move around, out & about the home anyway.

The speaker is a great portable sound system on its own, one of the best on the market, I think.

My glass is the one on the right, when if comes to the Sonos Move…

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davidblack

Enthusiast I

davidblack,
Just a different viewpoint from me..!

I have two Sonos ‘Move’ speakers and some old legacy Sonos speakers too ... no regrets here whatsoever.

I will likely shift mine to the ‘modern’ setup when that happens in May.

I don’t see the point in whinging about a speaker that’s portable and designed to move around, out & about the home anyway.

The speaker is a great portable sound system on its own, one of the best on the market, I think.

My glass is the one on the right, when if comes to the Sonos Move…

I guess it depends on how you use them

I largely use my move in a workshop where I am regularly wandering between the workshop and the office. Office has two “legacy” products.

There is some sound “overlap” between the areas so I need to have the same playing in both areas.

I need to be able to move the unit around the workshop and I don’t have spare power points.

Hence Move was ideal

If i wanted a stand-alone Bluetooth speaker I would have spent A$500 less

Ken_Griffiths

davidblack,
Just a different viewpoint from me..!

I have two Sonos ‘Move’ speakers and some old legacy Sonos speakers too ... no regrets here whatsoever.

I will likely shift mine to the ‘modern’ setup when that happens in May.

I don’t see the point in whinging about a speaker that’s portable and designed to move around, out & about the home anyway.

The speaker is a great portable sound system on its own, one of the best on the market, I think.

My glass is the one on the right, when if comes to the Sonos Move…

I guess it depends on how you use them

I largely use my move in a workshop where I am regularly wandering between the workshop and the office. Office has two “legacy” products.

There is some sound “overlap” between the areas so I need to have the same playing in both areas.

I need to be able to move the unit around the workshop and I don’t have spare power points.

Hence Move was ideal

If i wanted a stand-alone Bluetooth speaker I would have spent A$500 less

I tend to use dual mono Bluetooth across both of mine, albeit rarely.

My garden area has 5ghz WiFi built-in with our camera/security system so I piggy-back off that when taken outside. Otherwise they're on 5ghz in the house. In any event your ‘Move’ speaker will just continue to work exactly as it does now, post May 2020, so dunno what you’re complaining about here? Sonos have promised any security updates and patches, just no further features for the older legacy products.

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NeedSleep

Renowned Enthusiast I

davidblack,
Just a different viewpoint from me..!

I have two Sonos ‘Move’ speakers and some old legacy Sonos speakers too ... no regrets here whatsoever.

I will likely shift mine to the ‘modern’ setup when that happens in May.

I don’t see the point in whinging about a speaker that’s portable and designed to move around, out & about the home anyway.

The speaker is a great portable sound system on its own, one of the best on the market, I think.

My glass is the one on the right, when if comes to the Sonos Move…

I guess it depends on how you use them

I largely use my move in a workshop where I am regularly wandering between the workshop and the office. Office has two “legacy” products.

There is some sound “overlap” between the areas so I need to have the same playing in both areas.

I need to be able to move the unit around the workshop and I don’t have spare power points.

Hence Move was ideal

If i wanted a stand-alone Bluetooth speaker I would have spent A$500 less

I tend to use dual mono Bluetooth across both of mine, albeit rarely.

My garden area has 5ghz WiFi built-in with our camera/security system so i piggy back off that when taken outside. Otherwise their on 5ghz in the house. In any event your Move speaker will just continue to work exactly as it does now post May 2020, so dunno what you’re complaining about here? Sonos have promised any security updates and patches, just no further features for the older legacy products.

Dude he clearly says because he can't integrate the move with his legacy speakers unless he forgoes updates. He may as well have bought a $100 Bluetooth speaker.Sonos is holding his updates hostage unless he spends more money replacing old units.

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davidblack

Enthusiast I

In any event your ‘Move’ speaker will just continue to work exactly as it does now, post May 2020, so dunno what you’re complaining about here? Sonos have promised any security updates and patches, just no further features for the older legacy products.

Except that I will never be able to update the Move firmware (whilst I want to use it in a group with legacy units)

So as soon as say a streaming service needs a firmware update I can no longer use that service on the Move

if I ever update the Move firmware (deliberately or by accident) I will not be able to move it with ‘legacy’ products

Ken_Griffiths

In any event your ‘Move’ speaker will just continue to work exactly as it does now, post May 2020, so dunno what you’re complaining about here? Sonos have promised any security updates and patches, just no further features for the older legacy products.

Except that I will never be able to update the Move firmware (whilst I want to use it in a group with legacy units)

So as soon as say a streaming service needs a firmware update I can no longer use that service on the Move

if I ever update the Move firmware (deliberately or by accident) I will not be able to move it with ‘legacy’ products

That’s speculation on your part… I would wait to see the detail. You might not be able to ‘accidentally’ switch to modern mode. You may even be able to switch back to legacy mode.. let’s wait and see. The announcement says the speakers “will still work exactly as they do now”, that’s if you choose to do nothing. It almost feels like paranoia is setting in here for some people, without even seeing the detail.

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davidblack

Enthusiast I

It’s not speculation - it’s what Sonos have said !

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