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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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Airgetlam

@AjTrek1, I was answering the post before yours, sorry. Didn’t see your request. Part of the problem of reading/replying while watching TV, ie the page you’ve loaded may be stale.

In reading your comments, I do agree. A stereo pair on the back porch would only be useful if you had WiFi signal there....fairly easy to do in most situations with a WiFi repeater or mesh network puck.

But for use on on the beach, no, I wouldn’t spend the extra money for two.

Bruce

SirDigitalKnight

Enthusiast I

$400 for one Move seems a bit steep to me especially of you are only planning on using it in BT mode.

Hopefully Ikea will come out with there "LetsMove" version at $199 soon! 🙂

AjTrek1

$400 for one Move seems a bit steep to me especially of you are only planning on using it in BT mode.

Hopefully Ikea will come out with there "LetsMove" version at $199 soon! :-)

Not $400 for one Move.😉 It's $400 upcharge for two Moves versus two Sonos One's. However, $400 for one Move that is battery powered with BT and has the same versatility as a Sonos One isn't out of line IMO. It's much harder to produce the same clarity and responsiveness with a battery powered speaker that rivals its electrically powered sibling or cousin ☺️

Cheers!

Together Everyone Achieves More = T.E.A.M.

Ryan SAuthor

Retired Sonos Staff

Sounds like a great addition to the Sonos lineup.

One question regarding bluetooth: Will the Move auto switch when Bluetooth audio starts playing or do i need to go and press the wifi/BT button to switch it over to BT Audio? Thanks!I don’t think so. I would hope not. If that is the case someone who has already paired via BT with the Move could knock you off if you were listening to music over WiFi. If that is the case then I hope Sonos will address it as a counter intuitive feature IMO.

The purpose of the button is to toggle between the modes. You have to manually turn Bluetooth on for the Move to switch over, by pressing the button on it for a few seconds. The light will change to indicate that it's now in Bluetooth mode and not WiFi.

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SirDigitalKnight

Enthusiast I

$400 for one Move seems a bit steep to me especially of you are only planning on using it in BT mode.

Hopefully Ikea will come out with there "LetsMove" version at $199 soon! :-)

Not $400 for one Move.😉 It's $400 upcharge for two Moves versus two Sonos One's. However, $400 for one Move that is battery powered with BT and has the same versatility as a Sonos One isn't out of line IMO. It's much harder to produce the same clarity and responsiveness with a battery powered speaker that rivals its electrically powered sibling or cousin ☺️

Cheers!

Soon as they have support for Google Assistant here in Colombia I have a friend that wants one and I do all his electronic setup for him so... I hope to get to listen to one in the near future... if it sounds that good then I will save for a few months and pick one up myself as I would love to expand my Sonos out of my living room / theater room that only has a Sonos Connect in it. Plus adding voice control would be kind of neat.... I think... 🤔

Majik

@Majik Is there a reason they couldn't have gone like the Android devices with the controller used to have and just allow it to connect to Sonos net without extending it?

I don't know (which was why I was very specific with my comment "at least if it worked as a node within the mesh").

In my experience when I tried using Sonosnet with my Android controller it didn't always work well. When I moved around (and sometimes when I didn't) it definitely seem to lose connection for short periods which I put down to it reassociating. I eventually turned it off.

I also do wonder if having non-mesh "client" devices on the mesh nodes somehow stresses them in a way that could be detrimental to the mesh.

Cheers,

Keith

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thebuff

Trending Lyricist I

Both your scenarios are the same: will it connect to Bluetooth. Yes.

There is a switch on the back which puts it in Bluetooth mode.

Any sound / music application that sends data via Bluetooth can be used. The Sonos at that point is a Bluetooth receiver, and has no idea what is sending the data.

Thanks for your reply Bruce - I guess my worry was the wording on the FAQ; "Once you have set up Move on your WiFi network, press the Bluetooth/WiFi mode button on the back of the speaker to switch to Bluetooth mode."

The first part just indicated to me it had to be setup on wifi first. But this would be crazy, so I'm sure you're right.

Does seem a tad expensive for what would seem to be a One with bluetooth though - appreciate there's more to it than that - although that is what I want!

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SmartHomeUser

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I am assuming the price of the speaker is high because of the battery. And they purposefully priced it just below the Play 5 because with the Play 5 you can connect a cheap bluetooth receiver to the line in, and have all the bluetooth functionality you want + sonosnet. Too bad they cant just release a cheap sonos one with an audio in jack in the back.

melvimbe

I've been scratching my head on this one....How to justify two Moves to create a stereo pair (I've already ordered one).

The argument against it (IMO) is that the move can only exist in a stereo pair when on Wi-Fi. Which means even if used for an outdoor patio you'll will need a good Wi-Fi signal. Also, looking at Sonos marketing they only seem to be pushing the use of a single Move for outdoors.

Therefore, unless the sound is much more dramatic than two Sonos One's for indoor use why pay an additional $400_USD? If used indoors I'd think they would be more stationary versus moving two Moves around your home. I'm probably missing something so please help me spend my money 😜

I'm thinking along the same lines. I want two, but the lack of stereo pairing bluetooth mode makes it hard to justify. Since pairing bluetooth speakers is rather common, and Sonos would obviously prefer customers buy two, you have to wonder if there's a technical reason it's not supported. Or perhaps it's a feature that just wasn't ready for go live. Maybe they've done market research and pairing doesn't really sell bluetooth speakers?

I suppose the smart thing to do would be to just get one for now, and buy a second later if it makes sense. It looks like my phone is capable of sending audio to two different bluetooth devices (only mono I think), so maybe it's still worth doing? Then again, do I need two of these while on bluetooth away from the house?

Danny

Ken_Griffiths

I don’t think stereo Bluetooth is yet possible with iOS controller devices, albeit Apple 'may' have made it available to their AirPod headphones (not sure?). I’m hoping it will become available on the new iPhone to be announced on the 10th September (tomorrow).

I think some Samsung devices support dual Bluetooth playback, but not sure if it’s separate stereo channels. There are some Android Apps mentioned online for doing this, but not sure how good they are?

I suspect if this can be achieved, it will perhaps be down to the controlling device and it’s software, rather than the Bluetooth speakers themselves, which will simply play the Bluetooth signal it receives.

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