Meet Sonos Roam, the ultra-portable smart speaker

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We’re happy to introduce you all to Sonos Roam, the ultra-portable smart speaker built to deliver great sound at home and on any adventure. Fully connected to your Sonos system on WiFi at home and automatically switching to Bluetooth when you’re on the go, Roam’s powerful, adaptable sound defies expectations for a speaker of its size. Effortless set-up and control and new smart features make it easier than ever to enjoy music and more from anywhere. Weighing less than a pound (450g), Roam’s elegant yet durable design is perfect for your home, the backyard, and wherever you go.

Get to know Sonos Roam

A simultaneous connection to both WiFi and Bluetooth makes streaming wherever you are seamless. When you’re listening at home Roam connects to your system and streams on WiFi, and when you leave it intuitively switches to Bluetooth and automatically re-pairs with your mobile device.

With an all-new feature called Sound Swap, you can hold the play/pause button on the speaker to switch the music to the nearest speaker on your system, making it easy to move music from room-to-room.

Sonos Roam (left) and Sonos Move (right)

Seamless connectivity also unlocks Bluetooth streaming for your entire system, with the Sonos app allowing you to group any of your Sonos speakers to Roam when streaming with Bluetooth. Roam works with more than 100 streaming services, including Sonos Radio, and is easily controlled with the Sonos app, your voice with Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant, Apple AirPlay 2, or directly from your favorite music service app.

Roam was created to deliver an incredible sound experience no matter where you are. Like all Sonos products, Roam was tuned by industry leaders across music and film to ensure the speaker reproduces content exactly how the creator intended. A carefully designed acoustic architecture delivers rich, detailed sound with the clarity, depth, and fullness you’d expect from a larger speaker.

Automatic Trueplay is now available when streaming via Bluetooth as well as Wi-Fi, and means Roam is always tuned for the best listening experience in any environment.

Available in shadow black or lunar white, Roam’s tactile triangular shape and soft profile is comfortable to pick up and looks great inside the home. Combining elegance and durability, Roam is dust proof and fully waterproof with a rigorously tested IP67 rating, and features silicone end caps and physical buttons to protect against drops or bumps.

Roam is ready for any adventure with up to 10 hours of continuous playback on a single charge and up to 10 days of battery life when not in use.

To recharge, Roam connects to a custom magnetic wireless charger from Sonos sold separately, any Qi wireless charger, or with the USB-C cable included in the box.

Roam’s compact size will fit into any bag or the smallest corner of your living space. Listeners can place Roam vertically for a smaller footprint or horizontally to provide added stability on uneven surfaces outdoors. Even the packaging leaves a light footprint, with a structure that is made of 100% sustainably-sourced paper, minimizes the use of inks, and includes no single-use plastics.

Roam is available starting April 20 for $169, €179, £159, NOK1799, SEK1999, DKK1349. You can pre-order today on sonos.com.

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Kumar

Yes, but it should be that any one from the pair can be taken away for portable/on the road use when needed, and when replaced it ought to revert to being part of the stereo pair. Lot more convenient that way for double use.

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Peder_1

Prominent Collaborator I

I have preordered mine

Will Sonos bring the great Sonos Radio service to the Sonos Roam speaker Ussing bluetooth when away from home?

This would also be fantastisk to give Sonos costumers support for Android Auto with Sonos Radio in the Sonos controller app - and even better with all the same services that we have at home in one Sonos experience.

Will Roam connect to more than one WiFi (remember several SSIDs)?

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thorsten79

Lyricist I

Why would you use Bluetooth if you were inside with availability of WiFi? I don't really get it, I guess this finally allows you to stream YouTube via sonos.

beneficial if you have friends around who are not on your network. (I.e all visitors using a guest network in my place). So they can connect to the speaker via Bluetooth and can stream music. Other example would be that they are on your network but don’t have the Sonos app installed and not owning and iOS device to use airplay.

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P.Christ

Lyricist II

I have preordered mine

Will Sonos bring the great Sonos Radio service to the Sonos Roam speaker Ussing bluetooth when away from home?

This would also be fantastisk to give Sonos costumers support for Android Auto with Sonos Radio in the Sonos controller app - and even better with all the same services that we have at home in one Sonos experience.

Will Roam connect to more than one WiFi (remember several SSIDs)?

I would love to use sonos radio on the go!

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Magictwanger

Enthusiast II

I pre-ordered one,in Black yesterday….Currently,I have a pair of Play 5’s(gen 2) coupled with the sub and the sound is wildly good.I am hopeful that adding the Roam,behind the listening position will enhance the rear ambience effect.

I don’t want a pair,but if the dispersion is good and it is about 6-8 feet behind my seat,it should be quite interesting to hear it’s effects on music, like Peter Gabriel’s Biko and In Your Eyes(from the live performances...very dynamic stuff)…..Looking for some additional imersiveness,not that it’s not quite satisfactory already….Pumped-:)

James L.

Retired Community Staff

Will Roam connect to more than one WiFi (remember several SSIDs)?

Yes, Roam (and all other Sonos S2 compatible products) can remember up to 16 SSIDs.

Sounds interesting; presumably it can left always on charge when used in the home, leaving the battery fully charged for taking away at short notice whenever needed?

Yes, that’s exactly how it’s designed :slight_smile:

It would be interesting to see a listening test of a stereo pair properly set up and with true play done, to see if these can work as the prime system in the home. With the Sub added - and assuming that the Sub bonds to the pair.

Roam does not bond to a Sub - either on its own or in a stereo pair.

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Kirbz252

Lyricist III

Hey everyone,

I thought I’d try to answer all the questions in this thread so far. Let us know if you have any other questions, and we’ll try our best to answer them!

How long can I expect the battery to last when playing/sleep/powered off?
- From a full charge, you can expect the following from Roam's battery under these conditions:
- On and in use = 10 hours (temperature and device volume can impact the overall result)
- On but not in use = 1 day
- Sleep mode = 10 days
- Off = 70 days

Hi James, are you able to explain the difference between ‘sleep mode’ and “on but not in use”?

I understand Roam automatically falls into sleep mode, so what situation would keep the speaker awake when not in use?

Thanks

Dave

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Kumar

Roam does not bond to a Sub - either on its own or in a stereo pair.

That is a pity; I suspect that if it did, the outcome would be as good as many budget stereo set ups, with the added flexibility of roaming.

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caesar327

Prodigy I

Hey everyone,

I thought I’d try to answer all the questions in this thread so far. Let us know if you have any other questions, and we’ll try our best to answer them!

How long can I expect the battery to last when playing/sleep/powered off?
- From a full charge, you can expect the following from Roam's battery under these conditions:
- On and in use = 10 hours (temperature and device volume can impact the overall result)
- On but not in use = 1 day
- Sleep mode = 10 days
- Off = 70 days

Hi James, are you able to explain the difference between ‘sleep mode’ and “on but not in use”?

I understand Roam automatically falls into sleep mode, so what situation would keep the speaker awake when not in use?

Thanks

Dave

Good question. I’d like to know this as well. James?

James L.

Retired Community Staff

Hi James, are you able to explain the difference between ‘sleep mode’ and “on but not in use”?

I understand Roam automatically falls into sleep mode, so what situation would keep the speaker awake when not in use?

Good question. I’d like to know this as well. James?

Apologies for the delay! When the Sonos Roam is in Bluetooth mode and connected to a device it will not go into automatic sleep mode. It will, however, go into sleep mode when in WiFi mode and left to idle for a few minutes. So “On but not in use” would relate to a situation where the Roam is connected via Bluetooth to a device but not playing any audio.

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