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March 9, 2021

Meet Sonos Roam, the ultra-portable smart speaker

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Meet Sonos Roam, the ultra-portable smart speaker

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.

 

Sonos Roam

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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Lyricist III
March 17, 2021

Great to know, thanks for the response James. Very excited to receive my preorder.

Contributor II
March 17, 2021

Can I group the Roam with 2 speakers connected to Amp?  I have two outdoor wall-mounted speakers connected to Amp in my garden and am trying to understand if I can have a Roam (or two) to boost the sound in the garden (assuming they’re within wifi range).  Would a pair match the L-R sound of the wall-mounted speakers?

 

Can the Roam be set-up in the same ‘room’ as the Amp or has to be grouped to it as a different room?

Lead Maestro
March 17, 2021

@Blindside The Roam will be set up in a different “room” as the Amp, but they can all be grouped together to play the same music.

Yes, a stereo pair of Roams would match the L/R sound of the wall-mounted speakers connected to the Amp.

And in the S2 app, you can save a group that includes the Amp and Roams so you don’t have to manually group them every time you use them together.

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Contributor I
March 18, 2021

Does ROAM have an earplug or method to attach headphones? if not, don’t wait another day to get us a method to add earplugs or headphones to SONOS, please. 

Contributor II
March 18, 2021

Thanks @GuitarSuperstar 

Lead Maestro
March 18, 2021

Does ROAM have an earplug or method to attach headphones? if not, don’t wait another day to get us a method to add earplugs or headphones to SONOS, please. 

No, headphones cannot currently be connected to the Roam.

But if Sonos is developing a set of headphones like it has been reported, I would imagine Sonos headphones would work seamlessly with Sonos speakers.
https://www.techradar.com/news/sonos-wireless-headphones-what-we-know-about-the-rumored-sony-wh-1000xm4-rivals

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Prodigy II
March 19, 2021

Sorry if this has been asked before.

I understand this is not possible with BT, but can the Roam support a stereo pair with AirPlay 2 outwith wifi?

James L.
Retired Community Staff
March 19, 2021

I understand this is not possible with BT, but can the Roam support a stereo pair with AirPlay 2 outwith wifi?

Airplay 2 requires a WiFi connection so the Roams would need to be connected in WiFi mode for that to work.

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Prodigy III
March 20, 2021

Looking forward to getting my Roam …. would love to see a case for it to keep it safe in my travel bags.

Contributor I
March 20, 2021

Also, can you confirm the Roam connects directly to the WiFi router and onwards into Sonosnet - as opposed to directly into the Sonosnet matrix like other speakers (except Move)?

Yes, Sonos Roam connects directly to your WiFi network and does not connect to Sonosnet, just like Move.

 


What does this mean in practice? Although it connects via Wi-Fi will I be able to group it with the Sonosnet speakers? And transfer music e.g, from speaker in Kitchen which is on Sonosnet to Roam? Thanks.