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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 I
March 25, 2021

Hello everyone,

I was wondering if the roam was able to connect seamlessly to different wifi network, that would be registered?

Typically can I bring it to country house and have it connect to its wifi?

Thank you!

Assuming that the Roam’s WiFi connection is similar/same as the existing Sonos Move - the S2 App with the Move presently allows upto 16 Network SSID’s to be stored for use by those portable devices and as you arrive at a holiday home/country house, for example, the speaker will detect the stored network and connect to it. Then, when you return home, it automatically connects back to the home network. 
 

So without yet having chance to test such things, I would guess ‘yes’ the network switching should (hopefully) be seamless once the SSID/Credentials have been added via the ‘Manage Networks’ option in ‘Settings/System/Network’ in the S2 App… that’s my guess, at least.

Thank you!

Lyricist I
March 25, 2021

Hello everyone,

I was wondering if the roam was able to connect seamlessly to different wifi network, that would be registered?

Typically can I bring it to country house and have it connect to its wifi?

Thank you!

 

Sonos have confirmed that it will remember 10 WiFi networks, so it should do what you are suggesting as long as they are normal WiFi networks.

Thank you! I’ll order one right away then ;-)

BMF
Prodigy III
March 25, 2021

Hello everyone,

I was wondering if the roam was able to connect seamlessly to different wifi network, that would be registered?

Typically can I bring it to country house and have it connect to its wifi?

Thank you!

 

Sonos have confirmed that it will remember 10 WiFi networks, so it should do what you are suggesting as long as they are normal WiFi networks.

Thank you! I’ll order one right away then ;-)

Sorry, i got it wrong it is 16 networks, not 10. ( @Ken_Griffiths is correct :sunglasses: )

 

 

mixxon
Lyricist II
March 28, 2021

Will the Roam battery damage if I’ll leave it constanly (oh well most of the time) plugged into a power outlet between my outdoor adventures?

Ken_Griffiths
March 28, 2021

Will the Roam battery damage if I’ll leave it constanly (oh well most of the time) plugged into a power outlet between my outdoor adventures?

I’m assuming the speaker might perhaps have a lithium-ion battery, if so, then see this link: 

https://batterymanguide.com/is-it-ok-to-leave-a-lithium-ion-battery-on-the-charger/

 

Airgetlam
March 28, 2021

As Sonos has said that it is perfectly acceptable to leave their other battery powered speaker, the Move, on the charger, I would assume that the same would be so with the Roam.

Bruce
Lyricist II
March 29, 2021

Seems like a promising speaker. Too bad usb-c port is only for power charging and cannot be used to connect to a device like computer, smartphone, ..

Lead Maestro
March 29, 2021

Seems like a promising speaker. Too bad usb-c port is only for power charging and cannot be used to connect to a device like computer, smartphone, ..

Wouldn’t this defeat the purpose of having a wireless Bluetooth speaker?

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BMF
Prodigy III
March 29, 2021

Will the Roam battery damage if I’ll leave it constanly (oh well most of the time) plugged into a power outlet between my outdoor adventures?

 

they say that it was designed for this…. See James_L’s post

  

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:

 

 

 

March 29, 2021

Seems like a promising speaker. Too bad usb-c port is only for power charging and cannot be used to connect to a device like computer, smartphone, ..

Just out of curiosity, what would this allow you to do that you can’t do anyway?