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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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394 replies

Bumper
April 2, 2021

Oof -I preordered on March 9. My Sonos account isn’t showing even showing the preorder anymore. Based on my personal experience, I won’t be surprised if they’ve messed the delivery date or even lost my order.

A link to contact the Sonos Sales Team is here in case there’s an issue with your pre-order:

Sonos Sales Team (9am-7pm: Opening times may vary by Country) 

Just change the Country setting, at foot of page. 

Thanks for the pointer Ken, I’ve contacted them. 🙏

Winchesterclub
Trending Lyricist I
April 3, 2021

Thanks John

And the new Swap feature will add it to the rest of the system ?

So do you add it to the Sonos app and have it placed say in the Kitchen “area” ?

I did try and send these questions Telepathically but didn't get a reply :smile:  

You may find this video overview helpful too, perhaps:

 

Thanks Ken 

Very helpful

So do you add it to say 'Kitchen area' on the app ?

Cheers

Oh my good gawd Terry
Ken_Griffiths
April 3, 2021

Winchesterclub,

All Sonos devices are given a name which usually relates to the room they are used in, but because the device roams around like the Sonos Move, you may want to name it accordingly. These below, are just some suggestions off the top of my head. However I’m sure you will find your own name for the little speaker....

  • Portable
  • Walkabout
  • Roam/Roaming
  • Drifter
  • Wanderer
  • Explorer
  • Traveller
Winchesterclub
Trending Lyricist I
April 3, 2021

Thanks ken…… and just this side of Condescending  like your style:wink:

Has anyone used Smart Home Sounds to buy equipment before ?

 

 

Cheers

Oh my good gawd Terry
Ken_Griffiths
April 3, 2021

Thanks ken…… and just this side of Condescending  like your style:wink:

Has anyone used Smart Home Sounds to buy equipment before ?

Cheers

Ah sorry that wasn’t my intention.
 

I’ve not used Smart Home Sounds. I either opt to buy direct from Sonos (mostly) and occasionally from John Lewis, if the Sonos product is preorder and JL have them in stock. Also JL may sometimes offer their own additional guarantee.

April 3, 2021

@Winchesterclub  - Sonos uses the term ‘Room’, but this doesn’t necessarily correspond to a physical room (although in practice it often does).  ‘Room’ is essentially just an identifying label for a single Sonos speaker, or a collection of speakers that are linked so as to operate as a single entity.  Examples of this would be a stereo pair or a home theatre setup.

So, for example, the single living / dining area in which I am typing this post contains four Sonos ‘rooms’: a stereo pair of Play:5s with Sub (‘Living Room’), a single Play:5 (‘Dining Room’), a Playbar (‘Playbar’) and at the moment, a Move (‘Move’).

I can if I wish group any or all of them on the fly to play in sync, but they remain separate rooms (with, for example, independent volume controls).

 

Winchesterclub
Trending Lyricist I
April 3, 2021

Thanks John

I am normally a Richer Sounds bloke.. but may give SHS a try I see the White version doesn't start shipping until the 30th April…

Thanks for the explanation I was asking to see if you needed to open the App every time to change sound /speakers from one room to another , but the Sound Swap innovation seems to cover this

 

Cheers

Oh my good gawd Terry
April 3, 2021

I haven't used SHS but have also bought from RS in the past, and like RS. Mostly I have bought direct from Sonos. Their returns policy is particularly good.

On the other hand, RS possibly still give a free extended warranty - maybe SHS do too?

Ken_Griffiths
April 3, 2021

Thanks John

I am normally a Richer Sounds bloke.. but may give SHS a try I see the White version doesn't start shipping until the 30th April…

Thanks for the explanation I was asking to see if you needed to open the App every time to change sound /speakers from one room to another , but the Sound Swap innovation seems to cover this

 

Cheers

By all accounts, you can group/ungroup speakers, or swap audio between the Roams and Sonos speakers and adjust volume (or mute audio) using the available buttons on the device.

Additionally, based on the current features of the Sonos Move, some of those can also be done by using the built-in voice assistant, such as Amazon Alexa.

Some of the available voice instructions (using Alexa) are shown here, FYI...

https://support.sonos.com/s/article/3514

Winchesterclub
Trending Lyricist I
April 3, 2021

Hi John 

I think SHS have a 6 year warranty it looks like £25 to extend that... Seems they are official Sonos stockists 

Lots of features on the Roam hopefully the Sound will be spot on as well 👍

 

Oh my good gawd Terry