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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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SirDigitalKnight
Enthusiast I
April 15, 2021

Glad to hear some have now shipped! Can’t wait to see more reviews!

Contributor I
April 16, 2021

Hopefully UK orders will be shipping soon, mine has been sat “Preparing to Ship” since Wednesday.  From what I’ve been told they ship from Netherlands, lets hope they don’t get stuck due to the whole Brexit fiasco.

melvimbe
April 16, 2021

Mine shipped yday. In US midwest. Yeah!

 

I got the notice as well, and noticed that the delivery date is the 20th.  It usually doesn’t take 4 days to get to Houston from the west coast, so they are clearly trying to get delivery dates on the 2oth.  Not sure if Sonos has an east coast warehouse, but I wouldn’t be surprised if those are shipped out tomorrow if the shipping time is shorter...or something like that.

Danny
melvimbe
April 16, 2021

Dear Sonos...why is the white Roam and white Roam charger two different shades of white?  Seems like a miss to me.

 

For what it’s worth… I just ordered both in white anyway.

 

I believe Sonos is using the lunar white color because they found the actual white didn’t do well outdoors, or hold up to marks and such.  It might be a bit more expensive?  So perhaps they kept the charger plain white as lunar white raised the cost significantly?  Don’t know.

I got the lunar white Roam as well, so will see how much of an issue it is.

 

Danny
Trending Lyricist I
April 16, 2021

My pair of black Roams is on its way. Should be delivered by monday next week. I am so interested to see how it compares to our Play 1 and Move speakers. I have bought wireless phone chargers from Ikea for 5$ each to put them on to charge.

Prodigy I
April 16, 2021

My pair of black Roams is on its way. Should be delivered by monday next week. I am so interested to see how it compares to our Play 1 and Move speakers. I have bought wireless phone chargers from Ikea for 5$ each to put them on to charge.

Where do you live?  Are you in the US?

Lyricist I
April 16, 2021

Has anyone who pre-ordered the white received a shipping notice yet?  Mine still shows back-ordered.

Prodigy I
April 16, 2021

Has anyone who pre-ordered the white received a shipping notice yet?  Mine still shows back-ordered.

 

Black - and still back-ordered.  I don’t think the color matters.  I think in the US (unless you live far from a shipping site), they are shipping on Monday.  I know I have received shipments in one day from them in the past (I live in PA -- and they have a big shipment facility in PA -- probably about 2 hours from me by car).

Lyricist I
April 16, 2021

Has anyone who pre-ordered the white received a shipping notice yet?  Mine still shows back-ordered.

 

Black - and still back-ordered.  I don’t think the color matters.  I think in the US (unless you live far from a shipping site), they are shipping on Monday.  I know I have received shipments in one day from them in the past (I live in PA -- and they have a big shipment facility in PA -- probably about 2 hours from me by car).

 

Actually, I just called and was told my ship date is 5/7.  I pre-ordered back in early March, so I’m guessing the white ones are running late.  I also ordered the charger, so that may be a factor as well.

 

Prodigy I
April 16, 2021

Has anyone who pre-ordered the white received a shipping notice yet?  Mine still shows back-ordered.

 

Black - and still back-ordered.  I don’t think the color matters.  I think in the US (unless you live far from a shipping site), they are shipping on Monday.  I know I have received shipments in one day from them in the past (I live in PA -- and they have a big shipment facility in PA -- probably about 2 hours from me by car).

 

Actually, I just called and was told my ship date is 5/7.  I pre-ordered back in early March, so I’m guessing the white ones are running late.  I also ordered the charger, so that may be a factor as well.

 

A later ship date could also be related to EXACTLY when in “early” March you pre-ordered.  If it wasn't the first day, March 9th, you could be pushed back to a later batch.  I pre-ordered at the very first opportunity -- on March 9th -- and was told I’m in the first batch (but no shipment yet).