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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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Ken_Griffiths
November 10, 2021

I just want to join the chorus of people who are complaining about the inability to use the Roam for phone calls. It’s completely unfathomable to me. This is extremely basic technology. The device has a good mic on it. This has to be either complete idiocy from the company, or a conscious choice. In either case, it’s inexcusable. Every other bluetooth speaker on the market can do this. This is old extremely basic technology. I bought this product with this being a key use case. I wasted my money. I’m shocked that it’s hard to even find information online that this capability doesn’t exist. I feel misled. I demand an explanation. Which I will not get because no one cares.

I have tried my level-best to try to explain perhaps some of the reasons why I think it’s not used as a telephone speaker here in your other thread:

 

Contributor I
November 10, 2021

@Ken_Griffiths listing out other unrelated things the speaker can do is not the same as explaining the reasons it can’t do something that every other bluetooth speaker can do.

Airgetlam
November 10, 2021

Which is exactly why Sonos has never marketed the speaker as a “phone” device. 

You’re making assumptions about what the speaker is supposed to be, without paying any attention to the actual device, and all data associated with it, either on the box, or in any marketing material out there.

Your point would be extremely valid if in fact Sonos had ever suggested that it was a phone device. They haven’t. 

Bruce
Listener
December 16, 2021

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Solatido
Contributor II
December 18, 2021

 

New owner here. Happy to report everything is going very well. I have none of the problems I’ve read about (I’m not using it as a phone speaker). Got it at Costco (with a wireless charger for 199 bucks). It works with airplay flawlessly, which is the main reason I got it (also its sleek form and incredible sound in relation to its size). Thinking about getting a second one to stereo-pair.

Has anyone heard if a future possible update will allow for Bluetooth stereo?

Also has anyone sourced a really cool little case for the Roam? I want to be able to throw it in my bag without it getting too roughed up over time.  There’s a bunch on Amazon of unknown quality — can’t reliably trust those reviews!  ty

 

 

Lyricist I
January 21, 2022

Why oh why did you not replicate the same bluetooth as the Move??

 

I own 12 sonos products… flawless…

The Roam is garbage.  Rushed for Christmas I assume. 
 

huge fail. 

Lyricist I
January 27, 2022

déçu des nouveau produit sonos la roam ne tiens pas plus 1H30, le SAV trouve toutes les excuses du monde, un coup chargeur, un coup réseau mais jamais un problème de matériel c est décevant !!!!!!! l’ancienne génération était bien meilleurs!!!  c’est de la M……maintenant

Ken_Griffiths
January 27, 2022

déçu des nouveau produit sonos la roam ne tiens pas plus 1H30, le SAV trouve toutes les excuses du monde, un coup chargeur, un coup réseau mais jamais un problème de matériel c est décevant !!!!!!! l’ancienne génération était bien meilleurs!!!  c’est de la M……maintenant

J'ai deux Roams ici et ils jouent tous les deux pendant plus de 10 heures à partir d'une seule charge - il est fort probable que votre chargeur USB-C ne soit pas tout à fait à la hauteur - assurez-vous que sa puissance de sortie est dans la région de 10-15 watts (quelque part entre 5v x  2A et 5v x3A).. il faut environ 2h30 au chargeur pour charger complètement les appareils à partir d'un état vide.  Il vaut également la peine d'utiliser la fonction "Battery Saver" de Roam dans les paramètres de l'application Sonos.  J'espère que ces choses aident.

Winchesterclub
Trending Lyricist I
February 28, 2022

Hi All 

Just got my Roam , silly question maybe....…

So if you just want the Roam playing in the Kitchen not with the Beam in the Lounge how do you manage this ?, I cannot seem to disconnect the sound from the Beam as well !! 😲

 

 

 

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Ken_Griffiths
February 28, 2022

Hi All 

Just got my Roam , silly question maybe....…

So if you just want the Roam playing in the Kitchen not with the Beam in the Lounge how do you manage this ?, I cannot seem to disconnect the sound from the Beam as well !! 😲

Just ungroup the two rooms, Roam & Beam, using the S2 App - see this link:

https://support.sonos.com/s/article/3391