Meet Sonos Roam, the ultra-portable smart speaker

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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.

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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James L.

Retired Community Staff

One thing I haven’t seen asked yet...can the Roam be used as a speaker phone? The Move could not, so woudn’t be surprised if that’s the case for the Roam as well.

Roam behaves in the same way as Move in this regard; it is not able to be used as a speakerphone.

Also, what happens with the Roam is connected via WiFi, playing streaming audio, but also connected via BT to your phone? If you initiate audio on the phone, or maybe just receive a phone call, will the Roam automatically switch to BT audio, or does it need to manually be done? If it’s automatic, will that cause you to ‘lose’ your WiFi stream. (I’m guess it’s manual for that reason)

Roam still has 2 distinct modes - WiFi and Bluetooth - and holding the power button down for 2 seconds lets you switch between them. The LED next to the Sonos logo will show you which mode you’re in (White for WiFi, Blue for Bluetooth). This means that if your Roam is in WiFi mode, it doesn’t establish a Bluetooth connection to your phone, so your music won’t be interrupted by anything happening on your phone.

Do we know if Roam can be used as an external battery to charge a phone (like the Anker SoundCore Boost, for example)?

Yes, it technically can provide power to an external device, but this is not a supported use-case for Roam nor would we recommend doing so.

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rsclark3

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What is the version of Bluetooth and Wifi? I prefer to use 802.11AC and Bluetooth 5 with AptX codec. The Move uses Bluetooth 4.2 and Wifi 802.11N. Considering that my phones all support BT 5 and 802.11AX, I don’t want to continue to use legacy wireless indefinitely.

James L.

Retired Community Staff

What is the version of Bluetooth and Wifi? I prefer to use 802.11AC and Bluetooth 5 with AptX codec. The Move uses Bluetooth 4.2 and Wifi 802.11N. Considering that my phones all support BT 5 and 802.11AX, I don’t want to continue to use legacy wireless indefinitely.

The Roam uses Bluetooth 5.0 and connects to WiFi networks with any 802.11b/g/n/ac 2.4 or 5 GHz broadcast-capable router.

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melvimbe

Also, what happens with the Roam is connected via WiFi, playing streaming audio, but also connected via BT to your phone? If you initiate audio on the phone, or maybe just receive a phone call, will the Roam automatically switch to BT audio, or does it need to manually be done? If it’s automatic, will that cause you to ‘lose’ your WiFi stream. (I’m guess it’s manual for that reason)

Roam still has 2 distinct modes - WiFi and Bluetooth - and holding the power button down for 2 seconds lets you switch between them. The LED next to the Sonos logo will show you which mode you’re in (White for WiFi, Blue for Bluetooth). This means that if your Roam is in WiFi mode, it doesn’t establish a Bluetooth connection to your phone, so your music won’t be interrupted by anything happening on your phone.

Thanks for the answers James! So given the information above, what is the procedure sharing an BT audio stream with the rest of your Sonos system? I’m going to guess that when you put it in BT mode while in WiFi range, you are still connected to the rest of your Sonos system. So, put it in BT, start streaming to the Roam over BT, then go to the Sonos app and group the Roam with other Sonos rooms?

Danny

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misterkalo

Lyricist II

Feature set seems complete except for one that exists in competitor's products - the ability to group speakers over bluetooth (like PARTYUP on UE products or JBL Connect+). The Roam product page states that grouping can only be accomplished via WiFi.

I hope that is not a hardware limitation and can possibly be enabled via software at some point. I pre-ordered two Roams and would love to have two or more of these bad boys working in concert wherever I decide to setup camp this summer!

I am not sure what “Create a stereo pair with two matching Sonos speakers” really means. But I think it would be awesome if we could group multiple Sonos Roam speakers over BT. Imagine a bike party with a bunch of people who also have Sonos Roam. I am really curious to know if it is possible to do that. Pairing multiple Sonos Roam over BT would be pretty sweet.

James L.

Retired Community Staff

Also, what happens with the Roam is connected via WiFi, playing streaming audio, but also connected via BT to your phone? If you initiate audio on the phone, or maybe just receive a phone call, will the Roam automatically switch to BT audio, or does it need to manually be done? If it’s automatic, will that cause you to ‘lose’ your WiFi stream. (I’m guess it’s manual for that reason)

Roam still has 2 distinct modes - WiFi and Bluetooth - and holding the power button down for 2 seconds lets you switch between them. The LED next to the Sonos logo will show you which mode you’re in (White for WiFi, Blue for Bluetooth). This means that if your Roam is in WiFi mode, it doesn’t establish a Bluetooth connection to your phone, so your music won’t be interrupted by anything happening on your phone.

Thanks for the answers James! So given the information above, what is the procedure sharing an BT audio stream with the rest of your Sonos system? I’m going to guess that when you put it in BT mode while in WiFi range, you are still connected to the rest of your Sonos system. So, put it in BT, start streaming to the Roam over BT, then go to the Sonos app and group the Roam with other Sonos rooms?

Spot on! Putting the Roam in Bluetooth mode while in range of WiFi will let you group products together through the Sonos app as long as the Roam has been attached to that system in WiFi mode at least once.

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PK101

Avid Contributor I

Hi All

Been looking at non-sonos options for a portable speaker and this is in a good price bracket with good features .. Ticking all the boxes so far !!

One question waterproof yes but can it be used in the bathroom while im taking a shower so i can sing along to my favourite's…? (I do stress NOT in the shower….)

Cheers

Paul

Airgetlam

Yes, you should note the IP 67 rating.

Bruce

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FelixWiden

Lyricist II

Is the Wireless charger waterproof aswell?

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amfnyc

Enthusiast I

Is the Wireless charger waterproof aswell?

No. Earlier in the thread it was suggested the Roam be completely dry before charging.

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