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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Ralpfocus

Prodigy III

Following the various stories of additional charges / taxes being applied by couriers on goods being imported into the UK can Sonos confirm that the UK price includes all tariffs, taxes etc etc that may get incurred as delivery for preorders is presumably from the continent?

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amfnyc

Enthusiast I

Can the Roam join a wifi network that has a login page, like in a hotel? This would make it the ultimate travel speaker.

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FelixWiden

Lyricist II

Is it OK to permanently keep it on the Charging Stand?

BMF

Prodigy III

Can the Roam join a wifi network that has a login page, like in a hotel? This would make it the ultimate travel speaker.

I very much doubt it has that capability of dealing with hotel logins, but also that type of network usually separates all the clients from each other, so your phone would not be able to see the Roam.

You can get travel routers that create a shared network that you could use…. The router deals with the hotel login and shares out its own WiFi network for you to use. The hotel network only sees the one device connected and all your devices sit behind it.

They can be a little finicky to be honest and you could end up spending a fair amount of time getting it to work…. So it depends how long you are at the hotel.

would be easier to just use Bluetooth in that situation, to be honest.

Airgetlam

I’d agree with BMF. The software Sonos uses hasn’t changed, so the speaker would not have the ability to connect to a password protected network. So, no hotel, no college/university, etc. Nothing has changed in that respect. A travel router is most likely the easiest way to deal with that.

Bruce

Jeffrey_35

Headliner III

I am wondering if the charging kit has a plug as well or jut the charger. The description has it but haven’t seen any pictures.
Includes: Roam, Wireless Charger, Power Adapter

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GuitarSuperstar

Lead Maestro

I am wondering if the charging kit has a plug as well or jut the charger. The description has it but haven’t seen any pictures.
Includes: Roam, Wireless Charger, Power Adapter

It looks to me like you get the wireless charger and a USB power adapter, but no plug: https://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/roam-and-wireless-charger-set.html

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rosswells127

Prodigy I

James L,

Is it possible that the ROAM includes (or could potentially include) the ability to use it as a portable trueplay setup device?

i.e. Use the Sonos app running on an Android device for example to kick off the trueplay function telling it to use the Mic on the Roam to perform trueplay setup for your OTHER Sonos devices on your network.

This would solve the “can’t do trueplay on Android devices because of the variety of mic’s etc” and delayed trueplay support for newer IOS devices etc.

Ross.

James L.

Retired Community Staff

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….)

Yes, as airgetlam pointed out, Roam is IP67 rated which makes it dust and waterproof, so it won’t mind getting wet or steamy :smile:

Is the Wireless charger waterproof aswell?

No, the charger is not waterproof.

Can the Roam join a wifi network that has a login page, like in a hotel? This would make it the ultimate travel speaker.

No, the same challenges other Sonos products face with captive portals are also present on the Roam. I do like BMFs suggestion of a travel router, though!

Is it OK to permanently keep it on the Charging Stand?

Yes, it will not damage Roam’s battery to leave it on the charger.

I am wondering if the charging kit has a plug as well or jut the charger. The description has it but haven’t seen any pictures.
Includes: Roam, Wireless Charger, Power Adapter

The Roam Wireless Charger does come with a 10W USB power plug, which can also be purchased separately.

Is it possible that the ROAM includes (or could potentially include) the ability to use it as a portable trueplay setup device?

i.e. Use the Sonos app running on an Android device for example to kick off the trueplay function telling it to use the Mic on the Roam to perform trueplay setup for your OTHER Sonos devices on your network.

Roam doesn’t include this functionality. I’ll definitely pass this feature request on to our development team, but we don’t have any other information to share right now.

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Ross_4

Contributor I

Think the design and features on this are really good. Very tempted to replace the current bluetooth speaker I use in the shower, but probably won’t pre-order.

I’m a little disappointed the ability to transmit bluetooth into my Sonos system won’t be available via the Move though. Feels like a bit of a miss there. I know there are ways around this and I currently have a small bluetooth receiver in the aux of my 5 for this very reason, but this is a really neat feature and it’s a bit frustrating that it is lacking from the more expensive bluetooth speaker in the range.

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