Sonos roam review portable#
Sonos roam review Bluetooth#

It's got a 10-hour battery life and, unlike the Move, doesn't require a proprietary charging input it's regular old USB-C that juices it up. My daughter has dropped the Roam a few times now and yes, it's a bit scuffed, but it's still in perfect working order.Īt the top end are the familiar Sonos physical buttons: volume up, volume down and play/pause, and there's also a button for switching off the voice assistant microphone - it's your choice: Amazon Alexa or the Google Assistant - but more on that in a bit.

The ends of the Roam are a rubbery, very un-Sonos-like, affair which is obviously designed with that ruggedness in mind.

Sonos roam review Bluetooth#

Sure, there are great AirPlay 2 / Bluetooth speakers that you could, in theory, hook up with your Sonos system but you're never going to get as seamless a solution as the Roam at this price-point. However, none of them slot into your existing Sonos setup as naturally as the Roam does. Totally different for Sonos that is there are, of course, a bagillion Bluetooth speakers that come in a similar shape and size as the Roam. I absolutely love my Sonos Move and the versatility it gives me for parties, BBQs and so on - but the Roam is a totally different prospect.

Sonos roam review portable#

Yes, the Move was Sonos' first 'portable' speaker but, let's face it, it's only as portable as a quick carry from the house to the garden - you're hardly likely to take the Move to the park with you. In comparison, the Sonos Move is 10-inches tall and weighs more than 6x what the Roam does at 6.6lbs. It's small enough to chuck in a bag, rugged enough to be placed just about anywhere - including in or around the pool - and it's so lightweight that my 5 year-old has taken to carrying it around the garden playing the absolute worst music you're ever likely to hear. The Sonos Roam measures in at just 6.61 x 2.44 x 2.36-inches it's a curved triangular speaker that weighs less than a pound.Īs a compact Bluetooth speaker, it works.