You can tweak the EQ in the Sonos app too, though it's pretty basic – just a slider for bass and treble, rather than any kind of curve adjustment. I've always found the Sonos One to be just a little too timid in the bass for my taste, but there's no question that Sonos knows what it needs to deliver for impactful sound outdoors here. It's especially happy to introduce you to its bass, which is controlled and full – not overpowering, but the Roam would like to let you know that it's small size is no impediment to good low-end presence. The Roam has no problem with musical punch, which is obvious from the moment you turn it on. (Image credit: Sonos) Sonos Roam review: Sound quality It's impressive, even if I'm being picky about buttons. And when you can barely tell if you've pressed it, you might do this accidentally.Īs a compact and tough speaker, the Roam right up there as one of the best-looking on the planet, and is a great size and weight for its portable goals. And this isn't just a wake button – press and hold and you switch the Roam from Wi-Fi to Bluetooth manually, instead of automatically. ![]() It's very stiff, and offers basically no feedback at all. However, I have another button gripe here: you can barely even tell whether you've pressed this one. The Roam comes on from sleep instantly, which is pretty impressive for something not running an eight-core Qualcomm processor equivalent. Next to the charging port is another little button – this is a kind of sleep/wake button, so you can easily preserve the battery. The charging port on the back has no cover, so that's the only part where you might to be a bit careful with sand or grit. It's also dustproof enough to be a good beach companion, but alas I haven't been able to test that in practice yet. Basically, it means you can drop it in the pool or it can get sprayed without issue as long as you retrieve it quickly, and the water tests we've given it were all survived without issue. The Roam is IP67 rated for waterproofing, which means it can survive a dunk in water up to 1m for up to half an hour. Sonos was right not to use its usual touch buttons here, but I wish these had a little more give. ![]() They're fine if you have the speaker upright, of course. When you have the speaker laid flat, the buttons are too stiff, so the unit just slides away from you when you try to press them, unless you learn to brace it out of habit. The ends are slightly concave, and one of them has the Roam's controls on, which include volume, play/pause, and a button to activate or deactivate the mic for smart speaker usage. ![]() The two ends are rubberised, and though they don't look or feel like a chunky impact absorber, they make it much more drop-proof than anything else Sonos makes. Its triangular design is meant to make it easy to grab and hold securely (which it does), and also means the sound is angled up and away from whatever surface you place it on when laid flat, for better audio quality.Īt just 6.61x2.44x2.36 inches (168圆2圆0mm) it's roughly one sixth the size of the (slightly hulking) Sonos Move, and weighs just 0.95 lb (0.43kg). The Sonos Roam is clearly a Sonos product, with pale grey (aka 'white') or black finishes, and a curved grille that's a close fit with the Sonos One or Sonos Arc. (Image credit: Sonos) Sonos Roam review: Design & build quality It holds the Roam securely on its end, but you can just grab and go when you're heading out without unplugging. Sonos is making a neat little charging cradle with Qi charging built in, which will cost $49/£44/AU$79 extra. I tried it on one charger that I know is a little picky about having your phone in the exact correct place, and getting the Roam to charge just didn't happen on that one. It's also Qi charging compatible, but this will be a) slower b) less reliable, depending on your charger. It comes with a USB-A to USB-C cable for charging in the box, which will give it a full charge in about 2.5 hours. It's also a smart speaker, using Alexa or Google Assistant (your choice) and far-field mics to act as a full-on Echo (4th gen) or Nest Audio alternative.Īudio is delivered by a tweeter and separate racetrack woofer, and it features Sonos' Auto TruePlay feature, so it's always listening to the sound it's putting out, and adjusting the audio to compensate for any distortions from its placement. The only big Sonos feature it's missing is that it can't be part of a home cinema setup, though you can pair two for stereo listening (but not in Bluetooth mode). As I mentioned, not only is this a Bluetooth speaker, but it's also a Wi-Fi multi-room speaker, and works with Sonos' system or in Apple's AirPlay 2 multi-room system. ![]() When it comes to what it can do, the Sonos Roam is like a shrunk-down Sonos Move, but it actually has even more smarts going on than the larger speaker.
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