Sonos Roam Review: The good speaker at the right price

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2019, Sonos only made speakers who lived on shelves or tables, attached to a point of sale. It has changed 18 months ago with the move, a noisy speaker, robust and theoretically portable, you could shoot around the house or bring out the yard. This sounds great, can survive a rainstorm or sub-zero, and lasts 11 hours before having to be loaded. But some elements prevent being a simple recomSonos Roam Review: The good speaker at the right price mendation: it costs $ 400 and is too big to just throw a bag and take with you anywhere.

Enter the RAM Sonos ring, a slim speaker, Light, $ 170 that rivals directly with Bluetooth compatible devices, such as Ultimate OREADS BOOM and MEGABOOM options. Despite its small size and lower price tag, the Roam has a lot more features on board than the average Bluetooth speaker. And this could make it attractive – especially if you already have other sound devices.

I was expecting the cereter to be small, but I was always struck how tiny he feels. The triangular speaker has a little more than six inches and a half height and weighs less of a book. If Sonos wanted to do something that people could take anywhere without thinking about it, they have succeeded. I brought it everywhere on the house as well as departure (on the few occasions, I was able to leave the house lately, anyway).

Like most Sonos speakers, spelling is mainly made of a hard plastic, with a front grille to drill and rubber caps on the top and bottom. The top has buttons for volume from top to bottom, reading / pause and muting microphone. Unlike other recent Sonos speakers, they are physical buttons rather than tactile surfaces, something that society says it has done to avoid accidental presses. They are Clicky and responsive, and I agree that physical buttons make sense for something you will move a lot or run a bag.

There are not many other notable physical characteristics outside four “Nubs” that allow you to lay the speaker if you want to position it horizontally. I found myself mainly at the vertical position of the speaker because it is easier to access buttons this way. But if you prefer horizontal, the speaker is smart enough to adjust its audio output accordingly. The speaker also has three LED lamps: the top indicates whether the microphone is active or not, while the one near the Sonos logo is white when connected to WiFi and blue when using Bluetooth. There is also a near the bottom that shines orange when you connect the lane from the road or when the battery is less than 10%.

Although the Roam has a USB-C port, it also supports the wireless load. You can hold it on any QI compatible wireless charger or $ 50 for the Sonos magnetic charging dock. I did not have to try, but I definitely like the idea of ​​looking for it and going without messing with ropes. I wish it has been included in the box, like the wishe of wireless loading of the movement, but it is not a great surprise, given the lower price of the speech therapy.

Spelling is intended to be used on the move; As such, the speaker is able to withstand abuse. It is noted IP67, which means that it can be submerged up to three feet of water for up to 30 minutes. It is also resistant to dust and dust. When Sonos released the move, they made a big deal showing abuse that could withstand. We could not get a demo in person this time, but I glue the speaker in a bucket of water and continued to play. I also threw it through the room a few times – not with a complete abandonment, but with enough strength that I did not feel terribly comfortable. The spelling continued to play, trusting me that it should handle drops and falls from moderate heights without problem.