The pairing process is actually very HomePod-esque with the a little pop up hitting your phone when you turn it on for the first time and fire up the Sonos S2 app.įrom there, it's just a case of following the instructions on your phone, which involves tapping your phone against the speaker at one point, presumably to ping over all your Sonos system, home network info and account credentials using NFC. Setting up the Sonos Roam is a super simple affair. If it's not being used (for 30 minutes), the Roam will enter a low-power mode, and it will last up to 10 days in this state. That cable matches the color of your Sonos Roam - there are both black and white/grey options to choose from. The native one has a magnet though, for optimal stability (I haven't actually tested it myself though, yet).Īny USB-C cable will work, but you do get a nice one in the box that goes in sideways for a slimmer profile when charging. There is an optional charging dock should you wish that's £49 - but the good news is the Roam is Qi compatible, so you'll be able to get a much cheaper (albeit not design-matched) wireless charger for it. 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. 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. 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.
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