{"id":127844,"date":"2021-04-03T07:46:11","date_gmt":"2021-04-03T06:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=127844"},"modified":"2021-04-08T07:46:51","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T06:46:51","slug":"sonos-roam-review-the-ultimate-portable-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/speakers\/sonos-roam-review-the-ultimate-portable-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonos Roam: The ultimate portable speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"

First off, the Sonos Roam is the smallest speaker Sonos has ever built. Its predecessor, the\u00a0Move, is\u00a0too heavy for real mobility.\u00a0According to Sonos, the Roam's elongated shape, measuring no more than 17cm, was the result of a selection of hundreds of sizes and prototypes.<\/p>\n

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Roam is a two-way system.\u00a0The dome tweeter and long-throw oval woofer are housed under a mesh grill with the company's text logo.\u00a0According to representatives of Sonos, the column has passed serious tests for durability.<\/p>\n

The ends of its body are protected with silicone so that the Roam can withstand a fall on hard floors.\u00a0IP67 protection from dust and water will allow it to dive to a meter depth without fatal consequences and stay there for half an hour.\u00a0The battery will last for 10 hours of operation.<\/p>\n

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Roam is positioned as a “Bluetooth Wi-Fi speaker”, but it chooses the connection method on its own.\u00a0That is, when you turn on the Roam, it immediately searches for a Wi-Fi network and connects to it.\u00a0Bluetooth is used when Wi-Fi is not working.\u00a0In this case, a stereo pair of two Roam can be made only via Wi-Fi.<\/p>\n

Roam supports Sonos Trueplay technology, which means that it automatically adjusts the sound character depending on the acoustic environment.\u00a0The built-in microphones used for this purpose also work to receive voice commands from Alexa and Google Assistant.\u00a0In addition, Apple AirPlay 2 functionality has been confirmed for Roam.<\/p>\n

Full Sonos Roam review coming april 6th!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In the Sonos ecosystem, the Roam speaker will be able to perform Sound Swap.\u00a0By holding the play \/ pause button for 3 seconds, you can force the Roam to stream the music being played to the nearest Sonos speaker.\u00a0To determine this possibility, the devices exchange an ultrasonic signal – as they assured in Sonos, it is not perceived not only by humans, but also by dogs.<\/p>\n

The Sonos Roam can be pre-ordered now for \u20ac 179 in Europe and will begin shipping on April 20.\u00a0There are two colors: black and white.<\/p>\n

Full review of the speaker coming april 6th!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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