Sonos Roam - Black - Wireless Portable Bluetooth Speaker

I am an owner of two Sonos home speakers: the One and the One SL. These are amazing sounding speakers that are easy to use. While I love these speakers, they are not portable as they must stay plugged into an outlet in order to work. I looked at the Sonos Move but was turned off by the size of the speaker and the high price. Needless to say, when Sonos introduced the Roam, I was intrigued. I got it as a father's day gift and what follows are my thoughts on the new Sonos Roam.SoundMy main concern with the Roam was that I noticed it was rather small and how that would effect the sound quality and loudness of the speaker. I was foolish for thinking this however. Sonos is known for having excellent sounding speakers and they would not jeopardize that reputation by putting out a new product that didn't adhere to their high audio standards. This speaker sounds amazing! Music sounds rich and full of depth. The clarity of the highs is excellent and the bass is surprisingly rich and full. Further to the point, the Sonos app allows you to tailor the sound to your liking, adding more of less treble and/or bass. I cannot overstate how pleased I am with the audio quality of this diminutive speaker.As a secondary point under sound, I was also concerned about how loud the speaker could get. Indoors, this little gem can get plenty loud and fill a large space with amazing sound. Outdoors, the Roam does a better than adequate job of projecting great music. I have taken it in my backyard while doing some yard work and it gets loud enough to hear and enjoy the music. However, I don't think Sonos designed this speaker to pump out the tunes at the pool party or at the beach like the EU Boom 3 or other larger bluetooth speakers. It can function adequately in that role but excels in smaller spaces and in overall sound quality.FunctionalityThe speaker works seamlessly with my other two Sonos speakers via WiFi using the Sonos app. The ability to move the speaker all over the house is a major plus. I can configure the Roam to play alone or with either one or both of my other speakers. I love that versatility. The buttons have some straight forward uses and also are multi-functional, which can take some getting used to. For example, I have issues sometimes with the power button and how long to push it. Five seconds to turn it off, a quick push to put it in sleep mode to save power. Same with the play/pause button: once to pause music, twice to advance to the next song, three times to go back to previous song, press and hold for a second to put the speaker in bluetooth pairing mode, and press and hold and listen for a sound in order to be able to swap your music from the Roam to the closest Sonos speaker or vice versa. It has taken some getting used to initially but I'm getting the hang of it.The battery life is good but I wish it were better. I get about 8 hours of play time per charge. Charging is another small issue. Sonos includes a USB-C (plugs into speaker) to USB-A (plugs into charger) charging cable with the speaker, but they do not include a charging adapter to plug into the wall. Luckily, I have an Apple iPad USB-C to USB-C cable with a large 20w charging adapter that charges the Roam very quickly. I highly recommend the larger charging adapter to greatly reduce charging time. As a side note, the speaker can function fully while being charged.Airplay and bluetooth connectivity are straightforward and work well. I have not had any issues connecting the speaker via bluetooth to my phone, laptop and various other devices around my home.FormThe speaker works in either a horizontal or vertical position with some claiming there is a difference in the sound. That is a matter of preference as I like both positions for different reasons. Horizontally, the speaker is designed to project the sound up and it seems to use the surface the speaker is sitting on to amplify the sound. Vertically it sounds great and it is much easier to access the control buttons on top. Ultimately, I love the design of the Roam because it is small, clean and elegant looking.In my opinion, the Sonos Roam is an excellent speaker because of its portability, convenience of use within my existing Sonos system, and its superb audio performance.

works well with other Sonos machines. would recommend getting the charger base bundle

If you want a speaker that really wants you to use the integrated app of Sonos rather than seamless Bluetooth connectivity and overspend on a speaker that only connects to one device and is slow to boot slow to connect and difficult to get to connect to new devices when you want one or the other since you can only have one. This is the speaker for you. Sound is decent, but nothing greater than another speaker like the JBL that is considerably. More user-friendly. If you have a Sono system and you've invested in it, it's probably great, but if you haven't I wouldn't. I would never buy the speaker again and I will never buy another Sonos speaker.I despise companies that try to lock you into their system like this where if you bought a Sonos system and a Sono speaker it will work seamlessly with your other Sono systems. But if you want to do Bluetooth if you want to do third party they make it a hassle and I think they do it on purpose. Trash tactics with mediocre sound and in a world that's integrating AI which should allow for third-party integration seamlessly. They are behind the times and I think reinforcing that if you want a system that will leave you stuck in the past until you spend thousands to upgrade. Sonos is your brand. Otherwise keep looking

I love this little thing.I do not like Bluetooth speakers for home. I want WIFI connections for continuous music without fighting my phone.This added into my existing speakers easily.Great compact size.FABULOUS sound quality.I'm really happy I bought it!!

Sound is great easy to connect get Sonos speaker app for easy connection

Esperaba mayor volumen del sonido por lo que no le puedo dar 5 estrellas. Pero no puedo negar que la calidad del sonido es muy alta.

I really like this speaker, it is unique in the market because it is small, portable, wireless (can connect to your wifi ) and Bluetooth capable. I love to use it at home as desktop airplay speaker. One thing I experienced one time is when the speaker reached ~40% battery the airplay connection started to failed, sound was cutting really bad and I was not able to play continuously. not even I turned off/on. Once I connected to the power the problem was fixed so I am not sure if that was a glitch or something real. A second thing I don't like is that currently you have to open the SONOS app to check the battery level while airplaying it , I wish you can do the same from the airplay menu maybe that is an apple problem. Difficult to write about sound quality, I can only tell how it sounds compare to a apple homepod mini (similar sound quality less loud) , Bose Micro soundlink (Sonos has much better sound quality and louder) Bose Mini soundlink (Sonos has better sound quality, less bass, less loud) JBL clip 4 (sonos has ultra much better quality ). Overall I think this is the best small/micro sound system in the market, don't buy JBL clip 4 or Bose micro soundlink those are trash compare to this one.

Thrilled again....already have 9 Sonos speakers around my home but wanted another for an outside party. Best Buy could not deliver in time so I get one from Amazon. The price was the same and worth every penny. I was concerned because Best Buy set up my system but with the app, my new Roam was found and added to my system very easily. We ABSOLUETLY LOVE everything about these speakers but the ROAM has a special place because it is small and mobile - goes anywhere.