Sonos has announced Roam, a portable speaker that will not only act as a traditionalSonos speaker, but can also be taken anywhere thanks to its Bluetooth connectivity.
The Sonos Roam sits alongside the muchlarger Sonos Movein the company’s Bluetooth speaker portfolio but it offers some extra features and a much more portable design, measuring just 168 x 62 x 60mm and weighing only 0.43kg.
The triangular prism-shaped speaker has anIP67 water and dust resistanceand unlike Sonos Move, Roam switches between Wi-Fi and Bluetooth automatically. There’s also Move’sAutomatic TruePlay tuningon board, but it works over both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on Roam rather than just Wi-Fi as Move originally did, automatically adjusting the sound to the environment.
Other features includeSound Swap, which allows you to press and hold the tactile, embossed play/pause button on the top to group the Roam with another Sonos speaker in your system - as you’re able to with other Sonos speakers - or continue holding the button to transfer the music to the nearest Sonos speaker.
Sonos Roam can be positioned horizontally or vertically and it has all of the features you’d expect from a typical Sonos speaker, including support for over 100 music services, Sonos Radio, a choice ofGoogle AssistantorAmazon Alexa, stereo pairing andApple AirPlay 2.
It comes in Shadow Black and Lunar White colour options - like Move - and it will be available to pre-order from Sonos' website from 9 March. It will cost£159 in the UK, $169 in the US and €179 in Europe, and availability starts 20 April.
Sonos Roam
It pairs with your current Sonos setup or you can take it with you anywhere.
