#Sonos roam Bluetooth#
I have a Jabra headset that has Bluetooth capability. If I want to make sure it doesn't happen, I need to make sure the Bluetooth speakers are powered off. This happens regularly, and not only in that context. Almost at random, about 15 mins into the thing, the audio disappeared and I found out it had started playing on the Bluetooth speaker in my shower 2 floors above.
#Sonos roam tv#
Because Zoom doesn't support AirPlay, I was screen mirroring from my iPhone to the Apple TV to watch it on the big screen. I was watching a livestream in the basement yesterday via Zoom.
One reason I continue to be a fan of Sonos over bog standard Bluetooth speakers (and particularly due to the fact that they are AirPlay speakers) is that Bluetooth is just not very "stable" in a multi-speaker environment in my experience.
Or you can continue pressing and holding to move the playback to the other speaker. The Play/Pause button also doubles as a Sound Swap button, which is another unique Sonos feature: You can press and hold this button next to another Sonos speaker (while connected via Wi-Fi) to group audio playback with that speaker (or speaker pair). The top of the device (in vertical orientation) has large Volume Up, Volume Down, and Play/Pause buttons, and each are textured so you can feel your way to the right button without looking. The controls are likewise simple enough, though I’ll mostly control playback and volume from the Sonos app (or whatever app I’m using via Bluetooth), I think. It can lie flat in a horizontal posture and not roll, or it can stand up vertically, and the grippy triangular bottom will help keep it in the place. Sonos Roam is available in black or white-I chose black-and its kind of a triangular cylinder, if that makes sense. But given the size, the sound quality seems quite good, and we’re planning to test it during a drive to Boston this coming weekend and then on later trips as well. I can say that the sound isn’t as deep or rich as what we get from our Sonos:1/One and Sonos-compatible IKEA Symfonisk Wi-Fi Bookshelf Speakers, let alone the Sonos Move or Sonos:5s. Key among the latter is that you can’t stereo pair two Roams via Bluetooth you can only do that via Wi-Fi.Īs for the sound quality, it’s hard for me to compare since I don’t have a JBL Charge 4 or similar. But you can also connect the Roam to your phone using Bluetooth, and when you do, it will switch between Wi-Fi and Bluetooth as you come and go from your home Wi-Fi coverage area.Ĭonnecting via Bluetooth has some advantages beyond the obvious, but it also comes with some limitations. Connecting the Roam to the Sonos app on my phone was straightforward enough, and that works as it does with other Sonos speakers in that the initial configuration is done over Wi-Fi. But for now, I’m more concerned with the basic user experience and the sound quality.
I have a charger that will work, of course. Or you can buy a wireless charging dock for an additional $50 Sonos bundles the equivalent charger with the more expensive Move. But Sonos doesn’t provide a charging brick for some reason, and that could be an issue: In a world in which some of us have piles of leftover 5-watt USB-C chargers, the Roam requires a 7.5-watt charger, so you’ll need to look carefully at the chargers you have or do a bit of shopping. Sonos promises 10 hours of battery life, and power arrives via a USB-C port and a bundled USB-C cable. It would be easy to toss this thing in a backpack or bag and bring it to the beach (it offers IP67 water resistance and can be submersed in up to three feet of water for up to 30 minutes), camping, hiking, or the like. So where Move users will typically, um, move the speaker around the house and perhaps bring it into the yard as I envision doing so, the Roam has a broader set of possible use cases. Given its tiny size, the Roam is in a different class all-together than the Move, which is portable, but not the type of thing one would ever travel with. And it supports both Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant for voice control fans.) (And Roam, like Move and other recent Sonos speakers also supports AirPlay 2 for those of you in the Apple ecosystem. This means that the sound output will be optimized not just no matter where you but no matter how you’re connected to the speaker, and in either vertical or horizontal orientation. But the Roam goes a step further than the Move in this regard by supporting automatic TruePlay tuning with both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The Roam is the second Sonos speaker to support automatic TruePlay tuning, just as it’s the second Sonos speaker to support Bluetooth in addition to Wi-Fi.
Size comparison: Sonos Roam (front) and Sonos Move
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