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sound quality, light
great sound, and I love the shape, elegantfirst I was just looking for bluetooth speaker I went to the store and compared a bunch (Bose, jbl,ult etc….) and I liked the Bose the most but then I noticed this came out I decided to give It a shot, I like the sound more, lightness and the shapespeaker is plenty loud for being near it I cared more for sound quality than loudness because I just want to have something near me at highquality, even sitting outside I have it at 60% and its plantyI didn’t care for wifi was thinking is it even worth it extra dollars for that but noticed I pretty much at home only use it over wifi, sonos app on my pixel phone, or airplay on my MacBooksomething I didn’t understand its Trueplay I was like whatever its one of those gimmick things that you don’t notice difference or subtle – I had it off I was outside and speaker seemed a little flat to me so I turned up the bass in sonos app, next morning I took it to the shower and I couldn’t hear vocals because how strong bass was then I was like I should turn down the bass for closed space and then I was like wait lets turn Trueplay on, and it was perfect now I keep it on turns down bass in the bathroom so the sound is clear, and turns bass up outside so the speaker does not seem flat amazing this feature alone is such a game changeranyways I am keeping it and after so much research I am really satisfied that I put a little extra money

Underwhelming performance
So, the positives right up front. Very small and portable. Simplistic but stylish. Easy to use and setup. Love the dedicated Bluetooth. Cokes well packaged from Sonos. Very small and for its size, puts out good volume.Now the potential cons. I have a Sonos Arc and the Sonos Move (1st Gen). Got them both for a great sale price and the sound quality never ceases to impress me. Especially the Move, which even at very high volumes plays great music from rock, country and rap. I bought the roam to be more portable than my Move, which I use on the deck, poolside or at small gatherings. The Roam was more for hiking, beach trips and casual listening washing the car, etc. I have to say I am not impressed. It sound decent at its highest volume although you can tell you’ve reached its limit. I never feel like any of my other Sonos products have hit a limit even at 100% volume. It also sounds almost flat and very mono sounding vs steep or simulated stereo. Worse, it’s okay with rock or country or anything that has very little bass, but don’t try and play any kind of rap or hip hip. The bass is almost non-existent and really makes it feel like you’re pushing the speakers beyond their capabilities.Granted, most small portable like this would have similar issues, but when I listen to my sons JBL Flip 5, which costs less than half the price, I feel like the bass is much richer and the sound is louder, but of relatively similar quality as the Sonos, which is very disappointing. Maybe I’m missing the mark on its intended use, but I don’t think so. For small sound and high portability, it’s okay, but feels overpriced when compared to a couple others for what it offers.Would have considered a slightly larger roam in its 2nd generation for larger speakers or drivers or a dedicated bass port. I’ll have to sample it for a while and along others. I’m on the fence keeping it vs returning it. I’ll update my decision later.

Probably What Version 1 Should Have Been
The sound quality is excellent. Setting up and connecting to my wireless network was painless. I was up and running including firmware updates within 2 to 3 minutes. I would have no complaints if this were my first Sonos product or my first Roam, but unfortunately, it isn’t. I purchased the first Roam. Connectivity issues and sudden failures plagued it. Hopefully, these updates will correct all of the previous issues.

I was looking for a really nice sounding portable speaker, I really wanted AirPlay. The options are obviously limited. Basically I wanted a HomePod mini on batteries… This actually sounds better but considering it’s twice the price I guess it should.

En general es un producto de buena calidad. Se siente solido y el diseño es de lo mejor que he visto en altavoces portátiles, pues su forma triangular ayuda mucho a lograr una buena dispersión del sonido en diferentes posiciones. La batería tiene buena duración y el tiempo de carga es razonable.Una de las novedades de este producto en comparación con la generación anterior es que Sonos incluyó un botón físico para alternar a la conexión Bluetooth, lo cual en teoría debería facilitar su uso cuando no se puede o no se quiere usar la conexión wifi. Sin embargo, cada que enciendes el altavoz inicia en modo wifi y cambiar al modo Bluetooth te tomará al menos 30 segundos, lo cual pudiera no parecer mucho pero se siente una eternidad cuando lo comparas con cualquier otra bocina que enciendes y al instante se conecta a la fuente de audio.Algo que debes saber si eres nuevo en el ecosistema Sonos es que no todas las apps de streaming tienen soporte nativo para escucharlas mediante WiFi a través de un altavoz conectado a tu red. Si usas aplicaciones como Amazon Músic, Tidal o Qobuz primero tendrás que conectarlas a la app de Sonos para poder escuchar a través de WiFi. Hasta ahora solo en Spotify he logrado seleccionar los altavoces de Sonos sin pasar por su aplicación, pero el caso de YouTube merece una mención especial, pues la app de Sonos no la soporta y la única forma de escuchar el audio es en el modo Bluetooth, lo cual implica pasar por el calvario de alternar la conexión. A menos que tú app favorita sea Spotify o seas usuario de iPhone y tengas acceso a AirPlay, te recomendaría evitar los altavoces de Sonos.Siendo usuario de Android, al final terminé extrañando mi antigua Bose Soundlink Flex, la cual no ofrece las ventajas de la conexión wifi pero resulta mucho más sencilla de usar, simplemente la prendes y está lista para empezar a escuchar lo que quieras desde dónde quieras. Además, Soundlink Flex tiene más potencia en los graves y la duración de su batería es muy buena.

The sound quality and versatility of this unit is wonderful!