TL;DR
- Sonos is launching a sequel to its Roam Bluetooth speaker.
- The Roam 2 lasts for 10 hours and is available in 5 colours.
- The Roam 2 is on the market globally as we speak for $179.
Whereas the Sonos Ace could also be grabbing a majority of the headlines proper now, it’s not the one audio product the corporate introduced as we speak. Sonos can be rolling out its newest moveable sensible speaker — the Roam 2.
It has been three years since Sonos launched the primary iteration of the Roam sensible speaker. In the present day, the corporate introduced it’s now launching its successor, which “delivers the identical wealthy, detailed sound and bass with the readability, depth, and fullness you’d count on from a bigger speaker.”
The Roam 2 has just a few key options to be aware of, reminiscent of on the spot setup. As an alternative of getting a multifunctional energy/Bluetooth/sleep button, the brand new speaker has a separate Bluetooth pairing button. This implies you’ll have the ability to join the Roam 2 to your cell system proper out of the field by way of Bluetooth minus the confusion. The brand new moveable speaker may also connect with Wi-Fi and different merchandise from Sonos.
A function Sonos calls “Automated Trueplay” additionally makes a return within the Roam 2. For those who’re unfamiliar with this function, it makes use of the speaker’s microphone to regulate the playback relying on the atmosphere it’s in (if the mic isn’t muted). In a evaluate on our sister web site, it was tough to inform what distinction this function made on the primary Roam, so hopefully, it has been improved on the brand new system.
The audio maker additionally claims that the Roam 2 can last as long as 10 hours. Nevertheless, that’s the identical factor it mentioned concerning the Roam, which in actuality, its battery solely stayed on for about 5 hours and 23 minutes of utilization.
The Roam 2 is on the market globally in your alternative of Olive, Sundown, Wave, Black, and White colours. It boasts a mud and waterproof score of IP67, which implies it has the very best mud resistance safety and near the very best water resistance score. You possibly can study extra about IP scores and what they imply in our information.
In order for you the Roam 2, you will get it now on the Sonos web site. The speaker is being bought at a value level of $179.
