Customer Ratings & Reviews

It has fantastic sound with solid base. Lightweight and easy to take anywhere.

Great product very useful when on the go with the family

Great investment. Serves it's purpose on a budget!

It is very good for the price. It works great and I have had no issues.

Great little speaker, Size and performance are great.

Can’t say enough about the quality and options for this speaker. Use it to hold with as well

Sound is a little tinny, but it’s hard to compare anything to the ERA 100s and Move I have. Great little bathroom/shower speaker.

Sonos Roam is a great sounding portable speaker. Sound is amazing.

this new one is replacing an older one that was left outside in the rain.... apparently these are not waterproof.

Really recomendable my portable music, enjoying everywhere.

Sound play on speaker. Good to hear this. I think good sound.

This is a nice complement to my Sonos Ones on my system.

Great Addition to my Growing Sonos System. Awesome Sound.

Excellent music solution for a small room, especially a bathroom where this became our third SONOS unit. Nice looking speaker too, the white is closer to a 5% gray, goes with any surrounding. Great sound and easy to use.

Sounds amazing! App works great with iPhone and Android.

I have been a Sonos customer for a couple of years now. I have owned up until recently, the Gen 1 Beam, the Gen 2 Beam, and two One SLs. I have used the Beams and the Ones in a surround sound configuration for my bedroom because I wanted something with a complete sound but in a smaller space. Initially my thought was to try this and then add a sub if I needed more bass. Well, Sonos surprised me from the beginning by providing a satisfying sub signature to all of it’s speakers I was using, with the Beams and the Ones complementing each other really well, and actually combining to enhance the overall experience. So I’ve never felt I needed the sub. So why am I talking about this in a Sonos Roam SL review you ask. Trust me it’s important. I have for some time wanted a portable speaker to take with me on hikes, have with me while out grilling or just being outside (I love the outdoors), or even while doing things around the house. I’ve had brands of portables in the past such as Harmon Kardon, Sony, and Bose, and all have had good sound and have had their pluses and minuses, but none really met all my criteria, namely, that I wanted something robust against water and dust, good battery life, and versatility with connections, all while being really portable. I know, a ton of expectations there, and no product is perfect. The Sonos Roam SL provides connectivity through both Wifi (through the Sonos app), and Bluetooth. With the Sonos app, it becomes a part of your Sonos network, providing a mobile listening experience within the Wifi network your other Sonos products are on. This is great in the fact that you can move the Roam around the house while you’re working or doing things and augment your fixed Sonos speakers. With Bluetooth, you can walk outside of your Wifi network and have the ability to listen to content through your phone, tablet, or computer, anywhere. That’s crucial for hiking in the mountains, hanging out on the beach, or even having an impromptu dance party on your block. Even better, you don’t have to worry about the elements while enjoying this functionality as it’s water and dust resistant. The housing is hard plastic with rubberized ends for non-skid. It’s about the size of a regular sized water bottle, so it fits really well in a water bottle spot in your pack, or very easily on a small table or cooler. The button layout is super simple and consistent with other Sonos products, with play/pause and volume up/down on one end, and a pairing/power button on the back. The opposite end to the buttons is bare, but to my surprise, is a wireless charging point for a Qi charger. So you can be charging wirelessly while enjoying the speaker. There is also a USB-C port on the back next to the power/pairing button for wired charging. From a battery standpoint, I have not suffered from range anxiety, easily getting enough hours out of this speaker for a weekend of listening away from a power source, with natural starting and stopping intervals. Meaning I didn’t feel the need to ration listening time. The Sonos app provides all the standard configuration tools as it does for other Sonos products, so the Roam is able to be software updated, has equalizer configuration, and can be configured in any desired array with your other Sonos products. I have found that the equalizer at 0 for bass and treble is already really good, but I slightly turn up both to get it tweaked for my liking. There is also a loudness toggle to bump up the overall volume and dynamic. My expectations for the Roam SL for sound quality were somewhat high considering my satisfaction with my other Sonos products, but I tempered that with the fact that this is a much smaller speaker than the others. Realistically, no one can expect master tuning in a mini speaker that is geared more for versatility than quality. However, the Roam SL surprised me immediately. The amount of bass I’m getting from this little speaker is on par with one of my One SLs. That’s significant. As I mentioned earlier, I never really felt the need for a sub with my surround configuration, and this lends really well to the Roam SL as well. It has a really good balance between highs and lows, and the mids are prominent enough to enjoy the lower vocals that so many small speakers lack. The equalizer in the app further gives you the ability to make this personal for. And that I can have this stowed in my pack on a day hike or bike ride, with whatever music or podcast or soundtrack I choose is amazing. I quickly realized after a short time with this little wonder that I found a portable speaker that has met pretty much all the things I wanted. I can be mobile with my life playlist now, and not limited to a headset or ear buds. I highly recommend the Roam SL if you are looking for portable, resilient speaker for life that sounds amazing.

Easy to set up and they sound robust! We love Sonos!

It can be a little difficult for others to play their music on this device. Works very well for my bluetooth devices though.

I have an entire Sonos home theater system in my truck, so naturally when I wanted a portable Bluetooth speaker I went towards the Sonos roam. I was very disappointed in the sound quality. Even using the app and turning up the bass it still sounded “noisy“ no matter what I did I could not get it to sound decent. The bass was lacking, and it became garbled at higher volumes. I don’t like the shape of the speaker and I don’t like that the control buttons are on the side.. I returned it and purchased the Bose sound link flex. I’m much happier with the Bose. But I’m definitely keeping the Sonos home theater system Lol

Impressive mid and bass despite small size. Bluetooth connectivity need some extra steps though