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Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars with 802 reviews

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    Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

  • Battery Life

    Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars

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81%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers admire the Roam Smart Portable Speaker's amazing sound quality, portability, and surprisingly big sound for its small size. Many appreciate its ease of setup and Bluetooth connectivity, along with its water resistance for use in various settings. However, some users point to inconsistent battery life and occasionally low volume as drawbacks. A few also mention challenges with charging and the power button.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing sound

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This speaker has amazing sound and looks innovative

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Sono’s the bomb!

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Awesome sound, portable, and all around speaker of use.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great portable speaker

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent sound quality as all things from sonos has.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Known issue: Sonos Roam randomly stops playing

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I like this speaker very much with one big caveat. Our home has multiple wi-fi hubs. Occasionally, despite the Roam staying in the same place, it will try to connect to a different hub. When this happens the sound will stop even though my phone shows that it is still playing. This is a known issue to Sonos. While they are working on a fix, the only solution they currently offer is to hold the power button for 12 seconds and then turn it back on – thus doing a hard reset. Given that there is no way to predict when it'll stop playing music and the time it takes to reset it, I would not recommend purchasing this product. It took multiple calls with their support team to arrive at this answer. Sadly, I missed Best Buy's 15-day return window and am now stuck with a defective product. I strongly feel that this product should not be sold to customers until this known issue has been resolved!

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome sound.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great quality. Love the design. Sound is awesome.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect speaker

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great little speaker with incredible sound and clarity.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Sonos Roam Great Speaker in Such a Small Package!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great little speaker and even better when paired!!!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesomeness!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Awesome sound! Connected to my Sonos ecosystem seamlessly!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Sounds great. Works well with Sonos system in my house too.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Solid Speaker But Not Perfect

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    First Sonos speaker. Nice sound although works better when connected directly to WiFi compared to when using Bluetooth. Outdoor sound not as good as expected but still overall a good speaker.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Sonia portable

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Awesome sound quality blue tooth has incredible range

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Bluetooth

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great addition to Sonos

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great addition to Sonia collection seamles BT transition

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    It's cool

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I like it so far. My Bose SoundLink BT speaker died, so I purchased this. I wish it had an aux connection, because connecting with Bluetooth (vs Sonos app) isn't the greatest.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality
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    Battery life

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Great Speaker, when plugged in!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great sound for a small speaker. Battery life is very limited.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Sonos Roam

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Worth every penny. Amazing sound and functionality.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Close but just a bit expensive.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Was a good speaker but returned it because the price still was too high for the quality and it's features. Would recommend going for a JBL Flip over this and saving the money.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    One of the worst Sonos Product Purchases, Ever

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have a been a purchaser of Sonos’ smart speakers for over five years now. I have a home system comprised of Play:1 and the newer generation One speakers throughout the home. I really love the Sonos brand and wanted to expand the system and add one of these to the kitchen. The idea that I could move from indoors to outdoors and take this speaker on a trip sounded perfect. This particular speaker will not connect to the Sonos system for very long. After calling Sonos’ technical support and running a diagnostic of my system, they said that they believe it is because I have “too many” devices connected to the home network and that I should look to reduce the number of devices in the network and change WiFi channels. Nothing they recommended, works. However, I have five other Sonos speakers connected to the Sonos system and all work flawlessly. In addition to my WiFi connection issues, the Bluetooth function rarely works. Again, in speaking with Sonos’ support, I was told that I should disconnect other Bluetooth devices from my iPhone prior to connecting to the Roam as it has been known to cause poor connection performance. Searching through the Sonos forums I find that many people experience the same issues as I. The Sonos Roam, although great sounding, appears to have terrible WiFi and Bluetooth technology. I am considering returning this for credit and trying a Sonos Move.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Unreliable

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works well when it does. But if you leave it uncharged for days it never comes back to life. This is my 3rd unit in months. Hope it works. I found the issue I was having online. Basically no sound and volume forces its way down to 15. Even if you move it to 100 no sound. I have many other sonos products including the sonos move. All are more reliable than the sonos roam

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    NOT worth it

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    First off, there is no charger I attempted several phone chargers and after all night charging it only got to 38% I eventually would charge it with my laptop, Secondly it will NOT last 10hrs playing music at and average volume if im lucky it might last 6hrs so their advertising is not truthful I contacted SONOS and im still waiting for a response. Im returning it back to the store and purchase JBL.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Sonos Customer Care
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      Hi there. Here are a few tips to help preserve Roam's battery life: make sure you are powering down when not in use (hold power button full 5 seconds), disable any voice assistants when not plugged in, and ensure that you are charging with a 7.5W or higher charger. If you have tried these methods and are still experiencing issues, please reach out to our support team and they can help: support.sonos.com. john.milton

  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good portable speaker

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good speaker, not as loud as I would like. Has to be reconnected to bluetooth after 24 hours doesn’t stay connected

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend