Sonos Roam first listening test (best recording) vs Play:1 and Symfonisk Bookshelf
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
- This is a first listening test for those of you interested to find out how it sounds relative to the Sonos Play:1/One and the Ikea Symfonisk Bookshelf speaker. These 3 represents the entry point to the world of Sonos but what's really important is that the Sonos Roam is bluetooth capable and has a built in battery, all while fitting into your palm.
The recording is my best effort recording and this should sound significantly better than my previous efforts, with a 18" recording distance to the speakers, representing a desktop or personal listening distance suited for the Sonos Roam.
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Peter you're truly amazing, I enjoy watching your videos. I like the style of your presentation where you start with your conclusion/impressions. But to honest most times I end up watching the whole video. Keep up the good work.
Peter, this little demo help me decide to "get in line" for a pair of Roams. Thank you for all your effort and looking forward to your next video.
Nice intro and quick comparison test of the Roam, really looking forward to the full weight frequency test
Great job for getting this out so quickly 👍🏻
Hi Peter, a couple of questions from someone new to Sonos and trying to justify the purchase...
Can you use the Sonos Roam's Bluetooth to connect to your laptop to play sounds from movies and youtube? Is this sound then 'shareable' to other speakers like the Bookshelf Symfonisk?
Would the Sonos Roam sound good in my car (better than the standard car speakers)? Thanks!
Good question! I have the same doubt
I ordered one Sonos Roam speaker yesterday. My delivery date is next month. I just found out about the Roam yesterday. Thanks for your testing and vids.
Great video Peter! Excited to see more 😄
Excellent video Peter. Getting a pair for stereo. Thank you!
man - so happy I found your videos! Your presentation style is really refreshing and your content is perfect. Thank you!
I am going to patreon you after work today! I am going to buy a sonos amp, but not the Roam. My old Denon Envayas are sounding good still.
This is very clear - thanks for putting out the videos!
Finished watching after 2 mins as only buy speakers for sound. Many thanks for the upfront conclusion! :)
I've got an 8yr old Jawbone Jambox that still sounds great. My UE Boom on the other hand sounds flat in comparison. The Roam seems to be closer in size to the Boom. Which speaker do you think the Roam would compare to?
I am impressed about what a difference a port makes. The Symphonisk sounded way better than the rest.
Very interesting as usual ! Is it possible to compare the frequency response, power and sound quality of the Roam pair vs a Sonos move ?
did you hear what he said at the start?!
He didn’t
Thank You for video Peter! Maybe the comparison with JBL Flip or other (small) bluetooth speaker in the same category would be very interesting. I dont think the Sonos One, or Ikea speaker is the same category as Roam. Thank you and good luck.
thanks for the video peter. As always, love your reviews and loved this one too. I was waiting for your video before going into the line up for roam. Just one question, since it's bluetooth and also has a mic, Can I connect the roam to my laptop and use the it for my work calls?
I would say technically "yes" but want to know from you?
No, you can't do that. The mic is only for trueplay and for voice commands. The bluetooth doesn't have a AD2P profile implemented for voice calls.
@@PeterPee thanks for that reply Peter! Really appreciate it.
I think I'm still going to buy because of the ability to connect the entire Sonos setup with Bluetooth, which was not earlier possible.
Keep doing the good work mate!
I'll keep looking forward to your videos! 👍
Nice work, I was wondering if you can use the pair of Roam as a PC speaker via bluetooth?
why does the recordings sound so muddy and worst of all mono. what recording setup are u using ?
Best Sonos channel !
For a medium size bedroom do you think one or two roams would do the job or should I just go for the ones? I already have two fives in the living room and think for the bedroom another may be overkill. Thanks and love the reviews!
Go for the ones if they are going to be in the bedroom most of the time.
@@PeterPee great thanks! I've already got one of the roams on pre order and wasn't sure if I should bother ordering a second one. As apparently you can only use them in stereo mode in wifi and not bluetooth it seems to limit it somewhat outside. Keep up the great work!
i wonder how it sound like compare to Bose Soundlink mini ? which 1 will sound better?
question, how quiet can this speaker get? I am looking for a bedside speaker and play at very low volume.
Great video. Thanks Peter!
My house is full of Sonos speakers. I was really impressed with the Symfonisk, actually. Good value. But can you take a walk with it? I like my Roam so much I bought another one. Anxious to hear the stereo pairing. Lessening the responsibility of each should help the accuracy too. I would think….
Great test!
Peter, did you decide where to place the advertisements in this video? If so, poor form as they came directly between speaker comparisons. That means every viewers ears were distracted from one speaker to the next when the ad played, making comparison that much harder.
Most of the time I let RUclips also place them. And I suspect they decide based on where there are breaks in the audio and thus they would be automatically placed between the songs with the pauses in between.
Good feedback. Let me adjust them so that it doesn't distract!
Thank you Peter! I'd say Play 1 sounded nicer balanced to me, I'll probably get a Roam black Friday, I currently have an Anker soundcore 2 that I use in the garage when I workout so this should be a good step up from that.
Interesting... you cannot stereo pair to pc desktop. In order to connect to desktop it’s via Bluetooth. You can only do stereo with WiFi. Therefore once I have it in stereo mode with my iPhone app and I reconnect it to my desktop via blue tooth the stereo goes away!!! Any roundabouts?
Ah.... I looked it up... you need a Sonos port (450 bucks), or a Bridge (40 bucks)
Ah and also it would work for apply computers because of Apple play
Makes you wonder if Sonos will give there other speakers like the Arc Bluetooth capability now? That would be huge and welcome news to a lot of people. Have you heard any rumors about that Peter?
If they have bluetooth receiver and disabled until now the question is "why they did it?"...and build an entire new line with bluetooth into and no more add should make ALL people that bought already sonos get angry. A lot angry.
Should I get the Roam or Huawei Sound X ?
Will this be any good as a speaker for the garden?
What instrumental is that? Seriously lol....I was jamming to it. Thanks in advance....continue your impeccable work. 🙏
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Good video Peter. But what i miss is that you would cut the three play sessions of Roam, Ikea and One in that way that you play the song just once but jump between the three speakers every 10seconds or so. I mean, you could do that when cutting three video together. It's much more difficult to compare the sound of all three the way you did it.
Fantastic!
Sonos Roam is the clear winner.
Thanks Peter.
How in the world do you have one already? Do you no longer have to pay out of pocket for Sonos products? If Sonos is now providing you with product, are you test “independent”?
Just bought one of these and Like all the Features the Sonos Roam, but wish it was a little louder. Still a great buy for $143 at Best Buy Right now.
With the discount it’s a very good value!
Thanks for this review. Can you please pair up the Sonos 1 with the Roam as I understand that it’s possible to include the Roam as part of an existing Sonos eco system on WiFi. Thank you.
They can be in the same system but wont work as a pair. You need same type of set. The roam will work just like a move. They can be a part of home system.
Thanks Peter - Could I request a video where you add a Move to the stereo pair of Roams - I also loved the glitch when you said bits 22:17 very matrix :D
I’d love to know how it compares to the jbl charge 4?
Hi Peter, as always the best review and sooner than anyone else 👍
Just wandering your thoughts on a pair of Roam's vs a One? For a room across the garden with a weak signal?
Suggest better between sonos roam and Google nest audio
I really like your videos sir
I love my Sonos setup. That being said, they went a little too small. It says a lot when you say, If you want something that sounds better than your phone or tablet, this is great.. smh..
As much as the sound is probably pretty good for a tiny speaker, as you mentioned, its value is how you can move it around and use Bluetooth. I really wish they would have made it, at least, to the level of my Soundcore speakers. I got two for that price and they sound great.
Maybe this is their first attempt?
"Better than your phone/tablet" is definitely a low bar to clear but it's also the use case for the Roam. Speaking for myself, I've pre-ordered one. For me it's not taking the place of a Sonos One, it's just a decent portable Bluetooth speaker that happens to Sonos compatible. If it's replacing anything it's replacing a combination of my old TDK Out-Loud CD Book speaker and me not bothering to unplug a Sonos One to move it outside.
Great job
What tune do you use for test?
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Roam in stereo 400 dollars good tho?
Stereo really brings out the best in the Roam. Or any speaker for that matter. But the price is.... highish.
A comparsion against flip5 would be nice, Im a huge sonos fan but many times its like youtube reviewers never dare to say anything negativ about sonos and just praise them to the skies. Is it only me that many times feel a bit dissapointed after testing a new sonos product.?
I have that video being lined up. Even before I release that video, I will stake saying that there are ways that the Flip 5 is better. But there are also ways the Sonos Roam is better. I am objective in my videos so wait out for that!
Interesting. However, Sonos is not audiophile grade product. At this price range is impossible to get great sounding speaker
We need Singular Sonos Speakers for the top in a Room for Dolby Atmos ☝ Thats all i wich 🤗
The Sonos One is only £!0.00 more expensive than the Roam. The Roam seems to be over priced.
The One has a low price to get people hooked and purchase more + Roam will probably get cheaper once they sell more of it
Hmm the Symfonisk sounds better than the One? Maybe I ordered the wrong speakers
Symfonisk doesn’t sound better than a play 1, trust me!! I sent them back the same day they arrived cos they are awful
@@richardevans4081 yes I think this video is a bit deceiving in that regard
@@SteveClarkgovolz they aren’t too bad up to 50%-60%, after that you may as well turn them off
I prefer the bass from ikea symfonisk I had sonos ones both alone and in stereo but I never like how strange tha bass output sounded, now I own 3pcs of the symfonisk is much better in that lower region (no strange oumpf sound) to my ears but not as clear in the midrange...
@@vandenhoogen is that the symfonisk lamp or bookshelf? I bought the bookshelf’s didn’t even take the second one out of the box cos I was so unimpressed with one on its own! 😂😂😋
Wow I showed my wife the size when you held it and even she said that it was a little to small for her likings. I have to say the cost difference between a one and roam is marginal. Yes we know they are for different use but it won't fulfill any quality listening. It is just to dainty.
DItto
in English next time
Too repetitive.