The Sonos Roam is the next Bluetooth speaker from the multi room audio brand.
Sonos is one of the best-known audio companies in the world, and it seems to be on the verge of launching a new portable Bluetooth speaker, after details of the so-called Sonos Roam were leaked. According to an inside source who spoke to The Verge, the Sonos Roam will be available on April 20 for $169 (around £120 / AU$220) – and with a Sonos launch event coming up on March 9, we shouldn’t have to wait too long to see if these claims are legitimate. Alongside the price and release date, the source also revealed press photos of the new Sonos portable speaker, which back up previous reports that the brand is looking to release a smaller, cheaper version of the Sonos Move, coming with both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. A previous FCC filing (Federal Communications Commission) spotted by The Verge described a device that uses a wireless charging base, but requires less power than the company’s Move speaker. We’ve known for a while that Sonos is releasing a new product this month. Sonos CEO Patrick Spence divulged in a call with investors that the brand would be releasing a new product in March, and while we initially though this could be the first Sonos headphones, everything is pointing to a Sonos Roam announcement on March 9. While details of the next Sonos speaker are still to be confirmed by the company, there are a few features we can glean from the latest leaks and the FCC filing – as well as lots of things we’d love to see from the Sonos Move follow-up. Sonos has yet to confirm the existence of a new wireless speaker, but a recent leak from someone with “direct knowledge” of the Sonos Roam suggests it will be released on April 20, 2021. We’re expecting to hear an announcement from Sonos sooner than that though, after the company’s CEO has revealed that a new product is coming in March. That’s according to a conference call between Spence and investors. In the call, which was transcribed by Seeking Alpha, Spence said that the company remains committed to launching “at least two new products per year”, and that “we are excited to introduce our newest product next month”. The FCC filing for a new Sonos speaker also suggests that a release date could be imminent. Details of the original Sonos Move leaked shortly after its FCC filing was discovered (model number S17), so the new Sonos Roam (S27) may well follow a similar path. According to the source behind the latest leaks, the Sonos Roam will cost $169 (around £120 / AU$220). While that sticker price is still a bit high for a portable Bluetooth speaker, the Sonos Roam could in fact be the cheapest Sonos speaker on the market, undercutting the Sonos One SL which costs $179 / £179 / AU$269.
