Green green grass of Roam

In, out, take it all about. How did the Sonos Roam fare on our mini world tour to the park and back?

Roam comforts

For a Sonos, the sound quality is really just OK. But for a speaker of this size and form factor, it’s impressive. It might not quite outweigh some of the competition, but it certainly matches them.

Roam truths

Things are well balanced in the mid-range, although it does suffer in the higher echelons, lacking a bit of clarity. That bass really is the boss here, especially when you take the Roam into the shower.

Roam front

One thing this little box doesn’t lack is bass: it has a surprising amount of low-end oomph for a speaker so small. In fact it’s a bit overzealous in certain cases, requiring some tweaks to the EQ.

Roam and dry

In reality, your mates in the park are not likely to hush the crowd to note that vocals sound ever so slightly dampened, and on that basis the Roam is a perfectly well-rounded portable speaker.