#SONOS MOVE DRIVERS#
Despite its six-pound weight, transporting the Move isn’t a chore.īeing a portable speaker, I expected the Move to be filled with directional drivers that blast music out all sides in an arc, like the Megaboom and so many other portable speakers. The ergonomics reminded me of a really comfy indoor rock climbing grip-the kind you’d find on the easy wall at a gym. You can grab it comfortably like a handle to tote it from place to place. What’s different is the cavity built into the back of the speaker. The cradle functions like a little stand, so it’s an elegant way to give your Move a home when you’re not mobile, though you can also charge it via the USB-C port on the back. Sonos says it will have replacements ready if owners want to get a new battery in a few years, once the current one starts to fade.) A couple of metal connectors on the bottom of the speaker also let the Move slip right into its included charging cradle. (The lithium ion battery is removable as well. That silicone base holds a battery that has been lasting me a little longer than the advertised 10 hours per charge-your mileage will vary based on how loud you crank it. It looks hardy, and supposedly it can withstand a drop or two, though I’ve been too kind to thoroughly test that durability. Much of the casing is made of black plastic, with a matte-soft rubbery base and a metal grille. It has the same style and touch buttons as the One (volume, play/pause, mute), complete with a ring of microphone holes up top so you can talk to it with whichever one of the two voice assistants you’d like. I keep mentioning alcohol because, well, this is a speaker made to party. (And unless you’re having one helluva rager, it sounds a lot better than duct-taped cans too.)
It’s as wide as two of those Sonos One speakers stacked on their side-or two UE Megaboom speakers side by side, or two 24-ounce beer cans duct-taped together. It doesn’t sink into the background of a room quite as easily as Sonos’ more petite One speakers. The speaker weighs as much as a six pack of 12-ounce beer bottles and is physically imposing, at 9.5 inches tall and more than 6 inches wide. The first thing I noticed about the Move was how big it is. There are a few kinks I’ll go over, and a $399 price tag that will make some of you groan, but it’s hard to argue that Sonos hasn’t put out one of the more flexible and best-sounding portable speakers you can buy. Just don’t take it for a swim, since it can't survive a dunking. The IP56 splash- and dust-resistant rating should keep it safe if those adventures include rain or the beach too.
#SONOS MOVE BLUETOOTH#
You can sync it with your Sonos speaker network if you have one, but when you are ready to jam "out of range," it has a handle on the back and a Bluetooth toggle that lets you connect to a phone or PC. It rests on a charging cradle, connecting to Wi-Fi and the Sonos app like any other Sonos speaker. It’s a half step-a speaker that sits stationary on a shelf much of the time, but can also be carried anywhere.
(A year feels like a long time, but Sonos releases new products at a more deliberate pace than most of the tech world.) The Move is the first Sonos speaker with a battery inside it, and the first one that also works beyond the confines of Wi-Fi. There are many places where you listen to music.”Īnd now, a year later, a Sonos speaker with Bluetooth has finally arrived. "The home isn't the only place where you listen to music. "One of the key transitions that we talk about is from home to everywhere," he told me.
For nearly a decade, it has completely ignored the many awesome Bluetooth speakers on the market.Ībout a year ago, chief product officer Nick Millington hinted that Sonos was preparing to step outdoors for the first time. Like a guided missile, Sonos has perfected its line of smart Wi-Fi speakers for the home, and it’s never swayed from that target-not even to step onto the back porch. You can also control them with either Google Assistant or Alexa voice assistants-a rarity in 2019. Sonos speakers can group together in any way you wish and work with most every streaming music app. They are built to last for years, and they do things other speakers just can’t. In the splintered buy-it-trash-it world of Wi-Fi connected tech, where nothing seems to connect together properly or last all that long, Sonos speakers always sound outstanding. Sonos is one of the WIRED Gear team's favorite speaker companies.
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