A massive Sonos launch could soon bring a next-gen Roam 2 plus its first headphones

The Sonos Roam 2 is rumored to be landing in June

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We’re big fans of theSonos Roam, we rate it as thebest Bluetooth speakerfor most people, and now it looks like its replacement is imminent. According to Mark Gurman’s latest newsletter onBloomberg,Sonosis preparing to launch the Sonos Roam 2 in June alongside the long-rumoredSonos headphones.

Although Gurman doesn’t go into much detail beyond saying that the Roam 2 could come with a similar touch-panel control system to theSonos Era 100andSonos Era 300, it sounds like this new speaker could be therumored “party speaker"that Bloomberg previously reported on.

We said at the time that a full-blown party speaker would be an odd move for the company, but if its new speaker turns out to be an improved Roam rather than a completely new speaker product that would make a lot more sense.

What do we know about the Sonos Roam 2?

According to Gurman, Sonos has tweaked the hardware slightly to solve some Bluetooth issues and it’s working on a brand new Sonos app too. That app won’t be for the entire Sonos family just yet, though. Gurman says that the focus is on the Roam 2 and on the Sonos headphones, with compatibility for existing devices – like itsbest wireless speakers– coming later. That’s apparently because Sonos has been encountering problems getting the software right.

When we reviewed the original Sonos Roam we gave it four and a half stars out of five. Battery life was good but not class-leading – we achieved about nine hours in our tests – and we found the bass a little overwhelming. The lack of stereo pairing was another omission. So it’ll be interesting to see how Sonos' new speaker compares to the existing ones in those departments. With better battery life, improved Bluetooth pairing and a slightly less bass-heavy sound, it could well be one of the bestSonos speakerswe’ve ever reviewed.

The Roam 2 and Sonos headphones aren’t the only releases we’re expecting this year. Sonos is also expected to launch aTV set-top boxthis year, and alongside the Roam some of its other key products – theArc soundbar,Sonos Sub Miniand Sonos Era 100 speaker – are also expected to be refreshed in 2024.

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Writer, broadcaster, musician and kitchen gadget obsessive Carrie Marshall has been writing about tech since 1998, contributing sage advice and odd opinions to all kinds of magazines and websites as well as writing more than a dozen books. Her memoir,Carrie Kills A Man, is on sale now and her next book, about pop music, is out in 2025. She is the singer in Glaswegian rock bandUnquiet Mind.

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