Sonos
Premium Wi-Fi multiroom audio with refined sound, and a rocky app history
- Founded
- 2002
- Country
- United States
- Warranty
- 1-year limited warranty; a paid extension is available.
- Support
- Chat, phone, and community support; the speakers depend heavily on the Sonos app and an account.
Overview
Sonos, founded in 2002 in Santa Barbara, built the premium Wi-Fi multiroom-audio category with tightly integrated hardware and software. Sound quality and ecosystem are its strengths; a troubled 2024 app overhaul dented its reputation for reliability.
Is it worth it?
Sonos is worth it for households that want refined sound and whole-home multiroom audio and will live inside the app. Standalone buyers focused on durability or value can do better elsewhere.
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Best Compact SpeakerSonos
Sonos Roam 2
Under a pound and IP67 submersible, the Sonos Roam 2 is the Sonos you can actually throw in a bag: Wi-Fi and multiroom at home, Bluetooth by the pool, and the cheapest ticket into the ecosystem at a $179 list that regularly dips toward $135. It is mono and lasts about 10 hours, so think of it as the speaker that follows you around the house and out the door, not the one that runs the party.
Best Outdoor SpeakerSonos
Sonos Move 2
One speaker, actual stereo: dual angled tweeters give the Sonos Move 2 a real left and right from a single weatherproof cabinet, a trick nothing else in the outdoor group pulls off. Up to 24 hours of battery, an IP56 body, and Wi-Fi that folds it into a whole-home Sonos system make it the patio speaker that also earns its keep indoors. It lists at $449 with $399 as a near-permanent sale price, weighs 6.6 pounds, and leans hard on the Sonos app, so it is a deliberate purchase rather than an impulse one.