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The Move is the first Sonos product to have Trueplay tuning built in, meaning that the speaker automatically analyses your space and adjusts the Move’s sound accordingly to create optimum listening quality.

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The volume it can reach is also impressive for a portable speaker, outgunning many of its competitors with a minimal loss in sound quality at the upper end. The downward-firing tweeter is a welcome development, creating a much more rounded sound from anywhere in the room, and the bass is pleasingly punchy, better than the majority of speakers of its size. The Move sticks with the familiar sound profile of the Sonos range – great for background ambience and more concentrated listening, with clarity across all frequencies. Speaking of charging, the Move’s replaceable battery is a refreshing addition, and marks a nod from Sonos towards a more modular approach to design. If you’re out for the day, however, you can also handily use the USB-C port. It makes the process a doddle, fits with the speaker’s sleek aesthetic, and should give the Move around 11 hours of battery life (depending on volume levels).

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Switching between wifi and Bluetooth is as simple as pressing one of two buttons on the back of the speaker: controls are neat and minimal, as you’ll most likely be using either the app or voice commands, via the ever-listening microphones (although you can switch them off).

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This is particularly useful when you want full access to your music library, with the Sonos app searching each streaming service simultaneously for the track you want. Bluetooth connectivity comes in handy when taking the Move a little further afield, either into the garden or on a picnic.Ĭonnecting to the Move isn’t too tricky, bar a little initial fiddling between wifi and Bluetooth, and the Sonos app, once you’re registered, is an easy one stop shop for pretty much every streaming service around. This isn’t a problem for the Move, with the connection remaining strong on our home network. In terms of connectivity, you’ll want to stick to wifi for the most part, due to its superior sound quality. The silicone rubber bottom adds to its grip on surfaces, while most of the rest of the body is wrapped in an encouragingly solid metal grille. It’s quite a hefty beast, a 3kg portable speaker that’s more suited to being carried from the kitchen to the garden than up Ben Nevis, but with this heft comes sturdiness and a dust and water resistant IP56 rating. It’s slightly taller and has more of an edge than the Sonos One, but the Move fits seamlessly into the Sonos family. It’s a great option if you want just one, quality speaker to live in your home, or if you want a more versatile device to add to your sound system setup.įollow on Twitter for the latest tech deals and buying advice.Battery life: 11 hours (dependent on volume)Ĭonnectivity: Wifi (2.4gHz and 5gHz), Bluetooth, AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa Design Admittedly, $399 is a lot to pay for a portable speaker, but this sale makes the Move a bit more accessible. One of our biggest gripes with the Sonos Move was its high price tag. Other Sonos speakers you may have throughout your home can pair with the Move as well, creating a stereo setup. It can stream music from a bunch of services and you can send playlists directly to it using Apple’s AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect and others. You’ll also be able to use it for quite a while when off its base thanks to its 11-hour battery life.Īnd when the Move is on its base, or just connected to your home WiFi network, it works the same as any other Sonos speaker. It has well-balanced sound and is actually louder than the Sonos One and Apple’s HomePod - that will come in handy when you need to fill your backyard with tunes during your next barbecue. It’s a bit larger than the Sonos One, but that doesn’t get in the way of using it. On top of that, it’s also just a solid speaker. That flexibility is one of the reasons why we gave the Sonos Move a score of 80. While not specifically an outdoor speaker, the Move is designed to handle all kinds of weather conditions thanks to its IP56 rating and high- and low-temperature tolerance (down to 14 degrees F and up to 131 degrees F to be exact).

When powered up, you can pick up the Move and take it into other rooms in your home or outside. Instead, it sits on a ring-like base that receives power and charges up the batteries built in to the Move. This is the most versatile speaker that Sonos has because it doesn’t have to be confined to one place in your home.

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