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This is the Sonos Roam 2 portable speaker

No more having to set it up on Wi-Fi first. Praise be.

I’ve obtained images of a prerelease Sonos Roam 2 and can share a little more about the differences between it and the original model, which has been criticized by some owners for unreliable battery performance and other issues. Yes, you’ll be able to pair the Roam 2 with any phone or other audio source without first needing to go through an initial setup on your home Wi-Fi using the Sonos app. But I’m expecting the Roam 2 to come in around the same price as its predecessor and include many of the same key benefits: one of those is the ability to share Bluetooth audio across the rest of your whole-home Sonos speaker system.

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