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Sonos Roam 2
Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 3rd Gen
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Bluetooth
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes
Speakerphone
No
Voice Assistant
Yes
Battery Powered
Yes
Bluetooth
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Speakerphone
No
Voice Assistant
No
Battery Powered
Yes
Our Verdict
Sonos Roam 2
Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 3rd Gen
The Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 3rd Gen and the Sonos Roam 2 are small, portable, waterproof speakers with different strengths. The B&O's 24-hour battery life is far superior to the Sonos' five hours. But the Sonos has outstanding built-in voice assistant support for both Amazon Alexa and the Sonos voice assistant. The Sonos App also allows you to link multiple speakers in Party mode, where the B&O maxes out at stereo pairing with one other speaker. If you're already invested in the Sonos ecosystem, it's the no-brainer pick, but if you're planning on taking the speaker on longer weekend trips, then the extended battery life of the B&O makes it the obvious choice.
Variants
- Roam 2 (Black)
- Roam 2 (Olive)
- Roam 2 (Sunset)
- Roam 2 (Wave)
- Roam 2 (White)
- Beosound A1 3rd Gen (Eucalyptus Green)
- Beosound A1 3rd Gen (Honey Tone)
- Beosound A1 3rd Gen (Natural Aluminum)
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Roam 2
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Beosound A1 3rd Gen
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Olive
Roam 2
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Honey Tone
Beosound A1 3rd Gen
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Sunset
Roam 2
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Natural Aluminum
Beosound A1 3rd Gen
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Wave
Roam 2
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White
Roam 2
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Main Differences for
Music
Music
Threshold
Music
6.5
6.6
Frequency Response Accuracy
6.7
6.4
Soundstage
6.3
7.1
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
RGB Lights
No
No
Portability
9.4
9.3
Dimensions Photo
Volume
39 in³ (632 cm³)
50 in³ (812 cm³)
Weight
0.9 lbs (0.4 kg)
1.3 lbs (0.6 kg)
Power Source
Battery & USB
Battery & USB
One-Hand Carry
Yes
Yes
Build Quality
8.5
8.3
Build Quality Photo
Material Quality
Good
Great
Water Resistance
Submersible (IPx7)
Submersible (IPx7)
Dust Resistance
Dust-Proof (IP6x)
Dust-Proof (IP6x)
Impact Resistance
Yes (IK rating unspecified)
No
Floats In Water
Unspecified
No
Controls
8.0
8.9
Controls Photo
Controls Photo 2
Ease Of Use
Great
Great
Feedback
Great
Good
Music Play/Pause
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Call Answer/End
No
Yes (Physical)
Volume Up/Down
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Track Next/Previous
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Microphone On/Off
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Additional Controls
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Sound
Frequency Response Accuracy
6.7
6.4
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
0.17
-0.23
Std. Err.
2.05 dB
3.11 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
76.6 Hz
76.6 Hz
High-Frequency Extension
18.8 kHz
18.0 kHz
Raw Frequency Response
Raw Frequency Response Graph
Binaural Recording @ 1m
Binaural Recording @ 2m
Soundstage
6.3
7.1
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
3.20 dB
1.67 dB
Stereo
No (mono)
No (mono)
Dynamics
6.1
6.3
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
87.1 dB SPL
86.2 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
3.55 dB
2.89 dB
Active Features
Battery
5.6
9.1
Battery Life
5.0 hrs
24.3 hrs
Charge Time
1.8 hrs
2.8 hrs
Power Saving
Yes
Yes
Charging Port
USB-C
USB-C
Battery Powered
Yes
Yes
Voice Assistant
9.3
0.0
Alexa
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
No
Google Assistant
No
No
Speakerphone
No
No
Siri
No
No
Voice Assistant
Yes
No
Voice Activation
Yes
No
Microphone Mute
Yes
No
Far-Field Performance
Excellent
No Assistant
Ambient Noise Performance
Good
No Assistant
App
9.3
6.3
App Picture
App Name
Sonos
Bang & Olufsen
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
EQ
Bass/Treble
Graphic + Presets
Stereo Pair Mode
Yes
Yes
Party Mode
Yes
No
Multi-Room
Yes
No
Connectivity
Wired
Aux Input
No
No
USB Audio
No
Yes
Other Ports
No
No
Bluetooth
7.4
8.7
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth Version
5.0
5.1
Bluetooth iOS Latency
128 ms
33 ms
Bluetooth Android Latency
170 ms
201 ms
Bluetooth Range
334.6 ft (102.0 m)
334.6 ft (102.0 m)
Multi-Device Pairing
No
2 Devices
Wi-Fi
7.8
0.0
Wi-Fi Version
Wi-Fi 5
No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Frequency Band
2.4GHz & 5GHz
No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
Yes
No
Apple AirPlay
Yes
No
AirPlay Latency
99 ms
N/A
Google Chromecast
No
No
Chromecast Latency
N/A
N/A
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Roam 2
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Eucalyptus Green
Beosound A1 3rd Gen
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Olive
Roam 2
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Honey Tone
Beosound A1 3rd Gen
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Sunset
Roam 2
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Natural Aluminum
Beosound A1 3rd Gen
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Wave
Roam 2
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White
Roam 2
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