Sonos Roam 2 vs Bose SoundLink Home

Which Speaker Is Better?

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Sonos Roam 2
Bose SoundLink Home

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Our Verdict

Sonos Roam 2

Bose SoundLink Home

The Sonos Roam 2 and Bose SoundLink Home are both small portable speakers with a balanced sound that suits a wide variety of audio content. As small speakers, neither reproduce low-bass thump, but both have enough high-bass warmth to keep basslines audible. The Roam 2 is a better outdoors speaker, as it's rated IP67, so it'll withstand a rainstorm, and its 360-degree design means audio sounds the same from whichever angle you're listening. The Bose has a sleek design that you might prefer to have in your home and supports Siri and Google Assistant via your phone. By contrast, the Sonos has built-in support for Alexa and the Sonos voice assistant, but not Google Assistant or Siri.

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Variants

  • Roam 2 (Black)
  • Roam 2 (Olive)
  • SoundLink Home (Cool Gray)
  • SoundLink Home (Light Silver)

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Cool Gray
SoundLink Home
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Olive
Roam 2
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Light Silver
SoundLink Home
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Sunset
Roam 2
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Wave
Roam 2
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White
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Design

Style  

Style Photo  

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RGB Lights  

Locked
Locked
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Portability 
 

N/A
N/A

Dimensions Photo  

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Volume 
 

Lock in³ (Lock cm³)
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Weight 
 

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Power Source 
 

Locked
Locked

One-Hand Carry 
 

Locked
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Build Quality 
 

N/A
N/A

Build Quality Photo  

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Material Quality 
 

Locked
Locked

Water Resistance 
 

Locked
Locked

Dust Resistance 
 

Locked
Locked

Impact Resistance 
 

Locked
Locked

Floats In Water 
 

Locked
Locked
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Controls 
 

N/A
N/A

Controls Photo  

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Controls Photo 2  

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Ease Of Use 
 

Locked
Locked

Feedback 
 

Locked
Locked

Music Play/Pause 
 

Locked
Locked

Call Answer/End 
 

Locked
Locked

Volume Up/Down 
 

Locked
Locked

Track Next/Previous 
 

Locked
Locked

Microphone On/Off 
 

Locked
Locked

Additional Controls 
 

Locked
Locked
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In The Box 
 

In The Box Photo  

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Sound

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

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Frequency Response Graph  

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Slope 
 

Lock
Lock

Std. Err. 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

Lock Hz
Lock Hz

High-Frequency Extension 
 

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Lock kHz
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw Frequency Response Graph  

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Binaural Recording @ 1m 
 

Binaural Recording @ 2m 
 

Soundstage 
 

N/A
N/A

Directivity Graph  

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Directivity Index 
 

Lock dB
Lock dB

Stereo 
 

Locked
Locked
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Dynamics 
 

N/A
N/A

Dynamic Range Compression  

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SPL @ Max Volume 
 

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Lock dB SPL

DRC @ Max Volume 
 

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Active Features

Battery 
 

N/A
N/A

Battery Life 
 

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Lock hrs

Charge Time 
 

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Lock hrs

Power Saving 
 

Locked
Locked

Charging Port 
 

Locked
Locked

Battery Powered 
 

Locked
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Voice Assistant 
 

N/A
N/A

Alexa 
 

Locked
Locked

Google Assistant 
 

Locked
Locked

Speakerphone 
 

Locked
Locked

Siri 
 

Locked
Locked

Voice Assistant 
 

Locked
Locked

Voice Activation 
 

Locked
Locked

Microphone Mute 
 

Locked
Locked

Far-Field Performance 
 

Locked
Locked

Ambient Noise Performance 
 

Locked
Locked
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App 
 

N/A
N/A

App Picture  

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App Name 
 

Locked
Locked

iOS 
 

Locked
Locked

Android 
 

Locked
Locked

EQ 
 

Locked
Locked

Stereo Pair Mode 
 

Locked
Locked

Party Mode 
 

Locked
Locked

Multi-Room 
 

Locked
Locked
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Connectivity

Wired 
 

Aux Input 
 

Locked
Locked

USB Audio 
 

Locked
Locked

Other Ports 
 

Locked
Locked
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Bluetooth 
 

N/A
N/A

Bluetooth 
 

Locked
Locked

Bluetooth Version 
 

Locked
Locked

Bluetooth iOS Latency 
 

Lock ms
Lock ms

Bluetooth Android Latency 
 

Lock ms
Lock ms

Bluetooth Range 
 

Lock ft (Lock m)
Lock ft (Lock m)

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

Locked
Locked
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Wi-Fi 
 

N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi Version 
 

Locked
Locked

Wi-Fi Frequency Band 
 

Locked
Locked

Wi-Fi 
 

Locked
Locked

Apple AirPlay 
 

Locked
Locked

AirPlay Latency 
 

Lock ms
N/A

Google Chromecast 
 

Locked
Locked

Chromecast Latency 
 

N/A
N/A
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Check Price

Black
Roam 2
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Cool Gray
SoundLink Home
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Olive
Roam 2
Amazon.com
Light Silver
SoundLink Home
Amazon.com
Sunset
Roam 2
Amazon.com
 
Wave
Roam 2
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White
Roam 2
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Sonos Roam 2

Bose SoundLink Home

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