Sonos Move Review - 6 Months Later

The Sonos Move is an impressive speaker with great sound, but even more surprising, it comes with Bluetooth, a rarity for Sonos speakers and has a built in battery, allowing you to move the speaker wherever you want. But at $399, is the speaker actually worth it? We'll take a look at how it compares to some of Sonos other speakers like the Sonos Roam and Sonos One and go through who exactly the Sonos Move is for.

We'll also take you through other features like built-in smart Assistants like Alexa and Sonos's own Sonos Voice Control, Auto Trueplay and EQ. What music services are supported through Sonos Voice Control and Alexa, How good Alexa is on the speaker, how long the battery has lasted us, how to control and group speakers and more.

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0:00 - Sound quality
1:00 - Auto Trueplay and EQ
1:52 - Battery Life and Charging
3:28 - Battery Replacement
3:56 - Design and Controls
4:28 - Bluetooth Mode
4:44 - Its Not Waterproof
5:22 - Speaker Groups
5:49 - AirPlay and Sonos app
6:19 - Voice Assistants
6:54 - Sonos Voice Control
7:22 - Google Cast Support Missing
7:50 - Issues moving between WiFi networks
8:33 - Sonos Voice Control is less forgiving
8:50 - Sonos Move vs. Sonos One

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[MonthsLater]

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[toledoole]

I started my Sonos setup with a Move and today it is still my favorite part of the setup.

In addition, it’s always been the crispiest, loudest, and prettiest of the available portable speakers at that price range.

Of course most of these things are subjective, but for me it wins because it does not demand attention and always gives an excellent listening experience.

[btc]

Wow Mr Esposito is the voice of Sonos?!

[beastnewt]

I rarely comment but just had to say this is a phenomenal review. One of the best I’ve ever seen. This video deserves more likes.

[stebesplace]

I have several Sonos Ones, and love them. I appreciate the Roam, but for me, it’s very easy to move one of the Ones outdoors for a get together. I’d like a Move some day, and recognize the audio quality should be better, but two Ones in stereo for the same price is hard to beat, just a different product compared to the One. Thanks for the review! Always love your content.

[vaughanbranch]

I have my semi-audiophile set up in my living room for purity of sound but it’s extremely directional. While you can hear it in other rooms, the sound is significantly degraded. I was skeptical of the Sonos move since I’ve never bought a powered smart speaker. However, this speaker is simply excellent. The clarity and sonic balance is great and the clear deep low end is quite a surprise. The only real negative I can offer is that the sound is undeniably mono. A pair of these would be outstanding, but unless you find a rare great deal or open box special, $800 for a pair is pretty difficult to justify. This speaker definitely exceeded my expectations. If you can find one under retail, I wouldn’t hesitate and even at full retail I could justify the purchase. Color me pleasantly surprised!

[craftmatthew]

Great review. Definitely think this is our next addition to Sonos collection. Thank you

[jacobwhkhu]

2:38 lmao is that Gus fring's voice as the Sonos assistant

[ianmcalister]

Any negatives to leaving the Sonos Move "On" while on the charging base so you can play at anytime while in the house?

[jasoncrook]

I love the move have two set up as a stereo pair…. But Sonos have really let them selves down by not including the software in the new mini sub to pair with the move, absolutely ridiculous 😡

[jamesw]

The Move is as immense as the Roam is flawed… my Move sounds amazing and has been 100% trouble free…
My roam sounds good but has been bricked and resurrected several times… it’s bricked again and I’m not motivated to jump through the hoops to resurrect it again.

[herenow]

"One downward firing tweeter"? On to next review stat!

[EJH-jnmo]

I just got one on sale for $299 which is what it’s worth. Paying $399 for it is just silly.

[venturamunoz]

anyone else running into issues with the move where airplay doesn’t want to work and will not connect . Also speaker showing powered off but microphone is still on? Looked on forums and could not find anything that explains these bugs

[moishyeisner]

Giancarlo Esposito does the voiceover???

[zynan]

Another great video. Good scripting and quality information.

[regmatt]

are we able to disable google, amazon, and just use wifi or bluetooth to link music apps

[MrSmileyGonzalez]

Can I set up sonos move as tv speaker? Other option is homepod as tv speaker can that audio be shared to sonos move?

[sxxychocolate]

Nice updated review!👍😀🙌 I've had a Sonos One Gen2 for a while, but I simply stopped using it due to Sonos's horrid app. For such a diminutive speaker, it sure does pack an incredible punch.

I was so looking forward to the Move, but the excessive high price simply put me off! They should have just made a portable Sonos One and sold it for £200.

I eventually settled for the Libratone Zipp2's....got them at a superb price and paired them for stereo. The Libratone has all I need, plus lots more! Great portable speaker! 😍😍👍😀😀🥳

Saying that, the Move still intrigues me greatly! I just want to know if I can use it solely as a Bluetooth speaker without using the app or connecting to wifi? If someone could kindly enlighten me, then that would be so helpful 👍👍👍😀

By the way, please, please review the Mitchell Acoustic Ustream Go portable Bluetooth speakers. These have also peaked my interest....🤔👍😀👌

[pjwillsr]

UPGRADE ON THE WAY....Sonos Move2 coming later this month, Sept 2023...$50 USD more than current model, but one upgrade is stereo vs mono.