Sonos is Back With an $800 Move 2 Bluetooth Speaker

Sonos has introduced a brand new speaker, the Move 2, a $799 Bluetooth speaker that guarantees as much as 24 hours of music playback.

According to Sonos, the Move 2 is its strongest speaker ever. That’s the tagline it’s going with for this factor, anyway. It weighs 3kgs, which is the identical because the Move (1) – a speaker that we labelled simply too darn heavy in our overview. While it doesn’t appear that heavy at first, the transportable a part of the transportable speaker ought to undoubtedly be a consideration.

The Move 2 boasts an overhauled dual-tweeter acoustic structure, which in additional easy phrases, implies that it guarantees to ship vast, spacious stereo sound and crisp vocals. Other specs/options embrace an IP56 score, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth (earlier mannequin was an ‘or’), a wi-fi charging base, a replaceable battery, a USB-C line in (can cost by way of this too), the addition of contact controls, and voice-enabled use.

It may tuck away properly on a dice shelf, measuring 241 mm (H) x 160 mm (W) x 127 mm (D).

As far as audio is involved, the Sonos Move 2 has three class-D digital amplifiers the corporate reckons are precision-tuned for the speaker’s “unique acoustic architecture”. There are two angled tweeters and one midwoofer. Meanwhile, the far-field microphone array makes use of “advanced beamforming and multichannel echo cancellation” for fast and correct voice management and Sonos Trueplay tuning. Of course, it’s additionally received adjustable EQ choices in-app.

The Sonos Move 2 can be out there September 20 for $799.

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