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Product review of Sonos Move 2
The Sonos Move 2 delivers superior sound quality, enhanced connectivity, and remarkable versatility, making it an excellent, albeit pricier, choice for those seeking a premium, portable smart speaker.
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Sonos Move 2 Review - 6 Months Later
10:16
6 Apr 2024
🔋 Long battery life
...The Sonos Move 2 is rated for 24 hours of battery life while connected to Wi-Fi and listening at a moderate volume... Watch in video
🌧️ Weather and water resistance
...It's weather-resistant with an IP56 rating, which means its enclosure is protected from dust and water jets; it's just not designed to be potentially submerged like the Sonos Roam is... Watch in video
🎵 Superior sound quality
...The Move 2 has a better balanced sound with a bit more in the highs and improved clarity, so things like drum hits sound a bit tighter... Watch in video
✨ Versatile connectivity options
...Now, another thing that makes the Move 2 a compelling choice for a portable speaker are all of the connectivity options that come with it, like Apple AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect. It has Bluetooth 5.0... Watch in video
🏡 Minimalist and functional design
...Like with all of Sonos speakers, it's very minimalist in its design, making it easy to blend in with a lot of different home furnishings... Watch in video
🔊 Better stereo sound capability
...Sonos gave the Move 2 two tweeters instead of just one found in the Gen 1 Move, so just a single Move 2 can do stereo sound, and two Sonos Moves stereo paired together sound incredible... Watch in video
🤔 🚫 No support for Bluetooth Auracast technology.
...One big one is it doesn't appear this speaker will be able to take advantage of the new Bluetooth Auracast technology... Watch quote in video
🤔 💵 Price increase from the original model.
...Now, another downside with the Move 2 is, of course, price. Sonos did raise it by $50 compared to the original Move... Watch quote in video
🤔 ❌ No cast support for Android users.
...And the last downside, of course, is there's still no cast support on this or any of Sonos' products... Watch quote in video
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Product review of Sonos Move 2
The Sonos Move Gen 2 impresses with its balanced sound profile, enhanced battery life, and added features, making it a versatile and superior choice compared to its predecessor and other smart speakers on the market.
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Sonos Move 2 - Your Questions ANSWERED!
7:45
4 Oct 2023
🎵 Improved Battery Life
...The battery on the Gen 2 is rated for 24 hours, which is more than double what it was on the Gen 1, which had a battery life of 11 hours... Watch in video
🌦 Weather Resistant and Drop Resistance
...This is actually weather resistant...It's also drop resistant as well... Watch in video
🔊 Balanced Sound Quality
...The Sonos Move 2...just sounds more balanced. Even though its bass is lacking compared to the HomePod, the sound on the Gen 2 is just a little bit more well-rounded... Watch in video
🎛 Customizable Sound with EQ
...Also, the HomePod doesn't give you an EQ, but the Sonos Move Gen 2 does... Watch in video
🔄 Bluetooth and Multi-room Playback
...Yes, the Bluetooth input can play in multiple rooms... Watch in video
🎚 Intuitive Control Area
...One is the new control surface area...You can just kind of feel it with your hand and adjust the volume, which I really like... Watch in video
🎤 Privacy with Mute Mic Switch
...The other thing that I like about the Sonos Move Gen 2 is that they added this mute mic switch. That is a physical switch that disconnects the mic from power... Watch in video
🤔 🔊 The Sonos Move Gen 2's bass is lacking compared to the HomePod Gen 2.
...Even though its bass is lacking compared to the HomePod, the sound on the Gen 2 is just a little bit more well-rounded... Watch quote in video
🤔 ❌ The Sonos Move Gen 2 does not have support for Google Assistant.
...The Sonos Move Gen 2 does not have support for the Google Assistant... Watch quote in video
🤔 🎵 Limited services available through Sonos's own voice control and Amazon's assistant.
...Through Amazon's assistant, you can use Spotify, Amazon Music Unlimited, and Apple Music. Through Sonos's own voice control, you can do Apple Music, Amazon Music Unlimited, and I believe Pandora, and that is it... Watch quote in video
🤔 🚫 Not waterproof, only weather resistant.
...It's not waterproof though, so don't go like throwing it in your pool and like expecting it to survive, but if you leave it outside you're at a picnic or something and it gets rained on, it should be okay... Watch quote in video
🤔 🎶 Limited noticeable sound improvement over the Gen 1.
...So far, I haven't really noticed much of a difference between the second-gen sound and the previous generation. It's not like the substantial difference that you get when upgrading from a Sonos One to the Era 100s, for example... Watch quote in video
🤔 💵 Better value for sound quality might be in the Sonos Era 100 when compared to the Move Gen 2.
...If I only had a budget for either the Sonos Move Gen 2 or a stereo pair of Era 100s and sound quality is primarily what I cared about, I would absolutely go with the Era 100s every time... Watch quote in video
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