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See our ethics statement.Image: SonosPart OfAmazon’s Big Spring Sale 2026: all of the latest dealssee all updates Brandon WidderCloseBrandon WidderPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All by Brandon Widder is a senior editor overseeing deals, gift guides, and commerce. He spent six years spearheading buying guides and consumer tech coverage at Digital Trends.Sonos is no stranger to the occasional sale. The iconic audio company routinely runs sales around Black Friday, Amazon Prime Day, and the Super Bowl, though it’s rare to see substantial discounts on its portable speakers outside of tentpole shopping events. Fortunately, if you have no interest in the Sonos Move 2 or forthcoming Sonos Play, the Sonos Roam 2 is currently available from Amazon, Walmart, and Sonos for $139 ($40 off), which is just $5 shy of its lowest price to date.Sonos Roam 2$139$17922% off$139$139 at Amazon$139 at Walmart$139 at SonosThe original Sonos Roam was by no means a bad speaker, but the quality-of-life updates on the Roam 2 are genuinely meaningful, particularly if you were the kind of person who constantly struggled to pair the first-gen model with anything via Bluetooth (guilty as charged). The latest Roam has a dedicated pairing button on the back — meaning you don’t have to hold down the power button for a set period of time just to sync it with a new phone — while still letting you tap into Sonos’ larger ecosystem of products via your home’s Wi-Fi network.RelatedThe best early Amazon Big Spring Sale deals you can get right nowThe best Sonos speakers to buy in 2026Sony’s new WF-1000XM6 earbuds are already on sale for $30 offSound quality remains unchanged, though that’s not necessarily a bad thing. The first-gen Roam was one of the best-sounding speakers in its class, with pleasantly crisp vocal performance and enough depth to satiate most folks, especially when Sonos’s automatic Trueplay room optimization tool did its job. It’s a bit of a bummer that the USB-C port remains strictly for power, and that battery life tops out at 10 hours, but I’d venture that most folks are simply going to be using it at the park or simply for an afternoon at the pool. After all, it has IP67 waterproofing, which means it can withstand up to 30 minutes in 3 feet of water.Perhaps best of all, though, Sons claims to have made some tweaks and optimizations under the hood to ensure battery performance holds up in the long run, which was a crux of the original model. I haven’t had the Roam 2 long enough to say for sure, but so far, so good.Other Sonos deals to considerSonos Ace$299$39925% off$299$299 at Amazon$299 at Sonos$299 at Best BuySonos Beam (second-gen)$369$49926% off$369$369 at Amazon$369 at Sonos$369 at Best BuyVerge DealsSign up for Verge Deals to get deals on products we’ve tested sent to your inbox weekly.Email (required)Sign UpBy submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice. 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The Sonos Roam 2 speaker, as detailed by Brandon Widder, represents a notable improvement over its predecessor, the original Sonos Roam. This upgrade focuses primarily on quality-of-life enhancements rather than significant changes to core functionality. The most immediate benefit is the inclusion of a dedicated pairing button, eliminating the previously cumbersome process of holding down the power button to synchronize with Bluetooth devices. Despite retaining the identical sound quality – described as pleasantly crisp with sufficient depth – the Roam 2 incorporates several practical advancements. These include IP67 waterproofing, capable of withstanding submersion up to 30 minutes in 3 feet of water, and a USB-C port for charging, replacing the previous Micro-USB connection. While battery life remains a consistent 10 hours, Sonos claims internal optimizations have addressed previous concerns regarding long-term battery performance. The speaker retains its core functionality – integration within the Sonos ecosystem through Wi-Fi networking – and maintains a price point of $139, a 22% discount from its original $179 retail value, making it one of the most affordable Sonos speakers currently available. The revised design prioritizes ease of use and durability, addressing criticisms of the initial Roam model’s pairing issues and lack of a standard charging port. Widder assesses the improvements as genuinely valuable for users who experienced difficulties with the earlier model, although the unchanged sound quality presents no detriment.