Sonos - Move (1st Gen)

Was the worst sonos product I owned by a long shot. Returned mine to Costco and upgraded to the Move and no regrets.

The move is amazing. Took two 1st gens camping last week with a starlink mini. No ragrets

I have both and a marshal woburn 3. Of the three, I prefer the marshall as the top of the three at low to 75% volume, so it lives in my office at work. Between the brane X and the authentix 500...really depends on what I'm listening to. The authentix wakes up when the volume is 50% plus, and I prefer it's midrange for rock/acoustic stuff/country etc when at higher levels. It's plently good for edm with some bass left to be desired...same with the woburn III. The JBL lives in my home office. I love the Brane for moving around the house and thumping pop/edm/chill tracks while doing stuff around the house. It's midrange leaves a little to be desired for driving, distorted guitars, but...other than that it is pretty awesome. Honestly tho, I prefer the sonos five over all three for in-house...albiet I do use two linked in stero then paired with a sonos sub, so it's been a while since I listened to one five solo...used to be in my kitchen, now the set is in the bedroom. Also have the first gen. sonos move, and I while I prefer the Brane over it, I've heard the second gen move, and it is worth considering if size and weight are considerations. I demo'd a gen 2 turtlebox (didn't buy one bc I ended up buying a battery portable pa speaker instead), but it is a dandy as well. Is a 2 way, and it's 6x9 helps hard rock crunch. The brane's bass is better overall, but the 2 2.5 inch mid drivers' crossover point seems like it could be tweaked to send a bit more low mid to the 6.5x9. Brane seems to be working on a gen 2...may be worth waiting to see what they come up with. Would love to see in-app stereo pairing and an adjustable crossover vs. revamping the mid drivers. Ofc all that is moot if you hear it and love it as is! With the sale coupon...honestly considering buying another one and trying out the pair wired in stereo...who knows, they may add wireless stereo pairing in firmware later. Chosing between the brane and the jbl...are you parking the speaker in one place, are you a bass-head, what are you listening to, and how critically are you listening? The brane is good. The jbl beats it for clarity, balance - especially in midrange - and overall quality. JBL's bass is there and good...the brane's bass is something else entirely...it's more "fun" than the jbl for edm, and the jbl doesnt have a battery/is pretty bulky to try to move around. But...if you're parking it in one place and want overall quality...jbl.

I’m looking to buy a new portable bluetooth speaker with some solid bass and pretty clear sound. I’m not an audiophile by any means but can tell the difference between quality sound. I have tried several bluetooth speakers in the past such as the beats pill, jbl flip 6, jbl charge 5, sonos move 2, treblab hd 360, and jbl party box 310. Out of the ones i’ve tried, the sonos move is my favorite in terms of size, design and sound. the jbl party box obviously sounds the best for me in terms of bass but is a bit too big for me. the other speakers I have tried were too small/ lacked the clean bass I like. I really enjoy the sound of those two speakers because it is very clear and solid sounding with pounding bass without sounding cheap. what would be a solid speaker for me to buy preferably something portable, durable, has solid bass, and under $400? Also, i am not someone who really cares about having a flat balanced sound signature or accurate sound and all that. if it sounds good and solid then i like it. i guess i prefer the sound signature of companies like sonos, jbl, and harmon kardon. it would also be useful to mention that i usually listen to rap, hip hop, trap, pop, rnb, and stuff like that. that may be why i prefer the speakers that i do since these music genres usually have a lot of bass/treble.

For people who want something to move around their house, get the Move, it’s great. For people who want something small for taking away from their home, just get any ordinary Bluetooth speaker like jbl The roam is terrible, it’s battery will eventually turn it into a paper weight, the UX is awful, sold it as soon as they warrantied me a new one

The roam is not so impressive, move at least then

If sound quality is most important for you than volume, then Sonos is your best bet on their roam and move series. OF course there are better options but those are without battery, non waterproof and portable is not their focus.

Then sonos move 2