Sonos Move 2 review - BETTER than the Era 100?

In my Sonos Move 2 review I tell you everything you need to know about the latest Sonos portable bluetooth speaker. Is it worth the money? Who is it for? And which one wins in the battle of the Sonos Move 2 vs the Era 100?
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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:54 - Specs
03:08 - Sound test
07:17 - Design
08:42 - Conclusion

[@papermelon]

Thanks for the high quality review man! Love how you film yourself, keeps it super entertaining. I don’t care what any grumps in the comments say, I also loved the music you tested. EDM is always top tier when it comes to speaker bass and clarity testing. You killed it. Love to see it!

[@skyberk682]

Sold my Bose portable home speaker and bought Sonos move 2, over all I'm so pleased with it and I will give it 9 out of 10 regarding the tech specs and sounds clarity.

[@user-mr4qf6hf6c]

I want to do the same. I've recently bought an Eras 300 for the dining area, and I've a Sonos One in the back bedroom and I've a Bose Portable Speaker in the front room next to the patio door, I can take that speaker outside on the front patio so it's handy, and it sounds very good. I would like to go all Sonos; once a week, I have to reconnect the Bose to the WiFi as it will lose connection. I'm an Apple man, so I use AirPlay 2.

[@mars2202]

I am using the line in of the sonos move to get my turntable connected to all sonos speakers. That is the key feature for me. Works flawless ☘️

[@DarkFire515]

My first thought was that this is physically huge for a 'portable' speaker, but then the wide loud sound combined with impressive battery life would make for an excellent speaker for back garden barbeques or caravan use. Won't be replacing my homepod but for those who like the Sonos sound I can see this being really good for many use cases.

[@Average_Middle_Aged_American]

Just bought the Move1 with $79 bag for $249USD total brand new on clearance. Hard to pay almost twice as much for Move2. Mine sits in my office until I need it outside. Works well.

[@MarkEllisReviews]

Are you a Sonos person? If so - are you tempted by the Move 2?

[@lucetothebridge]

Mark, please tell me.. Bose home speaker 500 OR Sonos Move 2? I need one of these for my living room (55m2) , Thank's !

[@KayenComment]

​@@lucetothebridgeSonos move 2 Bass +2 Treble+1 loudness on. I have all the Bose home speakers, portable home speaker and sound bar. The only thing it does not beat is the sound bar (obviously) plus Alexa works way!!! Better on Sonos than it does with Bose.

[@lucetothebridge]

@@KayenComment thanks dude 👍

[@chrisbryant8423]

It’s as if you got in my head to make this review. I want a third sonos and wavered between another Era 100 or a Move I could carry from kitchen to screened porch in summer. You confirmed my suspicion that a lighter, smaller Era would best suit my needs. A Move would hog up counter space and it’s just a matter of passing a corded Era three feet through the door. With the extra savings to add a truly portable Roam to my Sonos family.

[@chance0marasso]

I have slowly been converting my home with sonos i have 2 orignal moves that i can take in the back yard in a pair since my wifi covers outdoors...or they stay in my basement on their chargers and provide my basement sound. So they serve 2 purposes and for that they are definitely worth the money imo.

[@speedRacer05]

I'm a Sonos guy. have the in-home stuff. I use my move when I go to my patio to grill and into the garage when I'm doing garage stuff. It's great when you are out of the house and will be there for a while. Frankly, because of the poor battery life of the Move 1, I never took it camping. Maybe if I pick this up, I will. ...but probably not. I have smaller, water proof-ish speakers I pair together for camping. The only issue I have with the Move 2 is the lack of support for Google asst. I LOVE KZbin Music and that is an issue. when using voice control.

[@mikerisner]

Bless you for reviewing this! I was wondering about the Move 2 versus Era 100. When I'm out and about, I don't really need a hi-fi speaker. But I was curious how it compared to Era 100 for an in-home speaker. Sounds like Era 100 would handle what I'm looking for in a high-end speaker. Thanks!!

[@mikerisner]

Sure, you do, Sir Spam-a-Lot.

[@GregDixson]

just seen that Sonos has $100 discount on the Move 2 (not sure if that's for every country). Anyway, now considering that ..not for the camping :D but just not to be tied to the plug socket. I live in a small place ..not enough to multiroom with many Sonos (yet!), but picking up a Move 2 to switch to another room may come in incredibly handy.

[@philcrawford325]

The two things I always want from a speaker are great audio and camouflage. Finally, Sonos has ticked both boxes.

[@tommoore3292]

I love the green colour

[@Bruceneuman]

Good balanced review. I have the Move 1 and use it often outside by the pool area. If you have a Sonos network of speakers then the Move is a very good addition. All too expensive but as an Apple customer I am well used to that.

[@Flea2404]

I'm getting one of these to replace a dead HomePod for my office at home with the added bonus I can take it out into the garden when i'm out there. I really like the form factor being bigger and premium as I have heard things like the UE Boom and whilst portable, sounds naff. Best of both worlds I think.

[@user-mr4qf6hf6c]

I have an Eras 300 to replace a dead HomePod I purchased in Jan 2018. Sonos is much better, and I've also got a Sonos One.

[@karlnewgrove]

Is everyone just going to ignore the epic plant next to the speakers!?

[@MarkEllisReviews]

It’s a crying shame if they do.

[@asan1050]

Mark Ellis Reviews , Thanks Much !.......

[@DjNestedLoop]

Great review! Thanks! What’s the name of the track you used for the sound test?

[@carlos53k]

What's the sound difference between the Move 1st generation of Move 2?

[@anthonygomme9742]

@mark what track was you testing them with?

[@matfalkner]

This is good as a first impression review. But I would love to actually see it being used with a tv, phone, computer, also does it work with KZbin Music since Sonos and Google have been at war? Also how does it work at range on WiFi. Some WiFi speakers have issues with getting on a different channel than your phone.

[@TheCdM1981]

My personal opinion is the Bluetooth is supposed to be an after thought. Sonos designed this to be more of an at home portable speaker which you could “move” from room to room including the bathroom and pool. Using WiFi is obviously the way you should use it connecting to your other Sonos speakers that are most likely in other rooms. The only way this should be reviewed is using WiFi with comparison to a Sonos era100 and 300 at home in whatever room the main area of listen would be. To me the move2 is perfect to put on a shelf that has no way to run a wire and would have perfect placement. So you charge it most likely in the same room and put it on the shelf that you really want it and it stays there until it’s 24 hour battery wears out to be charged again. Which I bet if used often isn’t for at least a few weeks to a month at a time. Also Sonos should allow these as rears to an arc to compete directly with the Sony A9.

[@bogdanchitescu9886]

Can you charge it through the USB-C port also, plug it to a power bank for example?

[@bpdcraft]

Is there any risk in keeping this mostly connected instead of disconnected? In other words, is there any concern that the battery would swell?

[@JayB-ko9ip]

Is it louder when it plugged in too or can you use it if it’s plugged in???

[@Mandon97]

Does it support 24bit 192khz lossless streaming?

[@paulleefizzle]

Can you charge your phone off the USB-C while the speaker is in the charging cradle?

[@TheOskarito88]

Can you compare Sonos Move 2 vs Apple HomePod 2 ? Can’t decide between them

[@alanmedcalf7475]

Can you answer that one question. Which one sounds better the move 2 or the era 100 Please. Thanks you .

[@alanmedcalf7475]

Anyone ? Which Speaker sounds Better. .

[@xYoungDeezYx]

@@alanmedcalf7475 Move 2 sounds a bit better as it's larger, but they are pretty close. If you don't need the portability I'd get the Era 100 and save a few bucks.

[@boyafraidire]

What’s the thing beside the Era 100?

[@TOMASCOUVERTIER]

What song was that?

[@mohammadsaid9781]

always looking forwadfo your reviews

[@MarkEllisReviews]

That’s very kind - thank you!

[@ThomasEJohnson]

I have a Sonos One unit that I won during the company Christmas raffle several years ago. I hardly use it.

[@pchecoandres]

I am a Sonos fan on Home theaters, but the Sonos Roam is the worst product I've bought in ages. so I am very skeptical about their "pill" speakers now.

[@lucetothebridge]

Sonos move 2 OR Bose home speaker 500 ?

[@skyberk682]

Move 2 for me

[@JSVKK]

Go for sonos

[@rudolof8540]

Just remeber , bose is stereo and sonos is monoaural. Two twetters and one woofer doesn´t count as stereo.

[@slartybartfarst55]

It would be great if you could play some Classical Music and some Music with Vocals for the comparison. The stuff you played is compressed digital nothing. No Dynamics at all

[@MarkEllisReviews]

Woah. That’s my music, I’ll have you know 😭 Sonos stuff always plays well with pretty much anything you throw at it in my experience, and the Move 2 is no different.

[@Arnaud9100]

You should do the test with actual music, not only with « sound ».

[@MarkEllisReviews]

How very dare you. That’s my own music.

[@Arnaud9100]

@@MarkEllisReviews No, that's your own "sound".

[@1990325is]

4:00 😂

[@istvanporter8065]

First

[@MarkEllisReviews]

Boom.

[@nuznikas]

Frogy color

[@ManuelMAnny-v4v]

is everyone just going to ignore the douce laying around?

[@MarkEllisReviews]

You might have to explain that to the rest of the class, mate - I have no idea what you're talking about.

[@gulac]

🇨🇦

[@fazoole3379]

duh !!! of course it sounds better, it’s a bigger speaker, it’s portable, the 100 is not. apples and oranges !!!!

[@tuneyouup]

You call that music 💨

[@MarkEllisReviews]

I call it playing a little ditty I threw together myself to avoid this video being hit with a copyright claim.

[@mikechivy]

Thank you for the review. However, There’s a couple of points in this review that stick out like a sore thumb. 1. You state its heavy weight as a negative. Yet you pride it on its full sound and battery. I’m sure you’re aware, but a high end driver has heavy magnets. It’s essentially impossible to have deep and hard hitting bass without this I’d honestly pass on this if its claim to fame was low weight because until we have alien technology, you cant just create displacement out of thin air. 2. You say the Era 100 is essentislly good for someone who’s okay brining extension cords outside with nice weather. I’m sorry but that’s a pain in the ass. Not to mention a safety hazard if it does rain. It’s soooo much more convenient to grab the Move 2 off the base and bring it literally anywhere you want. Not to mention it has better sound quality. There’s pretty much no advantage to the era 100 except price. Maybe price is your whole angle to begin with, but the Era can’t do what the move can. Both in portability and sound.

[@davidames1746]

Privacy is pronounced privacy get it right!!!