Owned the Move for a few months now. I’ve also owned a One Gen 2 for some time and I can safely say now after using both, the sound from the Move just doesn’t impress me as much as I hoped it would. I will say that yes, the Move produces a little more gut in the bass compared to the One, but honestly speaking it’s not a huge difference by any means. The main problem I have with the Move is that as soon as you push the speaker past half volume, it starts to cut the bass that it has substantially. Around the 50% mark and below the speaker really does shine in the lower frequencies compared to the One but when you start to push it past that 50% mark it really does just start to sound thin, especially for a speaker of it’s size. I say that because while it’s considerably bigger than the One, the One can really hold it’s own in the bass range when you start to push both speakers past half volume which in my opinion, is pretty unremarkable on the Moves part. Can the Move get louder? Sure, there’s definitely a difference in loudness. The One also sounds pretty rough at max volume as compression and distortion kicks in with that speaker at those volume levels, meanwhile the Move does play cleaner at max volume, though with a substantial lack of bass. All in all for the size and price difference, I really do think that the Move just simply underperforms compared to what the One delivers for half the cost. To anyone that is trying to decide between either of these speakers and has powered through reading this entire comment (monologue tbh), my advice to you would be that if you don’t need the built in battery, buy two Sonos Ones (Gen 2 or SL) and pair them together for stereo. You’ll get a louder sound with most likely fuller bass after you’ve set them up as a pair, and you’ll have the freedom of placing them away from each other in a room for a more immersive sound.
@@borisbolshoi7317 (Sorry in advance for the long reply) From my experience yes, I believe it does. Audio from the move seems to sound the same while running on battery power as it does while connected to the charger. This was actually something I originally really liked about the Move as I’ve used other speakers in the past that would cut overall volume and bass output as soon as they were unplugged from the mains power. This, as I’m sure you can imagine, is an inconvenience to say the least. My overall opinions on the Move that I talked about in my original comment however, still stand I’m afraid. I just don’t think for the price it’s sound is up to par with other speakers in it’s class. Below 50% it does sounds pretty nice, a warm, punchy sound signature with a pretty solid bass response, especially when the speaker is placed in the corner of a room. It’s really when you push past maybe 55% volume and especially at higher volumes that the Move really does just start to fall flat in my opinion, a shame really.
@@lewis02mc thanks for the reply most people don't bother, don't apologize for the long response it's really helpful! Was considering trying to pair the moves as surround speakers but found out I can't plus what you mentioned they don't sound like a good fit.
Looking to spend $300 for maximum sound quality, trying to decide between a move and a pair of one SLs. Maybe I'll wait for the Era 100 and eventually make a pair of them? Or maybe I start all over and look at the Marshall line again. Oy.
Listening to this through headphones, I liked the One better. Going back and listening, I can see what you mean about the Move having more bass punch, but I think the separation of the Mids and Highs in the One just make it sound cleaner. The Mids and highs in the Move sound muffled to me.
I got 2 Sonos Ones, prefer them over the Sonos Move, as the Ones have better treble. With 2 Ones, you get true stereo. I’ll give up the portability of the Sonos Move for better sound quality of the Ones. The Move isn’t really portable anyway, compared to the Roam.
Usually higher wattage power amps kick in at louder volumes so that's why the MOVE sounds like muffled at lower volumes, but i bet at 75% or 50% capacity will sound beautifully
Recently bought one. My parents own a play:1 (old model), and the sound of the move is definetly better in my opinion. Mostly due to the fact that it’s standing in a corner, so that the omnidirectional speaker is more pointed in one direction.
Took the Move to a one week vacation, placed it outside (the purpose of a Move) in the pool area, the sound was everywhere, loud and clear it's an amazing piece of technology.
I own both and the Move certainly sounds better. It fills the room much more and has a deeper base. It isn't quite as crisp as the one, however, the ones are designed for smaller rooms or for 5.1 with a more direct focus, so I think there is a difference there. As a pair the ones are comparable, with the advantage of stereo too, but not portable.
Luke Sipos yo Luke. You sound like a man in the know. Can you explain what setting up in stereo means? I’m consider getting 2 Ones for kitchen/dining area but worry they’ll lack bass? Previously used iPod Hifi (old school!) Cheers
Exactly this. I also own both, and I'm very happy. In my living room I mostly use the Ones, Arc and Sonos Sub 3, on vacation or while I have guests, the Move (so everyone can contribute their music wishes).
Great video! One of the first on the web focusing on sound. In other reviews they say, that Move is very similar to One, just louder. But in this video, the Move sounds really muflled. Something can be wrong here I guess.
Move has a downward firing tweeter with sound dissipating via a custom left right waveguide. So, it's not front firing, unlike the tweeter in the One. That's why you get more clarity from the One. The new Move 2 has two front firing tweeters which are firing outwards at an angle like the Era 100. This should give it true stereo sound and more clarity as the tweeters are front firing.
Aaron is Loud and Wireless Yeah that’s probably because the move tweeter is downfiring compare to Sonos one forward firing. I really don’t know whats the benefits of doing that...
Azmi Amin that way the move has a 360 sound, what it means is that it doesn’t have a sweet spot. The one has a sweet spot, which means that once you leave a particular area, you might not get the loudness or sound quality, but the move has downward firing tweeter, which means you can get the same audio quality wherever you are. Also, the move is designed to be a outdoor portable speaker, that should explain why. Imagine a round table with people 4 people sitting around it and the move at the middle of the table, if the move doesn’t have a downward firing speaker, only a person that’s facing the forward firing speaker can get the awesomeness of the music, but since it’s downward firing, all 4 people can get the same audio quality. Hope this will help you understand why they do this.
Azmi Amin that’s something I don’t understand either, they should have gone with the design choice of HomePod which has upward firing woofer and 7 downward firing tweeters.
I like the sound of the Move more, and I especially like the portability (battery and Bluetooth connectivity). I don't have a beach near my home but... I can imagine having one with the Move.
I agree with some of the comments about the Move sounding more muffled. Sonos One sounded cleaner to me, but there was less bass. There was definitely more bass in the Move but it sounded muffled. Thanks for your video. Tom
Shame I can’t find that music on Spotify. Was amazed by the big (although a lot of base) sound that came out of the little Move when I was on a restaurant terrace. Can’t you manage the sound in the app? Bluetooth, wireless and water resistance is a definite plus. Thanks for the video.
Could you do a video on the sony wh-1000xm3 battery capacity, and what to do for the long run to prolong battery health, replacing battery etc, I’m really thinking about getting them but I’m not sure about the battery health for the long term.
I think the Move would really pay for itself if you spent a lot of time outside listening to music, but the One seems like the better option for a bedroom speaker.
IT'S LIKE COMPARE BEOPLAY M3 VS BEOPLAY M5. VERY SIMILAR. FOR VOCAL, CLARITY AND ENGAGING IS M3. FOR FUN IS M5. BIGGER MEANS BIG SOUND AND BIG BASS. BUT NOT AS CLEAR AS M3. YOU SHOULD COMPARE SONOS ONE VS M3.
The Sonos One sounds brighter and more balanced from this video. The Sonos Move is definitely not something I would buy at the moment. It's too big for me as a "portable" speaker". Also, the price at SGD $729 (at Harvey Norman) is crazy. I'd rather use the UE Boom 2 as a portable BT speaker. Unless you have a landed property with maybe a pool (to take the move from the house out to the pool area), I would recommend people to get 2 Sonos Ones instead and you would still have some change.
Aaron..... I have a b&o "glitch" or setting that I accidentally canes across that turns these into the biggest and baddest bass monsters I have heard so far. I am curious if I'm crazy or can someone else do this too. It requires iPhone and Android. Not a joke just curious. If it works for you too you will freak
I live in an apartment so I can't blast music that loud and bass penetrates walls more than higher frequencies. I think I'll just save that money and go with the One.
I have a pair of Ones AND a Move. The Move has more umph than a Sonos One and in my opinion is a significantly superior speaker. BUT a my pair of Ones together sound significantly better than my Move on it's own (purely down to them being a stereo pair). I hope that helps.
I'd be interested to know from anyone who has a pair of Moves what they sound like as a stereo pair. BTW all the talk of the Move being "muffled" is nonsense. And that comes from someone who's own one for a while now, so I should know.
In this video, the One is much better. The Move actually sounds terrible, but it must have something to do with the set up here. (Optimization or tuning or placement or something) Perhaps you can change the scene and try a couple more arrangements, because this really makes the “Move” look bad. I’d like to hope my observation is inaccurate, but that’s my take anyway. If the Move is suited for outdoors, that might be another worthwhile test.
I appreciate the input! Both were set to flat EQ and only optimized with Trueplay so as not to skew the results, and that would also have compensated for placement. An outdoors test would be possible if I could find some way to power the One but I'm confident the Move will outperform the One's bass range outdoors.
So in this test, it is clear that the “Move” needs to have the highs turned up, compared to “the One.” It must be noted that they both have different tweeter & woofer designs.
Like it’s in a large box or barrel or in a closet. IDK how you let that go. What is the Structure they are sitting on? Is it hollow? Man that’s just awful. I hope you can correct the problem and try again. I haven’t even looked around at other reviews of this yet. I just assumed it sucks, and that’s all there is to it. Would be nice to find out that wasn’t the case.
So glad I just brought 2 x sonos ones for my new Gym room..It kills the MOVE ..which sound shit on here .. 😂 my Sonos ones (set in stereo) kills the MOVE.. over priced pile of💩💩💩💩💩😁
ricemilk depends on the usage. Yes, two speakers in stereo outperform the move, but due to the move being wireless and having a better bass, the move is definetly a win to me...
Owned the Move for a few months now. I’ve also owned a One Gen 2 for some time and I can safely say now after using both, the sound from the Move just doesn’t impress me as much as I hoped it would. I will say that yes, the Move produces a little more gut in the bass compared to the One, but honestly speaking it’s not a huge difference by any means. The main problem I have with the Move is that as soon as you push the speaker past half volume, it starts to cut the bass that it has substantially. Around the 50% mark and below the speaker really does shine in the lower frequencies compared to the One but when you start to push it past that 50% mark it really does just start to sound thin, especially for a speaker of it’s size. I say that because while it’s considerably bigger than the One, the One can really hold it’s own in the bass range when you start to push both speakers past half volume which in my opinion, is pretty unremarkable on the Moves part. Can the Move get louder? Sure, there’s definitely a difference in loudness. The One also sounds pretty rough at max volume as compression and distortion kicks in with that speaker at those volume levels, meanwhile the Move does play cleaner at max volume, though with a substantial lack of bass. All in all for the size and price difference, I really do think that the Move just simply underperforms compared to what the One delivers for half the cost. To anyone that is trying to decide between either of these speakers and has powered through reading this entire comment (monologue tbh), my advice to you would be that if you don’t need the built in battery, buy two Sonos Ones (Gen 2 or SL) and pair them together for stereo. You’ll get a louder sound with most likely fuller bass after you’ve set them up as a pair, and you’ll have the freedom of placing them away from each other in a room for a more immersive sound.
Hey if you leave the Move connected to a charger does the bass still cut out past 50%?
@@borisbolshoi7317 (Sorry in advance for the long reply) From my experience yes, I believe it does. Audio from the move seems to sound the same while running on battery power as it does while connected to the charger. This was actually something I originally really liked about the Move as I’ve used other speakers in the past that would cut overall volume and bass output as soon as they were unplugged from the mains power. This, as I’m sure you can imagine, is an inconvenience to say the least. My overall opinions on the Move that I talked about in my original comment however, still stand I’m afraid. I just don’t think for the price it’s sound is up to par with other speakers in it’s class. Below 50% it does sounds pretty nice, a warm, punchy sound signature with a pretty solid bass response, especially when the speaker is placed in the corner of a room. It’s really when you push past maybe 55% volume and especially at higher volumes that the Move really does just start to fall flat in my opinion, a shame really.
@@lewis02mc thanks for the reply most people don't bother, don't apologize for the long response it's really helpful! Was considering trying to pair the moves as surround speakers but found out I can't plus what you mentioned they don't sound like a good fit.
Thanks for your comment. I was considering if to take beam with move or beam with 2x ones.
Looking to spend $300 for maximum sound quality, trying to decide between a move and a pair of one SLs. Maybe I'll wait for the Era 100 and eventually make a pair of them? Or maybe I start all over and look at the Marshall line again. Oy.
Listening to this through headphones, I liked the One better. Going back and listening, I can see what you mean about the Move having more bass punch, but I think the separation of the Mids and Highs in the One just make it sound cleaner. The Mids and highs in the Move sound muffled to me.
I have a Sonos Move and it is indeed very bassy and punchy. I don't think it drowns the mids and highs
Their is no way to accurately disclose sound via a microphone when demonstrating a speaker. Your own ears are the only way.
I got 2 Sonos Ones, prefer them over the Sonos Move, as the Ones have better treble. With 2 Ones, you get true stereo. I’ll give up the portability of the Sonos Move for better sound quality of the Ones. The Move isn’t really portable anyway, compared to the Roam.
Usually higher wattage power amps kick in at louder volumes so that's why the MOVE sounds like muffled at lower volumes, but i bet at 75% or 50% capacity will sound beautifully
Thanks for the review. To me it seems Sonos One has a better midrange and the voice sounds clearer where as Sonos Move has a bit too much bass.
I’m assuming the move Gen 2 will come with a driver and 2 tweeter’s similar to the era 100.
I really like the features of the move but the one sounds so much better to me
Recently bought one. My parents own a play:1 (old model), and the sound of the move is definetly better in my opinion. Mostly due to the fact that it’s standing in a corner, so that the omnidirectional speaker is more pointed in one direction.
The mic also does real-time Trueplay tuning so it'll sound better over time provided it stays in that corner
Sonos one really Impressed me and now I own 2
Took the Move to a one week vacation, placed it outside (the purpose of a Move) in the pool area, the sound was everywhere, loud and clear it's an amazing piece of technology.
I own both and the Move certainly sounds better. It fills the room much more and has a deeper base. It isn't quite as crisp as the one, however, the ones are designed for smaller rooms or for 5.1 with a more direct focus, so I think there is a difference there. As a pair the ones are comparable, with the advantage of stereo too, but not portable.
Luke Sipos yo Luke. You sound like a man in the know. Can you explain what setting up in stereo means? I’m consider getting 2 Ones for kitchen/dining area but worry they’ll lack bass?
Previously used iPod Hifi (old school!)
Cheers
Exactly this. I also own both, and I'm very happy. In my living room I mostly use the Ones, Arc and Sonos Sub 3, on vacation or while I have guests, the Move (so everyone can contribute their music wishes).
Great video! One of the first on the web focusing on sound. In other reviews they say, that Move is very similar to One, just louder. But in this video, the Move sounds really muflled. Something can be wrong here I guess.
Thanks! I suspect it's because the Move's tweeter is downfiring and that's how that sounds through the mic
Actually you wrong about the Sonos one mid/bass driver facing below. Is exactly the same as Sonos move which is facing directly to the listener...
Yea you’re right, thanks for that.
I have several 3s and 5s but bought a move, not so much for the sound in comparison - but because, well, I could move it and take it outside
and how does it compare too the 3s and 5s sound wise?
@@lukestagg2138 smaller - but I can move it around or outside
Thanks for a great review and comparison! 200 is worth the mobility.
Thanks for doing a review of sound quality.
You're welcome
Move has a downward firing tweeter with sound dissipating via a custom left right waveguide. So, it's not front firing, unlike the tweeter in the One. That's why you get more clarity from the One.
The new Move 2 has two front firing tweeters which are firing outwards at an angle like the Era 100. This should give it true stereo sound and more clarity as the tweeters are front firing.
Great vid! Sonos move sounded quite muffled in comparison with sonos one. Not sure is it recording
Probably something to do with the Move’s tweeter being a downfiring driver, meaning that it’s not beaming audio directly to the mic like the One.
Aaron is Loud and Wireless Yeah that’s probably because the move tweeter is downfiring compare to Sonos one forward firing. I really don’t know whats the benefits of doing that...
Azmi Amin that way the move has a 360 sound, what it means is that it doesn’t have a sweet spot. The one has a sweet spot, which means that once you leave a particular area, you might not get the loudness or sound quality, but the move has downward firing tweeter, which means you can get the same audio quality wherever you are. Also, the move is designed to be a outdoor portable speaker, that should explain why. Imagine a round table with people 4 people sitting around it and the move at the middle of the table, if the move doesn’t have a downward firing speaker, only a person that’s facing the forward firing speaker can get the awesomeness of the music, but since it’s downward firing, all 4 people can get the same audio quality. Hope this will help you understand why they do this.
EDWIN CDY Lol. What’s the point of having the tweeter only downfiring when the midbass driver is not even downfiring...
Azmi Amin that’s something I don’t understand either, they should have gone with the design choice of HomePod which has upward firing woofer and 7 downward firing tweeters.
Does the Sonus Move have more BALLS IN THE BASS?
I like the sound of the Move more, and I especially like the portability (battery and Bluetooth connectivity). I don't have a beach near my home but... I can imagine having one with the Move.
Am really glad Sonos made this speaker, something that more people will consider
I agree with some of the comments about the Move sounding more muffled. Sonos One sounded cleaner to me, but there was less bass. There was definitely more bass in the Move but it sounded muffled. Thanks for your video. Tom
Thanks for this upload. After watching this I may opt for Sonos one. Cheers
@42 seconds… classic! You earned my sub.
Thank you!
Shame I can’t find that music on Spotify. Was amazed by the big (although a lot of base) sound that came out of the little Move when I was on a restaurant terrace. Can’t you manage the sound in the app? Bluetooth, wireless and water resistance is a definite plus. Thanks for the video.
I currently have the sonos one. I was looking to but another to add the stereo sound. I was looking to get the move but can u connect both ?
You can connect them over wifi but as individual mono speakers, not stereo. You can't connect them using Bluetooth.
Could you do a video on the sony wh-1000xm3 battery capacity, and what to do for the long run to prolong battery health, replacing battery etc, I’m really thinking about getting them but I’m not sure about the battery health for the long term.
Why does the move sound muddy in the upper mid to high, may need eq
The Move has a downfiring tweeter which will display this effect when recorded, because its treble range is non-directional
Is the EQ the same on both & is the mic turned on for the “Move” so that Trueplay kicks in?
Yea I tuned it with the mic before shooting the review, had to turn it off while recording in case i wake the voice assistant
The mic has to be enabled for auto trueplay. If you disable auto trueplay, the mic is disabled unless you have a voice assistant availible
Sonos one sounded way better in the high frequencies
I think the Move would really pay for itself if you spent a lot of time outside listening to music, but the One seems like the better option for a bedroom speaker.
Did anyone ever tell you that you look like Jeriba Shigan from the movie Enemy Mine?
You can adjust the treble in eq settings and it won’t sound muffled
IT'S LIKE COMPARE BEOPLAY M3 VS BEOPLAY M5. VERY SIMILAR. FOR VOCAL, CLARITY AND ENGAGING IS M3. FOR FUN IS M5. BIGGER MEANS BIG SOUND AND BIG BASS. BUT NOT AS CLEAR AS M3. YOU SHOULD COMPARE SONOS ONE VS M3.
Would be interesting to turn them 45, 90, 180 degrees and listening.
Sounds muffled on the move. Might be the rubberized base acting as a conductor.
What’s the app name called to adjust the eq
Sonos App
Ok thank you
En conclusión, él sonos 1 tiene mejor claridad de sonido, mientras el sonos move es más como para fiestas y hacer más ruido
The Sonos One sounds brighter and more balanced from this video. The Sonos Move is definitely not something I would buy at the moment. It's too big for me as a "portable" speaker". Also, the price at SGD $729 (at Harvey Norman) is crazy. I'd rather use the UE Boom 2 as a portable BT speaker. Unless you have a landed property with maybe a pool (to take the move from the house out to the pool area), I would recommend people to get 2 Sonos Ones instead and you would still have some change.
And you'll get stereo separation+soundstaging from 2 Sonos Ones
@@aaronloudnwireless Exactly bro!
i tested the sonos move, kinda disappointed with the sound signature. I rather go back to the sonos one/play even though they are not so portable.
Aaron..... I have a b&o "glitch" or setting that I accidentally canes across that turns these into the biggest and baddest bass monsters I have heard so far. I am curious if I'm crazy or can someone else do this too. It requires iPhone and Android. Not a joke just curious. If it works for you too you will freak
Ah man... If I still had those it'll be interesting to see
What is it that you do to them?
The vocals on the Sonos move sound nauseating
Yeah
Which would you recommend Sonos move or Marshall kilburn
I live in an apartment so I can't blast music that loud and bass penetrates walls more than higher frequencies. I think I'll just save that money and go with the One.
High end on sonos move is not that good compared to one. Disappointed
You have listened to a move then? Not a recording but a live experience......
How about 2 x sonos ones vs 1 x Sonos move?
I have a pair of Ones AND a Move. The Move has more umph than a Sonos One and in my opinion is a significantly superior speaker. BUT a my pair of Ones together sound significantly better than my Move on it's own (purely down to them being a stereo pair). I hope that helps.
I'd be interested to know from anyone who has a pair of Moves what they sound like as a stereo pair. BTW all the talk of the Move being "muffled" is nonsense. And that comes from someone who's own one for a while now, so I should know.
Great Video
The move has more bass
In this video, the One is much better. The Move actually sounds terrible, but it must have something to do with the set up here. (Optimization or tuning or placement or something) Perhaps you can change the scene and try a couple more arrangements, because this really makes the “Move” look bad. I’d like to hope my observation is inaccurate, but that’s my take anyway.
If the Move is suited for outdoors, that might be another worthwhile test.
I appreciate the input! Both were set to flat EQ and only optimized with Trueplay so as not to skew the results, and that would also have compensated for placement. An outdoors test would be possible if I could find some way to power the One but I'm confident the Move will outperform the One's bass range outdoors.
So in this test, it is clear that the “Move” needs to have the highs turned up, compared to “the One.” It must be noted that they both have different tweeter & woofer designs.
Move sounds like a bad boombox
Yes the Move has a down-firing tweeter apparently
Like it’s in a large box or barrel or in a closet. IDK how you let that go. What is the Structure they are sitting on? Is it hollow?
Man that’s just awful. I hope you can correct the problem and try again. I haven’t even looked around at other reviews of this yet. I just assumed it sucks, and that’s all there is to it. Would be nice to find out that wasn’t the case.
Sonos One was much better.
Dude, u ever change ur shirt?
Sonos 1 sounds better
I think so too
Pin me please
So glad I just brought 2 x sonos ones for my new Gym room..It kills the MOVE ..which sound shit on here .. 😂 my Sonos ones (set in stereo) kills the MOVE.. over priced pile of💩💩💩💩💩😁
ricemilk depends on the usage.
Yes, two speakers in stereo outperform the move, but due to the move being wireless and having a better bass, the move is definetly a win to me...
Sonos Move is shit! No good sound👎👎
Sonos One sounds better
Sonos one sounds better