Sonos Roam 1 with Wireless Charger delivers Sonos audio quality in a 430-gram triangular package that survives full submersion in water, paired with the magnetic Qi charging base for cable-free desktop docking, all bundled at KSh 28,500 and now available at Mascom International, Old Mutual Building, First Floor Room 4, Kimathi Street, Nairobi CBD with countrywide delivery and pay on arrival across all 47 Kenyan counties. The Sonos Roam 1 carries an IP67 rating that handles full dust protection and submersion in 1 meter of water for 30 minutes, runs up to 10 hours on a single charge, supports WiFi 5, Bluetooth 5.0, and Apple AirPlay 2 simultaneously, and includes Automatic Trueplay tuning that adjusts the audio profile to match whatever room or outdoor space you're in. The bundled wireless charging base snaps magnetically to the bottom of the speaker, eliminating the daily fuss of plugging in a USB-C cable and turning the Sonos Roam 1 into a permanent kitchen, bedside, or office fixture that's always topped up and ready to grab on your way out.

Sonos Roam 1 solves a problem that frustrates Kenya's home audio buyers, content creators, hospitality operators, and lifestyle professionals: portable Bluetooth speakers usually sound thin and disconnected from the rest of your home audio, while serious WiFi speakers stay locked to one room. The Sonos Roam 1 is the rare speaker that does both well. At home it joins your WiFi network and behaves like any other Sonos product, streaming directly from over 100 music services with full app control and grouping with other Sonos speakers for multi-room playback. Step outside the WiFi range and it falls back to Bluetooth 5.0 automatically, so you can take the same speaker to a Karen garden lunch, a Diani beach weekend, or a Mombasa hotel room without re-pairing every time. At Mascom International, we're seeing strong demand from young professionals furnishing first apartments in Westlands and Kilimani, content creators who need clean reference audio for video review, and Kenya's growing hospitality sector where boutique guesthouses use Sonos systems to deliver consistent music across rooms.

Sonos Roam 1 sets itself apart from typical portable Bluetooth speakers available through other electronics retailers in Kenya in a way that becomes obvious the first time you use it. Sound Swap lets you press and hold the play button to "throw" your music to the nearest Sonos speaker in your home, so the song follows you from the kitchen to the living room without touching your phone. Auto Trueplay continuously listens to the room with the built-in far-field microphone and re-tunes the bass and treble response to match the acoustics, whether you place the speaker on a tile bathroom counter, a soft sofa cushion, or grass in the back garden. Users consistently report that the Sonos Roam 1 sounds more refined, more controlled, and more musical than UE Boom, JBL Flip, and Bose SoundLink Flex models in the same size class, particularly on vocal-led music, jazz, and acoustic recordings where Sonos's tuning shows its strength. The bundled Sonos wireless charger base, sold separately for around KSh 6,500 elsewhere, is included in this Mascom International bundle at no additional cost, giving Kenya's buyers a complete ready-to-use package the moment the box opens.

The Sonos Roam 1 is the only ultra-portable speaker on the Kenyan market that combines full WiFi multi-room functionality with battery-powered Bluetooth portability in a single device. Most competing portable speakers from JBL, Bose, and UE function only as Bluetooth accessories, meaning they connect to one phone at a time and have no awareness of other speakers in your home. The Sonos Roam 1 connects to your home WiFi network as a true Sonos speaker, joining any existing Sonos system as an additional zone, supporting Apple AirPlay 2 for direct streaming from iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and working with the Sonos app to access Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Tidal, Deezer, and over 100 other streaming services without going through your phone's Bluetooth connection. When you leave your WiFi network, Automatic Switching seamlessly transitions the Sonos Roam 1 to Bluetooth 5.0 mode without manual reconfiguration. This dual-network capability matters for Kenya's mobile professionals who want one speaker that handles their morning kitchen routine, their afternoon office work, their weekend road trips, and their evening hotel stays without compromise.

The IP67 rating means the Sonos Roam 1 is completely dust-tight and survives full submersion in fresh water up to 1 meter deep for 30 minutes. In practical Kenyan conditions, this rating handles every realistic scenario you're likely to encounter. Pool parties at Karen and Runda residences where the speaker sits at the water's edge, Diani and Watamu beach trips where sand and salt spray are constant concerns, Nakuru and Naivasha lakeside weekends where unexpected rain can arrive within minutes, and bathroom shower routines where steam and water splashes would destroy lesser portable speakers. The Sonos Roam 1 has been independently tested to survive accidental drops onto tile and concrete from waist height, with the concave rubber endcaps absorbing impact and protecting the internal drivers. The triangular cross-section design keeps the speaker stable when laid horizontally and lets it stand upright vertically, with both orientations producing balanced sound thanks to internal acoustic tuning. After water exposure, simply wipe the speaker dry before placing it on the magnetic charging base, since the charging contacts need to be dry for the wireless connection to work properly.

The Sonos Roam 1 delivers up to 10 hours of continuous music playback on a full charge, with 10 days of standby time when the speaker enters automatic sleep mode after detecting no audio activity. Real-world battery life depends on volume level, content type, and connection mode. Bluetooth playback at moderate listening volume in a typical apartment delivers close to the full 10-hour rating, while WiFi playback at higher volumes for outdoor use shortens battery life to around 7-8 hours of continuous use. The automatic sleep mode is particularly useful for Kenyan owners who keep the speaker in an active home but don't always remember to turn it off, since the Sonos Roam 1 detects extended silence and drops into low-power standby that preserves the battery for days rather than draining it overnight. Charging from empty takes approximately 2 hours via the included USB-C cable, or roughly 2.5 hours via the bundled magnetic wireless charging base. The speaker also supports any standard Qi wireless charging pad, so you can use the same charger that tops up your Samsung Galaxy or iPhone if your magnetic base is at home and you're traveling.

The Sonos magnetic wireless charging base transforms the Sonos Roam 1 from an occasional-use Bluetooth speaker into a permanent fixture in your daily life. The charger has strong neodymium magnets aligned with the speaker's internal charging coil, so you simply place the Sonos Roam 1 near the base and it snaps into position automatically, ready to charge in seconds. This eliminates the daily friction of finding the USB-C cable, fumbling with the small port in low light, and remembering to plug it in. Kenya's busy professionals who use the speaker for morning kitchen music, evening living room listening, and bedroom wind-down sessions find that the magnetic base lets them grab the speaker, use it briefly, and place it back without thinking about charging. The base itself uses a USB-C input and works with any standard USB-C power source, including the chargers from your laptop, phone, or any Mascom-supplied power adapter. Buying the magnetic wireless charging base separately in Kenya typically adds KSh 5,000 to KSh 7,000 to the total cost. The Mascom International bundle at KSh 28,500 includes both the speaker and the wireless charging base together, representing meaningful savings versus buying the components separately from competing electronics retailers in Kenya.

The Sonos Roam 1 occupies a different category from typical JBL and UE portable speakers despite the size similarity. The JBL Flip 6 and UE Boom 3 are pure Bluetooth speakers focused on loud, bass-forward sound for outdoor listening. They lack WiFi connectivity, AirPlay 2 support, multi-room audio integration, and voice assistant capability. The Sonos Roam 1 offers all four of these features in addition to Bluetooth playback. On sound quality, the Sonos Roam 1 produces more balanced, more controlled audio with better vocal clarity and tighter bass response than the JBL Flip 6, while the JBL produces a louder, more bass-heavy presentation suited to outdoor parties. The UE Boom 3 has a 360-degree sound design that fills a circular space evenly, while the Sonos Roam 1 directs sound forward from its triangular form factor. For Kenya's buyers who already own or plan to invest in a Sonos system for the home, the Sonos Roam 1 is the obvious portable choice because it integrates into the existing setup. For buyers who only want a loud Bluetooth speaker for outdoor use and have no interest in WiFi audio, JBL and UE alternatives remain valid options at lower price points.

The Sonos Roam 1 includes a built-in far-field microphone array that supports Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant voice control, allowing hands-free music requests, connected home device control, weather queries, and general assistant tasks without touching your phone. Voice assistant functionality requires WiFi connectivity and is not available when the speaker is in Bluetooth-only mode away from your home network. The Sonos S2 app on iOS and Android provides access to over 100 streaming services including Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Tidal, Deezer, SoundCloud, TuneIn radio, and many others. Kenyan users can also stream local radio stations through TuneIn, including Capital FM, Easy FM, Kiss 100, NRG Radio, Classic 105, and BBC World Service. Apple AirPlay 2 support means iPhone, iPad, and Mac users can stream any audio from any app directly to the Sonos Roam 1 over WiFi, including podcasts from Apple Podcasts, audiobooks from Audible, and audio from any video playing on the device. Spotify Connect lets paid Spotify subscribers send music directly from the Spotify app to the Roam 1 without going through Bluetooth.

Yes. Two Sonos Roam 1 units can be paired as a true stereo pair through the Sonos app, with one speaker handling left channel audio and the other handling right channel, creating a wider, more spacious sound stage suitable for music listening in larger living rooms or outdoor entertaining areas. Stereo pairing requires both speakers to be connected to the same WiFi network and configured through the Sonos S2 app, after which they function as a single audio zone with shared volume and grouping controls. The Sonos Roam 1 cannot be used as rear surround speakers in a Sonos home theater setup, and it cannot be paired with the Sonos Sub for added bass output. These limitations are intentional design choices reflecting the Roam 1's portable nature, not technical failures. Mascom International stocks the Sonos Roam 1 with Wireless Charger bundle at KSh 28,500 per unit, so customers building a stereo pair receive the full bundle with both units, totaling KSh 57,000 for a complete two-speaker portable stereo system with two wireless charging bases.

The Sonos Roam 1 connects to standard 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz WiFi networks using the WiFi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) wireless standard, compatible with all home and office routers commonly deployed by Safaricom Home Fibre, JTL Faiba, Zuku, Liquid Telecom, and other Kenyan internet service providers. The speaker requires an active internet connection for music streaming services and voice assistant functionality, so reliable home broadband meaningfully affects the experience. For Kenyan customers using mobile data hotspots from Safaricom, Airtel, or Telkom Kenya, the Sonos Roam 1 connects to the hotspot WiFi just like any other WiFi speaker, though sustained streaming consumes data quickly and is best suited to homes with unlimited fibre connections. Bluetooth 5.0 mode requires no internet connection at all and works directly with any Bluetooth-capable phone, tablet, or laptop, making the Sonos Roam 1 fully functional in remote Kenyan locations, on safari, in vehicle setups, and during travel where WiFi is unreliable or unavailable.

Available now at Mascom International, your trusted electronics specialist in Nairobi's central business district. Hear the Sonos Roam 1 sound quality, test the magnetic wireless charging base, compare the audio against other portable Bluetooth speakers in our showroom, and choose between Lunar White or Shadow Black at our shop located at Old Mutual Building, First Floor Room 4, Kimathi Street, Nairobi CBD. Visit us Monday to Saturday between 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM, or benefit from our secure countrywide delivery service with payment on arrival across all 47 Kenyan counties. Delivery reaches major cities including Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, and Eldoret within 1 business day, with remote locations typically receiving orders within 2 to 3 business days. Reach our team on +254 708 852 521, email info@mascomintl.com, or visit www.mascomintl.com to confirm current color availability and place your order. Every Sonos Roam 1 with Wireless Charger bundle from Mascom International ships with the complete 12-month manufacturer warranty, the included magnetic charging base, the original USB-C cable, and direct support from our audio specialists for setup, Sonos S2 app configuration, WiFi pairing, and multi-room expansion guidance whenever you need it.