The newly-released Sonos Transfer 2 speaker is on sale for 20 p.c off the common worth. That is the very first low cost on the speaker and brings the worth right down to $360 from $450. That is half of a bigger Sonos sale on choose merchandise to rejoice the NCAA March Insanity match.
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The Transfer 2 is taken into account an enormous enchancment over the unique, with a bounce in worth to match. We referred to as out the wonderful battery life and quick-charging capabilities in our official evaluation. Our reviewer famous that the speaker “appeared to blow previous” the marketed 24 hours of battery life. There’s additionally a nifty charging “ring” contraption. Simply plop the speaker in the midst of the ring and it’ll juice up, although USB-C charging can be an choice.
After all, it is a speaker so the sound is a major consideration. Fortunately, the Transfer 2 affords improved readability over the unique, with a “clear, well-balanced” sound that provides a distinguished bass frequency and an in depth excessive finish. It’s additionally very loud and may simply deal with outside areas.
There are solely two downsides right here. It’s technically a conveyable speaker, however it’s pretty giant and weighs almost seven kilos. Additionally, the unique asking worth is far greater than the first-gen Transfer, which has been considerably alleviated by this sale.
The sale additionally consists of the massively in style Beam 2 soundbar. It’s $100 off, bringing the worth right down to $399. The Beam snagged a spot on our checklist of the most effective soundbars, on account of its straightforward setup, compact design and incredible sound. The aforementioned reductions are good till March 25.
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