You plug the speakers in, turn on your Roku TV (make sure it has the latest Roku OS update installed), and hold the home button on your remote for five seconds. The upside is you’re left with less wire chaos behind your TV. Using up two of them is a big ask, but that’s the trade-off for going wireless. This made me groan because, if you’re like me, outlets near the TV are a precious thing. Since the speakers operate wirelessly from the TV and aren’t linked together via a cord, each one requires its own outlet. Around back is a pairing button (which I never had to use), a reset switch, a status light, and a power input. Inside each speaker, there’s a 3.5-inch woofer and 0.75-inch tweeter. They weigh in at a hefty, sturdy four pounds. Each of the two Roku speakers is similar in size and shape to a Sonos One, but they’re wrapped in fabric on the front and sides.
And these speakers can integrate with Roku OS in a way that a soundbar from Vizio just can’t that’s what makes it possible for them to be wireless. It’s easy enough to answer why Roku is making its own speakers: Roku TVs make up approximately a quarter of the US TV market, so that’s a lot of potential customers right out of the gate. If you’re tired of that and want to give shows and movies the audio they deserve with minimal fuss, Roku’s option starts to make a lot more sense. But they’re a massive improvement over the awful built-in speakers on Roku TVs, which sound lifeless and frequently make dialogue hard to understand. Roku’s speakers won’t be the right choice for everyone (or anyone without a Roku TV), and some features - voice controls, especially - need to get better. And I don’t think I’ve ever used speakers that made everything feel so easy. Why would you spend so much money on an audio setup that only works with certain televisions? (The speakers don’t even support Roku’s own streaming devices.) How could this be any better than just buying an entry-level soundbar? After some time testing out the Roku TV Wireless Speakers, I can tell you that convenience and simplicity can be powerful selling points when it comes to home theater gear. When Roku announced a $200 set of wireless TV speakers designed to work exclusively with Roku TVs, a lot of people scoffed at the idea.
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