Interest in Sonos’s smallest portable speaker is heating up—literally—following word that at least one of the units came close to catching fire.

A Sonos user on Reddit posted images of the “singed” and “bulging” USB port on the back of his Roam, a portable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth speaker that doubles as a smart speaker.

Sonos has acknowledged the problem, admitting to a “very low” number of complaints about overheating Roam units, according to Bloomberg (by way of 9to5Google ).

The issue appears focused on the first-generation Roam, although Bloomberg notes that some second-gen Roam units may also have suffered from the glitch.

The Sonos owner discovered the simmering Roam situation after noticing a “funny smell” in the room where the speaker was sitting.

“After a few hours, the sme

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