Somfy Sonesse
Somfy Sonesse is the quiet interior motor family Exotic Shades & Draperies specifies inside most of our motorized roller, Roman and sheer shades: the Sonesse ULTRA 30 WireFree rechargeable motor is rated at 42 dB with 2 Nm of lift, and the wired Sonesse 50 runs on a 24 V panel, installed by our own team in Fort Lauderdale and Miami Beach.
Engineered for rooms where silence matters
Sonesse is Somfy's answer to the bedroom test: motors engineered for low sound and smooth, even travel, so a shade can rise beside a sleeping person without waking them. It's the family we specify inside most of our motorized roller, Roman, and sheer shades.
The range scales with the window - compact motors for standard openings, stronger versions for oversized South Florida glass - in wired, low-voltage, and battery variants, all controllable by remote, TaHoma app, or voice.
Recently: The Hemispheres, Hallandale Beach - Sonesse 30 Zigbee on every roller of a canal-and-ocean condo, fitted into two and a half inches behind a lacquered basswood valance, on TaHoma with Siri. Also: Landmark Ranch Estates, Southwest Ranches - Sonesse 50 dry-contact motors on coupled rollers in ceiling pockets, run from Lutron keypads - Salato, Pompano Beach - Sonesse 50 RTS on 2.5-inch aluminum tubes across three identical units, hard-wired through the building's conduit - and an oceanfront residence on Bay Drive, Pompano Beach - Somfy Sonesse 30 Zigbee motors on every roller, five shades travelling as one line across a wall of beach-facing glass, with SheerWeave 7200R blackout in the primary suite. Also: a golf course home in Boca Raton - Sonesse 30 RTS on Phifer SheerWeave 2500 V21 Charcoal rollers in the guest house, on Telis 16 and TaHoma, later integrated into Control4.
Sonesse by the numbers
Noise
Somfy rates the Sonesse ULTRA 30 WireFree RTS Li-ion at 42 dB; the original Sonesse 30 WireFree it replaces was rated 49 dB.
Lift
2 Nm of torque on the ULTRA 30 WireFree, sized for standard residential roller, Roman and sheer shades; the wired Sonesse 50 on a 24 V panel handles the oversized glass.
Power
Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion on the WireFree motors, recharged with a cable at the window; no wiring and no panel, which is why they dominate condo work.
Radio
RTS at 433.42 MHz with 656 ft open-field range; TaHoma brings app control, schedules and voice.
Why we specify Sonesse
Whisper Operation
Engineered for quiet - the benchmark for bedrooms and media rooms.
Scales to the Glass
Motor sizes matched to window width and fabric weight.
Wired, Low-Voltage & Battery
The right power plan per opening.
Smooth, Even Travel
Consistent speed and perfectly level hembars.
Precise Limits
Stops exactly where set - every time, for years.
Full Control
Situo remotes, TaHoma app, schedules, and voice.
Recent installations
Silent Rollers
Quiet Romans
Bath Shade
Frequently asked
How quiet is Sonesse really?
Quiet enough for bedrooms - we demo a live motor at your consultation.
Which treatments can Sonesse power?
Roller, Roman, sheer, and woven shades.
Wired or battery Sonesse?
Wired for new construction; battery for retrofits - see WireFree.
Does it work with smart homes?
Yes - via TaHoma, Alexa, and Google.
Control systems these shades answer to
Every motorized system we install runs from a remote, an app or the home's control system. Which one depends on the motor family, so we settle it before the shade is made.
Lutron
Sivoia QS, Triathlon, Serena and Palladiom shades: Pico remotes and the Lutron app, with native integration to Crestron, Control4, Savant, Apple Home, Amazon Alexa and Google Home through Caseta, RadioRA 3 or HomeWorks. Lutron motorized shades.
Somfy
Sonesse, Glydea and WireFree motors on Somfy RTS or Zigbee: Telis and Situo remotes, the TaHoma app for scenes and schedules, Amazon Alexa and Google Home through TaHoma, and Control4, Crestron and Savant through the TaHoma integration. Somfy motorization.
Crestron
Crestron shade motors and drapery tracks commissioned into the home's Crestron processor and keypads with your integrator, with the fabric, hems and hembars still made in our workroom. Crestron shades.
Hear the silence for yourself
One free hour with our team routinely saves owners thousands in avoidable mistakes - wrong fabrics, bad mounts, missed motorization. Book a private, complimentary consultation - we bring the fabrics, the samples, and honest answers. Start with the free guide: the 5 costly mistakes.