Ace Headphones - no system integration !!

Add me to the disappointed-in-Ace list: the one feature I asked for was WiFi integration into my existing Sonos system.
Maybe it’s in the works?

Can I just politely ask what that might achieve, in your view, that cannot perhaps be done over and above a Snapdragon’s Apt-X Bluetooth lossless connection? The only thing I can think of that’s perhaps worthwhile, is being able to playback Sonos Radio stations, but I’m struggling to think of anything else that might be useful over WiFi. If anything, it would just cause the batteries to drain faster.

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Prodigy I

Add me to the disappointed-in-Ace list: the one feature I asked for was WiFi integration into my existing Sonos system.
Maybe it’s in the works?

Can I just politely ask what that might achieve, in your view, that cannot perhaps be done over and above a Snapdragon’s Apt-X Bluetooth lossless connection? The only thing I can think of that’s perhaps worthwhile, is being able to playback Sonos Radio stations, but I’m struggling to think of anything else that might be useful over WiFi. If anything, it would just cause the batteries to drain faster.

Sonos is the only streamer which has Audible & Audiobooks - an ideal unique use case for player headphones. Probably extends to podcasts and voice radio stations for personal (late night) listening. Sonos missed a USP here.

Listening to Jennifer Lopez's latest 'Atlas' blasting in your solitary ears is unlikely to enhance a flawed project in the first place.

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Can I just politely ask what that might achieve, in your view, that cannot perhaps be done over and above a Snapdragon’s Apt-X Bluetooth lossless connection? The only thing I can think of that’s perhaps worthwhile, is being able to playback Sonos Radio stations, but I’m struggling to think of anything else that might be useful over WiFi. If anything, it would just cause the batteries to drain faster.

Sonos is the only streamer which has Audible & Audiobooks - an ideal unique use case for player headphones. Probably extends to podcasts and voice radio stations for personal (late night) listening. Sonos missed a USP here.

Listening to Jennifer Lopez's latest 'Atlas' blasting in your solitary ears is unlikely to enhance a flawed project in the first place.

I would simply continue to use the Audible App to play to my headphones from my iDevices. I can do that now even with my Sony headphones, so that’s not going to be an issue.

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Prodigy I

Can I just politely ask what that might achieve, in your view, that cannot perhaps be done over and above a Snapdragon’s Apt-X Bluetooth lossless connection? The only thing I can think of that’s perhaps worthwhile, is being able to playback Sonos Radio stations, but I’m struggling to think of anything else that might be useful over WiFi. If anything, it would just cause the batteries to drain faster.

Sonos is the only streamer which has Audible & Audiobooks - an ideal unique use case for player headphones. Probably extends to podcasts and voice radio stations for personal (late night) listening. Sonos missed a USP here.

Listening to Jennifer Lopez's latest 'Atlas' blasting in your solitary ears is unlikely to enhance a flawed project in the first place.

I would simply continue to use the Audible App to play to my headphones from my iDevices. I can do that now even with my Sony headphones, so that’s not going to be an issue.

Well, yes of course, you can.

However, I did believe that Sonos offered an integrated coherent audio experience. They seem to have ditched that now. Maybe investing time and resources into making their speakers chromecast enabled would have been money better spent.

On your argument, what advantage does Sonos then have over alternative speaker systems for other audio sources - just Bluetooth or cast from the native app on your phone. Probably even more viable given the Sonos-Google grouping spat has now been decided in Google's favour.

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I guess there is the case too, where a high quality Apt-X HD/Lossless BT long range Transceiver can be used with a Sonos Port too, such as the Fiio BTA30 Pro - that will provide the ability to playback Sonos Radio on the Ace headphones. So it’s going to be doable, at least for Home use.

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Prodigy I

I guess there is the case too, where a high quality Apt-X HD/Lossless BT long range Transceiver can be used with a Sonos Port too, such as the Fiio BTA30 Pro - that will provide the ability to playback Sonos Radio on the Ace headphones. So it’s going to be doable, at least for Home use.

How much is a Port again? Plus 140 for the fiio, and all the extra wires and plugs. Hmmm?

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Prodigy I

I guess there is the case too, where a high quality Apt-X HD/Lossless BT long range Transceiver can be used with a Sonos Port too, such as the Fiio BTA30 Pro - that will provide the ability to playback Sonos Radio on the Ace headphones. So it’s going to be doable, at least for Home use.

How much is a Port again? Plus 140 for the fiio, and all the extra wires and plugs. Hmmm?

I don't know why I'm debating this. Sonos blew it on these headphones, and I'm not buying into some 'head spatial orientation' gobbleygook just to own premium branded Bluetooth headphones. They threw away their USP advantage by not integrating them into the Sonos ecosystem. Cheers.

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I guess there is the case too, where a high quality Apt-X HD/Lossless BT long range Transceiver can be used with a Sonos Port too, such as the Fiio BTA30 Pro - that will provide the ability to playback Sonos Radio on the Ace headphones. So it’s going to be doable, at least for Home use.

How much is a Port again? Plus 140 for the fiio, and all the extra wires and plugs. Hmmm?

Port is only $449 in my local currency. For me adding a port for aptx and an Arc for tv listening would not be something I would be willing to do😳. I’ll stick with my current setup, but if you go this route please let us know how it works for.

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