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Contributor I
May 26, 2026

Please create sonos ear buds

If you haven’t already started creating them, will you please create Sonos earbuds? I don’t like headphones and Bose is great and all, but I’d definitely purchase Sonos ear buds the day they are released. The sound quality is unmatched. Thanks. 

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melvimbe
May 26, 2026

Would you want these earbuds to have wifi and connect to your system the same way Ace does, or would they just be bluetooth earbuds?

Danny
Stanley_4
Grand Maestro
May 26, 2026

As a Sonos Room or only as an attachment to a soundbar or Bluetooth? 

kdowling
May 26, 2026

Would you want these earbuds to have wifi and connect to your system the same way Ace does, or would they just be bluetooth earbuds?

The Ace headphones are not wifi.  They are Bluetooth only. But the usb port can be used as well.

melvimbe
May 26, 2026

Would you want these earbuds to have wifi and connect to your system the same way Ace does, or would they just be bluetooth earbuds?

The Ace headphones are not wifi.  They are Bluetooth only. But the usb port can be used as well.

From the product page.

 

 

Danny
jgatie
May 26, 2026

Considering one of the problems with the Ace being a full Sonos zone was the power and size requirements of full WiFi support, I doubt that capability is going to be forthcoming in the smaller form factor of earbuds. 

AjTrek1
May 26, 2026

Looks like the use of the term ​“WiFi” has taken this thread on a tangent. Perhaps the original response to the OP might have been alternatively worded as:

  • Do you want the earbuds to communicate with a Sonos soundbar in the same manner as the Ace?

No mention of WiFi as the communication medium. Thus avoiding any misinterpretation as to the earbuds being a “WiFi” ear set in terms of creating a Sonos room.

Whether or not making earbuds communicate with a Sonos soundbar being an engineering/design non-starter would just be a wait and see. Unless someone has proprietary information that sheds more light on the subject.

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Stanley_4
Grand Maestro
May 26, 2026

Note the weasel words "Wi-Fi Technology" as many things use Wi-Fi Technology but won't connect to a home Wi-Fi system as the "technology" is not a word interchangeable with compatible.

Once again I call for an adult to report to Sonos Marketing and force them to quit playing word games and produce reliable and useful documents. (Not holding my breath.)

melvimbe
May 26, 2026

Looks like the use of the term ​“WiFi” has taken this thread on a tangent. Perhaps the original response to the OP might have been alternatively worded as:

  • Do you want the earbuds to communicate with a Sonos soundbar in the same manner as the Ace?

 

 

I am happy with the way I worded my question.  Since quite a few people want the Ace to operate as a sonos room over wifi, it’s legit to consider this request would also want earbuds to do the same.  Connecting to a soundbar (over wifi direct in this case) to a soundbar like Ace is also a legit  question about the requirement.  Since OP mentioned looking for a Bose replacement, it does not look like they care about these features at all, hence my question.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Danny
Airgetlam
May 26, 2026

Wouldn’t that require a fundamental change in the way the Sonos software works? Given the nature and cost of miniaturization, it’s unlikely to put a Sonos ‘room’ in earbuds, without substantial battery (and complications when WiFi is left behind). We could discuss this for days, though…and may ;)

I suppose if Sonos were to fundamentally change the way their systems work, but I’d think it unlikely. It does make some things harder, some easier. But it’s a choice, one that it feels like Sonos has made, and unlikely to change. 

Bruce
Stanley_4
Grand Maestro
May 26, 2026

Possibly Sonos could create a portable (no speaker, just Bluetooth) Sonos Room device, maybe using the Play's internals (minus amp and speakers) as a starting point?

That could serve audio to the Ace as well as ear buds without the need for large batteries on the phones/buds.

To not impact other Sonos device sales it might need a proprietary Bluetooth connection. Sonos likely doesn't want to serve up a Bluetooth signal that would allow non-Sonos speakers to connect.