feature request: dual (or more) sonos ace for arc 2

Big deal breaker if a pair cannot be used simultaneously watching TV. Almost a DUH? What weren’t you thinking.

I was waiting for sonos headset for this. I guess I’ll wait too.

BING Search:

https://www.engadget.com/sonos-ace-headphones-hands-on-joining-your-home-theater-setup-with-the-push-of-a-button-130045023.html

I doubt it’s a matter of “why didn’t we think of that” and more a matter of the Arc not being capable of sending atmos audio to 2 headphones at once or some other technical issue.  I can’t imagine Sonos would pass up the opportunity to sell you 2 Aces if it was just a matter of flipping a switch.

Technically speaking, it is over wifi so IP protocol should apply and IP has a feature of sending packets broadcast (multiple receiver at once) so the bandwidth for 1 headset is the same as for 3.

IF (and that is a big if) they use IP as transport for the audio.

My is an educated guess since the wifi for the speakers is compatible with the normal wifi of the router and potentially you can see the speaker over the wifi when not in bonding.

I could be wrong, also I read somewhere that not all features have been implemented or enabled because they explicitly ask for feedback and feature requests from users.

:)

This is the article and this is the passage I remember 

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/21/24160772/sonos-ace-headphones-hands-on-preview

It’s possible that some of this could change in time. “We want to see how customers use it [and] see what kind of feedback we get as well,” Spence told me. 

I answer to myself even more, 

Even if there is any technical limitation (bandwidth?) on the current implementation of the Sonos arc,  I don’t see a reason why they couldn’t add another piece of HW to attach in parallel to the sonos arc (e.g. an hdmi splitter) with passthrough where they install the hw needed to having multiple sonos ace connected using some kind of broadcast or multiple frequencies, like having a sonos arc in series of a “sonos arc plug in”  without the speakers.

I mean on an engineering level I believe that it is a problem that has many solutions.

I only hope that Sonos sees this opportunity since the marked is really lacking of some real good dual headset configuration.

Well, you’re adding additional hardware to the equation, and I agree that it’s surely possible with additional hardware and software.  That does not mean developing and supporting this additional device makes good business sense.

On the point that bandwidth shouldn’t be an issue because the Arc can just broadcast the signal.  I get that, but my understanding is that there is some 2 way communication going on because of the Trueplay/True Cinema feature.  Maybe consumers would rather ditch that in favor of dual headphone setup.  Maybe something else is going on, I have no idea.  The point was that I don’t think it’s as easy as it may appear from the outside, as it seems like it would be easy money for Sonos if it was easy.

I do actually think that, eventually, Sonos will add support for multiple headphones  for TV audio.  Perhaps it will happen with the Arc, but I am doubtful.  There are rumors that Sonos is working on an Arc 2, and a video streaming box, so perhaps we’ll see the feature tied in to those hypothetical products.

I agree with you on everything. 

Let’s hope that Sonos will listen to the customers as they said, for the moment i will keep my finger crossed.

Can Sonos please give some insight on this issue? I am hearing impaired and would like to watch the tv with my wife. I bought the Sonos Ace thinking that she could listen with the Arc while I could listen with the Ace. Huge and costly mistake.

If Sonos monitors this site I would ask that they respond if there will be a “fix” for this in the near future or I will be returning the product.

Thankyou