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sonos Ace functionality

  • November 20, 2025
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I have just purchased the Sonos Ace headphones obviously foolishly thinking I would be able to use the app the stream my music library directly to my headphones thereby being able to listen to my music library through my headphones and controlling music selection via the Sonos app.

this is apparently something that is not possible.

considering the price point of the headphones and the claims of quality and functionality I feel this is a major flaw in the headphones design and in the marketing by Sonos.

i may as well just but some other quality Bluetooth headphones a a cheaper price.

i even tried playing my library through my Sonos soundbar and then doing the swap to the headphones but this is apparently not possible either. This is really disappointing.

i love my Sonos system but this is one element that is a bit of a let down. Will Sonos fix this flaw or do I just go back to relying on Bluetooth strategies and work around for playing my music.

regards

3 replies

Stanley_4
  • Lead Maestro
  • November 21, 2025

If you can play your music on the TV you can swap it to the Ace.

Feel a bit silly running the TV, Arc, Sub and surrounds just to listen to my headphones but it works. 


AjTrek1
  • November 21, 2025

If you think the Ace headphones are over priced have you for example priced a set of AirPods Max or Bose Quiet Comforts. The one thing those cans can’t do that the Ace does is Swap any audio played through an Arc, Arc Ultra or Ray regardless of the source. Apples AirPods Max can only play TV audio via AppleTV and the Bose Quiet Comforts not by any wireless means.


106rallye
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  • November 21, 2025

Sonos never claimed you could TV Swap audio, or use the Ace as a “room” in the app. I’d agree these functions would have been nice and also see a lot of people asking to combine the sound from the Ace with the sound from the soundbar. There has however never been a “claim of functionality” on these features.