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Today we are announcing the launch of our first-ever headphones, Sonos Ace, marking the brand’s long-awaited entry into the personal listening category. As a leading innovator in sound, Sonos is now using its renowned audio and design expertise to transform the way we listen on headphones.

The premium over-the-ear Bluetooth®️ headphones feature breathtaking lossless and spatial audio, world-class Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) and Aware Mode, as well as the most precise and immersive home theater experience possible using Sonos’ new TrueCinema technology. Sonos Ace will be available globally in both Black and Soft White.

Sonos Ace

Superior Sound on a Personal Level 

Artfully crafted and masterfully tuned, Sonos Ace defies expectations with a range of features that bring the best of Sonos to headphones. 

  • Indulge in high-fidelity sound: Savor every second of your favorite song, podcast or friend’s phone call thanks to Sonos Ace’s two custom-designed drivers that render each frequency with impeccable precision and clarity.
  • Your own private cinema: Sonos Ace lets you enjoy a surround sound home theater experience while giving your household the gift of quiet. Instantly swap the TV audio from a compatible Sonos soundbar to Sonos Ace with just the tap of a button. Spatial audio with Dolby Atmos envelops you in dramatically detailed sound from all directions and dynamic head tracking keeps you centered in the action even if you need to grab a blanket or reach for the snack bowl. Coming later this year, Sonos’ all-new TrueCinema technology precisely maps your space then renders a complete surround sound system for a listening experience so realistic you’ll forget you’re wearing headphones.
  • Turn the world on or off: Make personal listening even more personal with Active Noise Cancellation (ANC), or activate Aware mode when you want more awareness of your surroundings  - be it walking on a busy street or working in the office.

Day-long battery life and ultra-fast charge: Listen or talk for up to 30 hours with an extended, energy-efficient battery life. Ultra fast charging ensures you’ll never miss a beat - get 3 hours of battery life with a quick 3-minute charge using the included USB-C cable.

Sonos Ace Controls

 

Elegant Design and Long-Lasting Comfort

Sonos Ace was made to look and feel as good as it sounds. Its distinctive, slim profile beautifully blends  metal accents with a sleek matte finish, complementing any style no matter how fast trends move. 

  • Endless Comfort: Sonos Ace uses lightweight, premium materials for an airy fit that gently hugs your head. Its pillowy soft memory foam interior is wrapped in vegan leather, while a custom headband and ear cups that hide the hinge create the perfect acoustic seal without catching on hair. 
  • Intuitive Design: Wearing and storing Sonos Ace is a breeze - contrasting colors inside the ear cups subtly signal which way to put the headphones on and beautifully-tactile buttons make controls easy to use while wearing them. When you’re done listening, put Sonos Ace away effortlessly thanks to its fold flat design that fits snugly in its lightweight travel case. 
  • Responsibly Made: Sonos Ace is built to last and made for daily wear. The headphones feature replaceable ear cushions, circular materials that allow us to use 17% less virgin plastic, and a 75% recycled felt travel case made from plastic bottles. Engineered to drive energy efficiency, wear detection pauses your music when you remove Sonos Ace from your ears, minimizing the need for charging. 

Sonos Ace will be available on June 5 for $449 USD (499 EUR, 449 GBP, 699 AUD). For more information, visit sonos.com, and follow along on @sonos.

Thanks Sonos for shipping pre-orders already 


Thanks Sonos for shipping pre-orders already 

This you? 🤣 First owner review I’ve seen 

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/sonos/s/jquhurn1FM


Thanks Sonos for shipping pre-orders already 

This you? 🤣 First owner review I’ve seen 

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/sonos/s/jquhurn1FM

All I have is a tracking #


Thanks Sonos for shipping pre-orders already 

This you? 🤣 First owner review I’ve seen 

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/sonos/s/jquhurn1FM

Seems like that guy is now returning them after a few days and staying with his AirPod Max. 


Got mine a few hours ago! My experience: 

My Android phone connects and plays through bluetooth fine, but Sonos Android app refuses to recoqnize it.

Connected it to my iPad, I was able to get recoqnition through the iOS app, I am able to turn on some features here. Such as head tracking and 2 devices connect on bluetooth.

"Paired it" with my Arc through the iOS app, but nothing happends if I try to long press the "content key" to get auto from Arc to headset. Just a few weird beeps.

Love the hardware, sounds great to me. The mulitpoint connection seem nice and smooth with switching. The passthrough and noise cancelling are booth smooth and comfortable.

Hopefully this is just because its early, but the software experience seems very undercooked atm


 


 

"Paired it" with my Arc through the iOS app, but nothing happends if I try to long press the "content key" to get auto from Arc to headset. Just a few weird beeps.

...

Hopefully this is just because its early, but the software experience seems very undercooked atm

 

I would definitely hold out judgement till the official release date.  Entirely possible that there is a firmware update on the Arc that isn’t coming till then, possibly even an update on the Ace itself.


+1 need to wait to release day to judge. Apparently a bug that makes the Ace super quiet when paired with Arc, could be this.  Supposed to to be fixed for release. 


 

"Paired it" with my Arc through the iOS app, but nothing happends if I try to long press the "content key" to get auto from Arc to headset. Just a few weird beeps.

...

Hopefully this is just because its early, but the software experience seems very undercooked atm

 

I would definitely hold out judgement till the official release date.  Entirely possible that there is a firmware update on the Arc that isn’t coming till then, possibly even an update on the Ace itself.

Totally possible, hoping these are teething issues. I am enjoying them immensly with my phone/tablet/pc now :)  I find the switching between devices to be pretty smooth


A not so great 3/5 from What Hifi?

 

Pros

  • Streamlined, stylish design
  • Physical controls work well
  • Inoffensive, balanced sound
  • Okay levels of detail

 

Cons

  • Lack of clarity and expression
  • Stunted dynamics and rhythmic drive
  • Slightly buggy during testing
  • Average call quality

A not so great 3/5 from What Hifi?

 

Pros

  • Streamlined, stylish design
  • Physical controls work well
  • Inoffensive, balanced sound
  • Okay levels of detail

 

Cons

  • Lack of clarity and expression
  • Stunted dynamics and rhythmic drive
  • Slightly buggy during testing
  • Average call quality

What HiFi (and others) reviews only count when they're 5 Star.


A not so great 3/5 from What Hifi?

 

Pros

  • Streamlined, stylish design
  • Physical controls work well
  • Inoffensive, balanced sound
  • Okay levels of detail

 

Cons

  • Lack of clarity and expression
  • Stunted dynamics and rhythmic drive
  • Slightly buggy during testing
  • Average call quality

What Hi-Fi is garbage. They’re not a reliable source.


The review from SoundGuys is in, all but confirms that unless you have a Snapdragon Sound compatible phone (which you likely do not), the only codecs supported are SBC and AAC. Hugely disappointing, Sonos.

 


Engadget: Sonos Ace headphones review: An impressive but incomplete debut


 

Review Roundup

https://www.reddit.com/r/sonos/s/Ek4GMGB0kb

Peter Pee

 


 

Review Roundup

https://www.reddit.com/r/sonos/s/Ek4GMGB0kb

Peter Pee

 

Peter Pee is a really good and honest reviewer and well educated. I believe what he has to say more than the Engadget’s and WhatHiFi?


I don’t really see Sonos wanted to turn the Sonos app into a player outside of your home since that doesn’t really sell any speakers for them.  Perhaps a subscription service, but would anybody want to pay for that?  That’s assuming that all the various streaming services would even want to be included in such an aggregator app, instead of having users use the app they’ve develop. 

 

I 100% disagree with this. It is one of the things I am desperate for and why I use the Sonos app exclusively whenever I can and long for a way to do so outside my home. The idea of having everything in one place with all music sources, search, etc. is very compelling to me. I would gladly forgo that extra 20% of control and detail that a specific app provides to have the simplicity, consistency and usability of a one app that does it all solution provides. I often find that the Apps like Apple Music are way too cluttered and a lot of what it shows is for the masses and not my individual tastes.


 

Peter Pee is a really good and honest reviewer and well educated. I believe what he has to say more than the Engadget’s and WhatHiFi?

Yeah he’s a reviewer you can generally rely on. Also MKBHD linked below is trustworthy IME. I’ve looked at most reviews posted here and on reddit and thy are pretty consistent that they are good sounding headphones as expected.  For some reason I can’t update and edit my earlier posts so will just add this here.

 


I don’t really see Sonos wanted to turn the Sonos app into a player outside of your home since that doesn’t really sell any speakers for them.  Perhaps a subscription service, but would anybody want to pay for that?  That’s assuming that all the various streaming services would even want to be included in such an aggregator app, instead of having users use the app they’ve develop. 

 

I 100% disagree with this. It is one of the things I am desperate for and why I use the Sonos app exclusively whenever I can and long for a way to do so outside my home. The idea of having everything in one place with all music sources, search, etc. is very compelling to me. I would gladly forgo that extra 20% of control and detail that a specific app provides to have the simplicity, consistency and usability of a one app that does it all solution provides. I often find that the Apps like Apple Music are way too cluttered and a lot of what it shows is for the masses and not my individual tastes.

 

I’m not sure what you’re disagreeing with.  I did not say that customers wouldn’t be interested in the Sonos app being a player as well as a controller.  I’m saying that I don’t think Sonos ever doing it for the the reasons I already stated.


I don’t really see Sonos wanted to turn the Sonos app into a player outside of your home since that doesn’t really sell any speakers for them.  Perhaps a subscription service, but would anybody want to pay for that?  That’s assuming that all the various streaming services would even want to be included in such an aggregator app, instead of having users use the app they’ve develop. 

 

I 100% disagree with this. It is one of the things I am desperate for and why I use the Sonos app exclusively whenever I can and long for a way to do so outside my home. The idea of having everything in one place with all music sources, search, etc. is very compelling to me. I would gladly forgo that extra 20% of control and detail that a specific app provides to have the simplicity, consistency and usability of a one app that does it all solution provides. I often find that the Apps like Apple Music are way too cluttered and a lot of what it shows is for the masses and not my individual tastes.

 

I’m not sure what you’re disagreeing with.  I did not say that customers wouldn’t be interested in the Sonos app being a player as well as a controller.  I’m saying that I don’t think Sonos ever doing it for the the reasons I already stated.

I misunderstood your point. I apologize for that. I do think having an all in one app would help sell speakers if properly promoted. As I stated, I know I would prefer an all in one app but that’s just me. 


Is vegan leather more sustainable than animal leather? What to know. - The Washington Post

“’Vegan leather isn’t as sustainable as you think” - petro plastic is what it is

 

 


Is vegan leather more sustainable than animal leather? What to know. - The Washington Post

“’Vegan leather isn’t as sustainable as you think” - petro plastic is what it is

 

 

Plastic?! Like the rest of the headphones?! *le gasp*

I'd rather have that against my ears than animal skin, but each to their own, I guess.


Plastic?! Like the rest of the headphones?! *le gasp*

I'd rather have that against my ears than animal skin, but each to their own, I guess.

 

As in other threads, some people are so pissed off they are grasping at any reason to bash Sonos, attempting to drown out any mere inkling of positive because they think it somehow dismisses their anger.  Don’t worry, it happens every time Sonos overhauls the app, and aside from one or two psychos who hold on to it for years, most fade out after a couple months. 


Plastic?! Like the rest of the headphones?! *le gasp*

I'd rather have that against my ears than animal skin, but each to their own, I guess.

 

As in other threads, some people are so pissed off they are grasping at any reason to bash Sonos, attempting to drown out any mere inkling of positive because they think it somehow dismisses their anger.  Don’t worry, it happens every time Sonos overhauls the app, and aside from one or two psychos who hold on to it for years, most fade out after a couple months. 

 

Yeah. There are genuine reasons to criticise Sonos. Attacking them for using imitation leather is reaching.


Serious question, what’s the other option they had?  Either some kind of soft leather (totally unacceptable to me) or the ‘plastic’ option they’ve gone for (that’s also biodegradable I would imagine)?