Sonos Ace Over-Ear Headphones Hands-On & First Listen!
Sonos today announced the launch of the Sonos Ace, the company’s long-rumored over-ear headphones that are designed to compete with the AirPods Max. We were able to spend some time with the Sonos Ace last week, getting a firsthand look at the design and sound quality.
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While Sony seems to be doing big things with their successor to the HT-A9, I'm not aware of any Sony headphone that will interact with their soundbars the way the Ace is designed to work with the Arc. Looking forward to the full review.
Tried Sonos Ace in a store in Stockholm today ๐. I love the feel of them on my head BUT was so disappointed that the ANC did not block out any of the vocals or guitarr from a song playing on a stereo in the background of the store!!! All other noise disappered with the ANC on but the total clarity on those mid-to high notes actually made it impossible to hear the lyrics of the music I played in the Ace from my iphone. I even had to ask the store assistant to turn the other music off, because it was not possible to tell anything about the Aceโs audio. The store assistant was so surprised!! They then tested their other pair of Ace and came back to me and admitted that they too had this malfunction. I had planned to preorder these but went out of the store in confusion. I cannot buy headphones that makes it harder to hear my music than with any other brand pair. Has someone else exoeriensed this? Is this a kniven problem with the ones Sonos sent out for try-outโs today?
How big and deep are the earcups compared to the Airpods Max? Are they good for big ears?
Iโve had to send my AirPods Max back 5 times in 1.5 years, and the latest replacement unit is already starting to fail. It has been the worst apple product Iโve ever owned. I do not wear them outside, or for long periods of time. I will be getting the Sonos headset.
Noticed you're wearing the Toledano & Chan during the "commercial break". Cracking watch!
As someone who owns a Sonos Arc Iโm really interested in these. Love the idea of being able to switch the audio to my headphones. With AirPods Max it would only work with my AppleTV, with this set up it would work with every device connected to my TV. Iโll wait for Danโs full review but I can see me buying these later in the year ๐ Will be my first premium headphones and primarily for watching streaming content.
They should focus on getting the stupid app to work or this is all useless. If you do want to compare them to Apple then that is probably the most important parameter
Now the app issues are finally sorted I cannot wait
I've tried these recently. They're absolute garbage. Don't buy Sonos products if you expect good quality.
Donโt buy their crap till they fix the app
Too expensive
I am really, really, really, really glad I saw this video before purchasing the Airpods Max again. I was seriously considering going backwards.
similar design to apple head phone i dont like it anyway.
Can you watch movies/TV shows with Atmos/Spatial Audio on iPhone/iPad using Sonos Ace? Otherwise AirPods will always win
As a person who has bought into the Sonos ecosystem and someone who is totally blind, right now, they need to be getting their app in order. I won't trust them until they sort this out. My husband and I have heavily invested in their system right now, we can't update because they have severely broke the new app. If they fix that and regain my trust, I wouldn't rule these headphones out. I love the Sonos sound.
Sick to death of overpriced plastic Chinese made headphones – including Sonos / Sony / Bose etc. If Im paying hundreds of dollars and even AU$1,000 or more for headphones I will only accept all metal, leather, and heft / solid build quality – plastic is unacceptable at this price range and sick to death of people complaining about the weight of headphones – harden the f up. I instead prefer to use hard wired headphones with my m17 dac / amp / dap along with Focal Celestee / Focal Clear MG / Sennheiser HD660S2 / HD800S – now both made in Ireland – not cheap headphones but Focalโs are all made in France – not damn china and have real leather / aluminium / magnesium and do not look like anything else on the market.
Does this connect to an Apple TV?
Does the Home Theater feature/button work with other ARC soundbars like Samsung
Listening music in Spotify that has a low quality audio in this kind of good heaphones is like ear bleeding for me
Curious if they sound better than the Sennhieser Momentum 4
Looks absolutely amazing. Great design by Sonos. Looks astronomically better than the Apple ones.
I wish people who wear glasses would review these. Glasses often ruin the seal of the ear cups and so degrade the quality of the ANC
They support LDAC? Maybe another๐
i will not buy any more sonos products after this last forced update that all but bricked the system. the company has lost the plot. they should focus on their current customers rather than ditching them because they are focused only on new customers.
What's with all the cheap plastic leather? At this price, I'm expecting high quality fabrics or actual leather. B&O headphones use metal, fabrics, and actual leathers. So weight isn't a valid reason for Sonos using cheap plastic leather,.
Released only days after their worst controller app update ever – howls of protest from loyal fans – and they don't have WiFi so you can't stream your music collection to them. It's a NO from me and I suspect, many others… Share price is falling.
What a load of rubbish as usual from Macrumors ๐
The truth – 3 years later Sonos have copied Apple design, with plastic materials and Audio quality that isn't much better than 3 year old AirPods Max ๐คฃ
Can it be connected directly to your Samsung TV instead of a buying a master bedroom home theater just invest into these.
I want to know why you only got 10 minutes at an audio listening event?
These are pretty enticing and they donโt look like a first gen model. Iโd probably buy them over the Sony and AirPods Max once I try them out
They look like some 200$ headphones and not something premium. Plus the new Sonos app is pure trash, I left Sonos beta because of it and after official release switched to playing music via AirPlay instead through Sonos app. I won't make the same mistake again, no more Sonos for me. I'll wait for AirPods Max 2.
Does it work with Apple Music app or do I need to use the Sonos app (which I hate)?
Too pricey and look cheap
Currently they do not explicitly mention anywhere that allows 2 Ace headphones to swap sound from a single soundbar (despite Sonos selling a pair of Ace for a discounted price) but the assumption based on the fact the Ace cannot be grouped or set as a separate room, is enough proof for now that the Ace cannot share a connection with another Ace to the same soundbar.
This product is perfect for those already invested in the Sonos ecosystem, especially if you already own the Arc, living alone or for someone who likes to keep watching TV late into the night living in close proximity to others such as family or neighbors in a thin-walled apartment.
I hope they support Sonos Amp at some point. I have an outdoor speaker setup in my backyard. These headphones would fit well in that ecosystem.
They look really good, I hope the price isn't too crazy.
Only thing worst than a apple ecosystem is a Sonos ecosystem
Is there any information on if you could run two aces from your arc or are you limited to just one at a time?
"Lossless audio over bluetooth" is not a thing
I wish I could give this video-reviewer an extra like just for listening "Protest The Hero – Sequoia" Throne
I donโt like the sound of APM, letโs see if Dinoโs does better. Otherwise Iโll have to get the B&W
Any transparency? Compare to Airpods max?