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Sonos played its ace card against rivals Sony, Apple and Bose.
They’re the fan favorite headphones that didn’t exist—until now.
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Here’s the lowdown on the new Sonos in-ear headphones.
Sonos, better known for its soundbars, is finally releasing a pair of active noise-canceling Bluetooth headphones after a wave of customer requests, the company says.
The Sonos Ace comes in soft white and black and is priced at $699.
Design
It’s a big challenge, but it’s my favorite design for a pair of over-ear headphones.
The memory foam ear cushions are incredibly soft and wrapped in vegan leather (which is basically leather or faux leather) but feel comfortable.
What impresses me the most is how light they are, especially compared to the Apple AirPods Max. To be precise, they are 72.8g lighter.
I feel the preferred color is black, but in this case the soft white finish is my choice.
The matching case is also a nice touch because it comes with a removable magnetic cable pouch. But if you’re prone to accidents with stains, I’d go for the black fabric case.
Overall, they look like a hybrid cross between Sony’s WH-1000XM5 and Apple’s AirPods Max.
Special features
The main feature is the way the headphones can pick up TV sound from a Sonos soundbar at the touch of a button.
This really comes to life when you’re watching a movie with Dolby Atmos, and you get the full spatial audio experience with head-tracking surround sound.
Coming later this year is an innovation called True Cinema that will take things to a new level and map out the space you’re sitting in to deliver the right audio to match.
These days, active noise cancellation (ANC) is almost an automatic requirement – and Sonos headphones don’t disappoint.
Perhaps the more important feature is Aware Mode, which lets in outside sounds so you’re aware of things around you, like traffic.
There’s also a feature called wearer detection that uses built-in sensors to detect when you take off the headphones and pause what you’re listening to.
Making voice calls
I like the fact that there is one main button on the slider that allows you to adjust the volume, song or phone call.
And speaking of phone calls, the sound quality is great, but I prefer to do it in Aware mode rather than full ANC — I just end up yelling in public, and as stylish as these headphones are, they don’t look good.
Quick stats
BATTERY
- You’ll get about 30 hours on a full charge, but if you need a quick charge, you can get three hours on a three-minute charge.
DIMENSIONS (H x W x D)
WEIGHT
BLUETOOTH 5.4
- Supports audio streaming from any Bluetooth enabled device.
PRICES AND AVAILABILITY
- Available starting June 5 for $699
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