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Ace
Sonos Ace are Sonos's first noise-cancelling over-ear headphones, suited to Sonos soundbar owners who want to swap TV sound to headphones, and to anyone who wants lossless audio over USB-C or aptX Lossless.
- Type
- Over-ear
- Noise cancelling
- Yes
- Battery
- 30 h
- With case
- –
- Best codec
- aptX Lossless
- Weight
- 312 g
What reviewers say
Reviewers agree the design and build are premium and stylish, and TechRadar found Dolby Atmos with head tracking excellent for films. All find the music sound behind premium rivals, with What Hi-Fi? calling it a disappointing debut; SoundGuys also found the noise cancelling in need of improvement, and SoundGuys and TechRadar report comfort problems for some wearers.
From soundguys.com, techradar.com and whathifi.com
Specifications
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- Type
- Over-ear
- Noise cancelling
- Yes
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- Spatial audio with head tracking
- Yes
- Driver size
- 40 mm
- Bluetooth codecs
- SBC, AAC and aptX Lossless
- Lossless over USB-C
- Yes
- Drivers
- Custom-designed 40 mm dynamic driver in each cup
- Noise cancelling detail
- Active Noise Cancellation that adapts to fit and surroundings; Aware mode blends in ambient sound; sidetone lets you hear your own voice on calls with noise cancelling on
- Audio features
- Spatial audio with Dolby Atmos; Sonos Intelligent Motion Processing with Dolby Head Tracking (turned on in the Sonos app); TrueCinema maps your room to render virtual surround sound from a Sonos soundbar; TV Audio Swap from Sonos Arc Ultra, Arc, Beam or Ray, to one or two pairs at once; adjustable bass, treble and loudness in the Sonos app; lossless audio over USB-C (USB-C to USB-C or USB-C to 3.5 mm) or over Bluetooth with Snapdragon Sound aptX Lossless on supported Android devices
Battery
- Listening time (maker's claim)
- Up to 30 hours
- Battery life detail
- 1060 mAh Li-ion battery; up to 30 hours of listening or 24 hours of calls with noise cancelling or Aware mode on
- Fast charging
- 3 minutes of charging from empty gives 3 hours of listening; full charge in up to 3 hours
Design
- Weight
- 312 g
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- Two devices at once
- Yes
- Headphone cable
- Yes
- Controls
- Power/Bluetooth button; Content Key for playback, volume, calls and TV Audio Swap; Noise Control button to switch between noise cancelling and Aware mode; wear detection pauses playback when you take the headphones off
- Microphones
- Eight microphones for noise control and voice targeting; beamforming for calls; mesh over the microphones reduces wind noise
- Fit and ear tips
- Memory foam cushions in vegan leather, replaceable; the right cup has a contrasting colour inside; folds flat into a slim travel case with a magnetically detachable cable pouch; 191 × 160 × 85 mm
- Water resistance detail
- No water resistance rating published
- Works with
- Bluetooth 5.4 with multipoint to two devices; Sonos app for iOS and Android; connects over Wi-Fi to a Sonos home cinema player for TV Audio Swap
- Colours
- Black, Soft White
- In the box
- Headphones, travel case with cable pouch, USB-C to USB-C cable, USB-C to 3.5 mm cable
Pros and cons
Pros
- Up to 30 hours of listening with noise cancelling or Aware mode on, and 3 minutes of charging gives 3 hours
- Lossless audio over USB-C, or over Bluetooth with aptX Lossless on supported Android phones
- Swaps TV sound from a compatible Sonos soundbar at the press of a button, with Dolby Atmos and head tracking
Cons
- Weighs 312 g, more than Sony's WH-1000XM6 (254 g)
- Lossless Bluetooth isn't available on iPhone
- No water resistance rating
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Noise cancelling | Battery | With case | Best codec | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over-ear | Yes | 30 h | – | LDAC | 255 g | Apr 2024 | |
| Over-ear | Yes | 40 h | – | LDAC | 286.2 g | Sept 2024 | |
| Over-ear | Yes | 30 h | – | aptX Adaptive | 264 g | Sept 2025 |
Sources
- sonos.com/en-gb/shop/sonos-ace
- faq.sonos.com/sonos-ace/lossless
- newsroom.sonos.com/254657-sonos-makes-its-highly-anticipated-headphones-debut-w…
Photo: media.sonos.com
- Ace — black inner front view: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/f3572069a3532858ae15b43fdacdbeddf7a3…
- Ace — black rear three-quarter view: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/6d1891b5f7a2236498c20a2fe895506dc0ba…
- Ace — black earcup side view: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/05fde7e1a4677909247112f13475ea1894c7…
- Ace — black outer three-quarter view: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/9eb0d086417a56c979c8aff04112f9239085…
- Ace — black front view with earcup controls: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/899f6bc77c05bfbb501be2d2dbb6aaf7d4e7…
- Ace — black elevated outer view: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/0ee87922dedabc01e10a9257063d041b594a…
- Ace — black folded headphones: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/43f878f8ea31bb74c12b68d5cb4f28dacea9…
- Ace — white three-quarter view: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/9d695f869fc53e3275d8243cb186878de43d…
- Ace — white headband detail: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/f9f105ab6f035945f329654c15eeabffc5e0…
- Ace — white headphones with case, ear cushions and supplied cables: media.sonos.com/images/znqtjj88/production/d58dc25180a74a49a7e37464380abcca7dab…
- Ace — black headphones twin-product lineup: assets.sonos.com/im/dw/image/v2/ABCG_PRD/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-sonos-mas…
- Sonos Ace — low rear three-quarter view black: Sonos official media kit: ace_3qbacklow_black (image 621618); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Ace — low rear three-quarter view Soft White: Sonos official media kit: ace_3qbacklow_griege (image 621619); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Ace — cafe laptop black: Sonos official media kit: ace_cafe_laptop_black (image 621620); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Ace — cafe remote black: Sonos official media kit: ace_cafe_remote_black (image 621625); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Ace — den Soft White: Sonos official media kit: ace_den_griege (image 621622); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Ace — earcup controls detail black: Sonos official media kit: ace_earcupcontrols_black (image 621621); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Ace — earcup controls detail Soft White: Sonos official media kit: ace_earcupcontrols_griege (image 621623); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Ace — foyer black: Sonos official media kit: ace_foyer_black (image 621624); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Ace — greenery black: Sonos official media kit: ace_greenery_black (image 621628); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Ace — headphones in carrying case black: Sonos official media kit: ace_headset_in_carryingcase_black (image 621627); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Ace — headphones in carrying case Soft White: Sonos official media kit: ace_headset_in_carryingcase_griege (image 621626); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Ace — home entertainment scene Soft White: Sonos official media kit: ace_homeentertainment_griege (image 621631); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Ace — lying with earcups facing up black: Sonos official media kit: ace_layingdowncupsup_black (image 621629); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Ace — lying with earcups facing up Soft White: Sonos official media kit: ace_layingdowncupsup_griege (image 621630); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Ace — living room Soft White: Sonos official media kit: ace_livingroom_griege (image 621632); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Ace — office Soft White: Sonos official media kit: ace_office_griege (image 621633); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Ace — park black: Sonos official media kit: ace_park_black (image 621634); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Ace — park Soft White: Sonos official media kit: ace_park_griege (image 621635); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Ace — pool Soft White: Sonos official media kit: ace_pool_griege (image 621638); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Ace — pool layingdown Soft White: Sonos official media kit: ace_pool_layingdown_griege (image 621636); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Ace — rooftop pool Soft White: Sonos official media kit: ace_rooftop_pool_griege (image 621637); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Ace — taxi Soft White: Sonos official media kit: ace_taxi_griege (image 621639); complete supplied photograph.
- Sonos Ace — urban Soft White: Sonos official media kit: ace_urban_griege (image 621640); complete supplied photograph.
