Wireless headphones | £449 | View offers whf.cm/SonosAce
Rumours and rumblings of wireless headphones to complement the rest of the Sonos family have been doing the rounds for a while now, and when you think about it, it’s not a huge leap. Sonos has already nailed the soundbar, wireless speaker and multi-room markets. If it can introduce a couple of unique selling points while mastering sound quality, such cans could be quite the success story.
But Sonos is entering a market that isn’t for the faint-hearted. Some of the brands in the space are huge hitters and were making headphones before Sonos was even born. The likes of Apple, Bose, Bowers & Wilkins, Sennheiser and Sony all have sensational Bluetooth, over-ear noise-cancelling headphones that we rate at five stars.
We expected Sonos to be gunning for the expensive Apple AirPods Max (£549), but the Ace’s £449 is smack bang in the middle of Sony and Bose territory too.
Sonos has a reputation for designing minimalist products that blend into the home anonymously without drawing attention to themselves, but we think the Ace are nicely made with a hint of style.
At 312g they are lighter than the AirPods Max (384.8g) but a touch heavier than the Sony WH-1000XM5 (250g), and you can feel the difference in hand. The earcups feel smooth to the touch and are
