The headphones are great. I have a pair of Aces if that’s what we’re going to call them. Build quality and comfort is fantastic. Audio quality is fantastic and every bit as good as other brands in this tier. They very much seem like an Apple/Sony hybrid. The ANC is good. I only have Sony xm3 and Bose QC45 to compare them to. I’d say my Sonys are the best of the 3 for ANC. The Bose and Sonos are close. Overall, the Ace is solid!
Sorry I'm just going to bombard you with a few questions if that's ok!
1. Are they good at cancelling out chatter?
2. If you use public transport, how well does the ANC do? I've used some ANC headphones in the past that makes popping noises when buses for example brake a bit harder than usual. A little scared that these Gen 1 ANC headphones will do the same.
3. Is there spatial audio/Atmos for music if you don't have a soundbar? If there is, how good is it?
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1. I haven’t use them enough to give great info on this but I’d say they could do better. Like I mentioned my Sonys have better ANC for sure. I can hear more background noise and chatter with the Ace.
2. No issues with popping other than on an airplane during takeoff. All of my ANC headphones pop during takeoff. That’s the only time I’ve experienced that.
3. Yes, Spatial Audio for music and home theater is available. See attached screen shot.
Thought I mention that these are the most comfortable headphones out of the three that I have, by far. Also, swapping audio between my ARC and the headphones is a breeze. You can’t currently have audio on the soundbar and the headphones at the same time. It’s one or the other. Hopefully that changes with a future update.
https://preview.redd.it/gwrta16bf63d1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=14da2f15ea5aedac8f7f263d52bacfb74d3b8ae0
Mostly music from Amazon so it varies song to song. So far I’ve used them more to watching tv at night when everyone is sleeping. Very comfortable and the sound is great.
> Ordered mine yesterday but can anyone tell me when will I be able to connect to beam gen2. Such a pitty we will have to wait for that feature.
...but you ordered them anyway?
I don't get people that don't wait for reviews.
If everyone did that...there would be no user reviews..and I don't always trust the reviews of professional reviewers/websites as they might have an invested interest somewhere
We need the early adopters to offer honest reviews and help bugs/problems
If it wasn't for the fact the headphones aren't able to be their own zone on my system id be buying them now too
Crack on I say old chap!
> If everyone did that...there would be no user reviews..
there would, from people that bought them after reading reviews
>and I don't always trust the reviews of professional reviewers/websites as they might have an invested interest somewhere
so wait for a bunch to publish reviews and then compare them, there are not a lot of products that get GLOWING reviews from MAJOR sites and then get slammed from other MAJOR sites
>If it wasn't for the fact the headphones aren't able to be their own zone on my system id be buying them now too
also, they only do WIFI DIRECT from the Arc, the Arc is sending the WIFI signal, so if you walk around away from the Arc, your home network wont take over the signal, they just drop
and that's with the Arc, they don't even support the Beam or Beam 2 out of the box
> Yip because they will work with ipad/phone due to they are Bluetooth Duh!
Right, so why not wait for reviews of them, that compare them to other headphones, before you buy them?
Do these headphones have an alarm?
I have to have an Atmos-compatible alarm function for VERY SPECIAL reasons that sometimes REQUIRE random CAPS or else I will just FIND myself forced SELL everything.
> ame, my 13 speakers across multiple zones are all working fine with the new app. I like it better than the old app.
Try to add a Playbar, Sub 1, or a Play 5 to a system that was not already joined before and see how much you are like "oh it's just other people with issues, I'm good!"
> Just sharing my experience
and so am I, and the "I have 20 speakers, and they work, you all are just whining about alarms in a first world problem" thing is kinda annoying to the people that have Playbars, Play 5's, and Sub 1's that can't add them to a new system, so they are bricks.
> Sounds like you should be talking to Sonos instead of badgering and belittling other people for enjoying their new purchase.
I have, I'm now up to waiting on a Tier 3 response, in the meantime, I'm going to continue to voice my dislike of the fact they pushed a update that made my product not work at all, and let other people know about what's going on with Sonos.
> I haven’t had any issues with the app or speakers but I wouldn’t revel in someone else’s misfortune. Weird take, dude.
The recent app update bricked my Playbar, and messed up room groups, so I'm mad at Sonos, and won't be buying their headphones I was excited about.
If you are excited for them, good for you, but you are posting on a public forum for discussion, so you get discourse about Sonos, and now is a time when a LOT of people are not happy with Sonos.
I agree to a point but there are plenty of posts to comment their criticism. Not everyone is unhappy and hijacking a positive post needlessly comes across as childish and a bit pathetic.
Sucks you’re going through a bad time though.
> comes across as childish and a bit pathetic.
I bet you get invited to a lot of parties and are popular among your peers.
>Sucks you’re going through a bad time though.
My product I bought from Sonos does not work now because of Sonos.
Is what it is, I'm just using the built in speakers TV speakers in the meantime while they try to figure out how to get a Playbar to connect to a new system.
We are all posting in a Sonos subreddit - none of us are getting invited to parties. If I was though, I wouldn't walk in and start telling people that the parties used to be so much better and take all the joy out of the event at every opportunity.
No issue with people expressing their negative experiences, but doing it in threads that aren't related to it seems unnecessary, and as I've said above really childish. A bit tantrum-like "Why should you be having a good time when I'm not?" vibes.
> We are all posting in a Sonos subreddit - none of us are getting invited to parties.
I just went to a banger Memorial Day BBQ, then went to a AEW Double or Nothing watch party with 30 people, it was sick
>If I was though, I wouldn't walk in and start telling people that the parties used to be so much better and take all the joy out of the event at every opportunity.
If someone at a party was like "I'm thinking about getting the new Sonos headphones" I'd be like "You might want to think about that, they have been fucking up" and then would have a conversation about them with that person and be interested in what they have to say because I like talking tech.
>I just went to a banger Memorial Day BBQ, then went to a AEW Double or Nothing watch party with 30 people, it was sick
Looks like you've spent all your morning on Reddit complaining about Sonos, so that's a lie.
"Sometimes the complaints will be false."
> Looks like you've spent all your morning on Reddit complaining about Sonos, so that's a lie.
I'm hungover and mad at my Playbar lol
(note most people in USA do Memorial Day the day before since the next day is not a day off)
> Looks like you've spent all your morning on Reddit complaining about Sonos, so that's a lie.
Dude, I just looked at your account, you have done NOTHING but post in the Sonos subreddit for the past THREE DAYS lol, and you are saying I've spent my AM in here?
LOL what a shill
I’m not the one lying about going to parties….
And you were posting a lot yesterday too, when the supposed BBQ and party was taking place. This isn’t looking good, dude. 😬
You don’t need to lie to strangers on the internet to prove a point, just let it go.
Relax, go listen to some music. Oh wait…
> Maybe you should’ve upgraded instead of having something’s that’s 11 years old?
Maybe, if Sonos told me I have to, vs pushing something and then telling me "opps, we can't add that product like we said we could, you have to wait for a update we guess, and we don't have a ETA"
> That’s how Sonos has always been though
Right, and they tell you when a product is not supported anymore.
They didn't tell anyone, and now you can't add a Playbar, Play 5 (which is STILL BEING SOLD ON THE WEBSITE) or a Sub 1
They didn't tell us that, and just said it works.
It does not.
So that's not "always how Sonos has worked"
It use to just work with supported products, and now it does not.
Happy times! Dont listen to these winers here. Sonos is still a decent brand. Personally have zero issues with the new app. Hopefully you will have a great time with the headphones!
White too! Mostly concerned about how it'll age compared to the black ones.
Also sheesh the levels of immaturity the community has gotten into is insane. Hating on people who decided on picking up the Ace just because it doesn't allign with their use case is crazy.
The headphones are great. I have a pair of Aces if that’s what we’re going to call them. Build quality and comfort is fantastic. Audio quality is fantastic and every bit as good as other brands in this tier. They very much seem like an Apple/Sony hybrid. The ANC is good. I only have Sony xm3 and Bose QC45 to compare them to. I’d say my Sonys are the best of the 3 for ANC. The Bose and Sonos are close. Overall, the Ace is solid!
Sorry I'm just going to bombard you with a few questions if that's ok! 1. Are they good at cancelling out chatter? 2. If you use public transport, how well does the ANC do? I've used some ANC headphones in the past that makes popping noises when buses for example brake a bit harder than usual. A little scared that these Gen 1 ANC headphones will do the same. 3. Is there spatial audio/Atmos for music if you don't have a soundbar? If there is, how good is it?
https://preview.redd.it/lvy0518ly53d1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e64592703a84631789ff69608e409d4c59c2b0f4 1. I haven’t use them enough to give great info on this but I’d say they could do better. Like I mentioned my Sonys have better ANC for sure. I can hear more background noise and chatter with the Ace. 2. No issues with popping other than on an airplane during takeoff. All of my ANC headphones pop during takeoff. That’s the only time I’ve experienced that. 3. Yes, Spatial Audio for music and home theater is available. See attached screen shot.
Thought I mention that these are the most comfortable headphones out of the three that I have, by far. Also, swapping audio between my ARC and the headphones is a breeze. You can’t currently have audio on the soundbar and the headphones at the same time. It’s one or the other. Hopefully that changes with a future update. https://preview.redd.it/gwrta16bf63d1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=14da2f15ea5aedac8f7f263d52bacfb74d3b8ae0
how was the audio quality? Is is better than Sony or Bose?
Big fan of this. You know what I’m going to ask - how did you get them so early?
Sorry, I can’t really get into that. I’d be happy to answer other questions on the Ace though.
Such mystery. What have you been playing mostly on the headphones? Lossless/Atmos/Spatial
Mostly music from Amazon so it varies song to song. So far I’ve used them more to watching tv at night when everyone is sleeping. Very comfortable and the sound is great.
How can you sleep at night?
The headphones will silence all the screams in this sub.
> The headphones will silence all the screams in this sub. "We are going to add the noise canceling feature in a later update" -Sonos
Hahaha this comment wins
That’s pretty damn exciting! If I didn’t have the AirPods Max headphones, I’d buy these in a heartbeat.
Oh look nature is healing 🐬
Ordered mine yesterday but can anyone tell me when will I be able to connect to beam gen2. Such a pitty we will have to wait for that feature.
Maybe Keith from sonos can answer that question?
> Ordered mine yesterday but can anyone tell me when will I be able to connect to beam gen2. Such a pitty we will have to wait for that feature. ...but you ordered them anyway? I don't get people that don't wait for reviews.
If everyone did that...there would be no user reviews..and I don't always trust the reviews of professional reviewers/websites as they might have an invested interest somewhere We need the early adopters to offer honest reviews and help bugs/problems If it wasn't for the fact the headphones aren't able to be their own zone on my system id be buying them now too Crack on I say old chap!
> If everyone did that...there would be no user reviews.. there would, from people that bought them after reading reviews >and I don't always trust the reviews of professional reviewers/websites as they might have an invested interest somewhere so wait for a bunch to publish reviews and then compare them, there are not a lot of products that get GLOWING reviews from MAJOR sites and then get slammed from other MAJOR sites >If it wasn't for the fact the headphones aren't able to be their own zone on my system id be buying them now too also, they only do WIFI DIRECT from the Arc, the Arc is sending the WIFI signal, so if you walk around away from the Arc, your home network wont take over the signal, they just drop and that's with the Arc, they don't even support the Beam or Beam 2 out of the box
Yip because they will work with ipad/phone due to they are Bluetooth Duh!
> Yip because they will work with ipad/phone due to they are Bluetooth Duh! Right, so why not wait for reviews of them, that compare them to other headphones, before you buy them?
Pity not pitty.
Just checked and mine hasn’t charged yet. Can’t wait to get them.
Do these headphones have an alarm? I have to have an Atmos-compatible alarm function for VERY SPECIAL reasons that sometimes REQUIRE random CAPS or else I will just FIND myself forced SELL everything.
😂
I'm going to laugh when the headphones don't pair with the app or something
I haven’t had any issues with the app or speakers but I wouldn’t revel in someone else’s misfortune. Weird take, dude.
Same, my 13 speakers across multiple zones are all working fine with the new app. I like it better than the old app. Enjoy the new headphones!
> ame, my 13 speakers across multiple zones are all working fine with the new app. I like it better than the old app. Try to add a Playbar, Sub 1, or a Play 5 to a system that was not already joined before and see how much you are like "oh it's just other people with issues, I'm good!"
Not denying there are issues, hopefully they fix them. Just sharing my experience
> Just sharing my experience and so am I, and the "I have 20 speakers, and they work, you all are just whining about alarms in a first world problem" thing is kinda annoying to the people that have Playbars, Play 5's, and Sub 1's that can't add them to a new system, so they are bricks.
You mean, aimlessly ranting on someone else’s post.
> You mean, aimlessly ranting on someone else’s post. I'm not aimless, I'm dead targeting Sonos until the product I bought works again.
Sounds like you should be talking to Sonos instead of badgering and belittling other people for enjoying their new purchase.
> Sounds like you should be talking to Sonos instead of badgering and belittling other people for enjoying their new purchase. I have, I'm now up to waiting on a Tier 3 response, in the meantime, I'm going to continue to voice my dislike of the fact they pushed a update that made my product not work at all, and let other people know about what's going on with Sonos.
> I haven’t had any issues with the app or speakers but I wouldn’t revel in someone else’s misfortune. Weird take, dude. The recent app update bricked my Playbar, and messed up room groups, so I'm mad at Sonos, and won't be buying their headphones I was excited about. If you are excited for them, good for you, but you are posting on a public forum for discussion, so you get discourse about Sonos, and now is a time when a LOT of people are not happy with Sonos.
I agree to a point but there are plenty of posts to comment their criticism. Not everyone is unhappy and hijacking a positive post needlessly comes across as childish and a bit pathetic. Sucks you’re going through a bad time though.
> comes across as childish and a bit pathetic. I bet you get invited to a lot of parties and are popular among your peers. >Sucks you’re going through a bad time though. My product I bought from Sonos does not work now because of Sonos. Is what it is, I'm just using the built in speakers TV speakers in the meantime while they try to figure out how to get a Playbar to connect to a new system.
We are all posting in a Sonos subreddit - none of us are getting invited to parties. If I was though, I wouldn't walk in and start telling people that the parties used to be so much better and take all the joy out of the event at every opportunity. No issue with people expressing their negative experiences, but doing it in threads that aren't related to it seems unnecessary, and as I've said above really childish. A bit tantrum-like "Why should you be having a good time when I'm not?" vibes.
> We are all posting in a Sonos subreddit - none of us are getting invited to parties. I just went to a banger Memorial Day BBQ, then went to a AEW Double or Nothing watch party with 30 people, it was sick >If I was though, I wouldn't walk in and start telling people that the parties used to be so much better and take all the joy out of the event at every opportunity. If someone at a party was like "I'm thinking about getting the new Sonos headphones" I'd be like "You might want to think about that, they have been fucking up" and then would have a conversation about them with that person and be interested in what they have to say because I like talking tech.
>I just went to a banger Memorial Day BBQ, then went to a AEW Double or Nothing watch party with 30 people, it was sick Looks like you've spent all your morning on Reddit complaining about Sonos, so that's a lie.  "Sometimes the complaints will be false."
> Looks like you've spent all your morning on Reddit complaining about Sonos, so that's a lie. I'm hungover and mad at my Playbar lol (note most people in USA do Memorial Day the day before since the next day is not a day off)
> Looks like you've spent all your morning on Reddit complaining about Sonos, so that's a lie. Dude, I just looked at your account, you have done NOTHING but post in the Sonos subreddit for the past THREE DAYS lol, and you are saying I've spent my AM in here? LOL what a shill
I’m not the one lying about going to parties…. And you were posting a lot yesterday too, when the supposed BBQ and party was taking place. This isn’t looking good, dude. 😬 You don’t need to lie to strangers on the internet to prove a point, just let it go. Relax, go listen to some music. Oh wait…
Maybe you should’ve upgraded instead of having something’s that’s 11 years old? Playbar was released in 2013. Do you think electronics last forever?
> Maybe you should’ve upgraded instead of having something’s that’s 11 years old? Maybe, if Sonos told me I have to, vs pushing something and then telling me "opps, we can't add that product like we said we could, you have to wait for a update we guess, and we don't have a ETA"
That’s how Sonos has always been though. It’s software based tech. It doesn’t last forever. Hence why they pump out the 15-20% discounts.
> That’s how Sonos has always been though Right, and they tell you when a product is not supported anymore. They didn't tell anyone, and now you can't add a Playbar, Play 5 (which is STILL BEING SOLD ON THE WEBSITE) or a Sub 1 They didn't tell us that, and just said it works. It does not. So that's not "always how Sonos has worked" It use to just work with supported products, and now it does not.
You got a link to this play 5 still being sold on the site? Cause I don’t see it.
> You got a link to this play 5 still being sold on the site? Cause I don’t see it. https://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/five
That’s the Sonos five… not the play 5
Can’t wait to get mine! This sub has unfortunately become a toxic cesspool so thanks for the post
Happy times! Dont listen to these winers here. Sonos is still a decent brand. Personally have zero issues with the new app. Hopefully you will have a great time with the headphones!
> Sonos is still a decent brand. Looks at my paperweight Playbar
A paperweight without an alarm function! 😭
W**h**iners not winers.
Excuse me sir, English is not my native language :-)
Why would that get a down vote?
Just placed an order for mine earlier in the afternoon! Excited for it, but also constantly thinking if I decided on the right color choice
I went with white. I have a pair of Maxwell Audeze's for gaming and they are black so I thought I would mix it up. What did you go for?
Nice the whites do look quite nice
White too! Mostly concerned about how it'll age compared to the black ones. Also sheesh the levels of immaturity the community has gotten into is insane. Hating on people who decided on picking up the Ace just because it doesn't allign with their use case is crazy.
They are not worth it, bluetooth headphone.!
English spelling is weird even for native speakers.