SonosAce | Noise Cancelling Wireless Over-Ear Headphones with Bluetooth, 30-Hour Battery Life, Spatial Audio, Dolby Atmos, Dynamic Head Tracking - WhiteRecycled Content Certification for Electrical and Electronic Equipment

Wide sound stage for a closed back ANC headphone. Clarity and definition are superior to the other headphones I tested which are the Momentum 4s and the Cambridge Melomanias. The base is dynamic and full like mini thunder in your ears without sounding too warm, outstanding. The Sonos headphones are far superior to the other two headphones I tested, in fact I would add that I would not recommend the others over the Sonos at all. I know that's harsh since I'm not even going to list what makes the others inferior, but the difference will sound so clear, there's hardly much to say. I'll put it this way, I had to compare the Sonos with real audiophile headphones that have no features except quality drivers. Yes, the Sonos weren't better but I really spent the time to compare.For Gaming go with the Sonos over the other headphones because of it's wide sound stage it's much better at handling 7.1 virtual surround sound.The Sonos are way more comfortable than the other headphones because of how the earpads are designed to curve over your ear, not just sit flat on your ear like the others, while still covering all of your ear. It's an impressive design and just makes them feel great to wear. Also, these have magnetic earpads for easy removal unlike the others.The Senheisers do use touch controls if you like that. I found them useful but once you learn the controls of the Sonos it won't matter. There's a strange behavior with the ANC options with the Sonos when you disable ANC, the base drops below 50% of its power. However, I believe this is a feature when you don't want it to go on and off in certain areas where you need to external hearing. In addition, you can keep the setting at Adaptive which restores the base with a small open back effect. The third option for full ANC removes the open back effect.I also found the Sonos more stylish to the other two since hard edges is just how 99% of other headphones look. The headband also sits snug around your head without any weird parts that sticking out like you're in a studio when they simply don't perform that way. I know this part is subjective but I think some people would appreciate these design points.Overall, while probably more expensive than other wireless ANC headphones, these are just all around great and worth it over the others. Reviews have raved about the Sennheiser over these, I resoundingly disagree.Other observations are situational. For example, I found that these type of headphones did not need to replace my Airpod Pros when I would go for a walk or a quick hop to the corner store. The sounds of the airpods directly in your ear are just high quality sounding as regular headphones. However, if I had to go somewhere to work all day like at the office, the Sonos were hands down more comfortable in that situation. If you like to sleep with music headphones, these will be far more comfortable than the Airpods sitting in your ear.Last point is for gaming again. While the Sonos are far better for gaming than the other ones mentioned, they are still wireless ANC headphones meant for all kinds of scenarios. Dedicated headphones that will tether you to your gaming PC or if you want just audiophile headphones, those will probably offer more immersive experience in those situations.

I've owned and used the AirPods Max (APM) since its release. In my opinion, the Ace is a far better alternative.Pros:- Great sound quality, easily comparable to the APM.- In-app EQ for those interested.- Way louder than the APM gets.- The noise cancellation is on par with the APM in my opinion. I was lucky or unlucky that major construction was happening right in front of my house so I had an opportunity to compare the strength of the noise cancellation of both headphones.- Way lighter than the APM, the difference in weight is immediately noticeable.- USB-C. I mean come on.- Actual tactile physical buttons, I'm sick and tired of touch sensitive gestures and motions. They work really well. I find the buttons more to my liking than the APM's crown.- You can connect the ace to multiple devices. You can also pair it to a Sonos soundbar which is a nice touch.- An honest to God On/Off button.- The Ace's case is premium, functional, and compact. I can see myself taking this with me when traveling.Cons:- Some software glitch with iOS18 (Beta) when you change the volume it's not immediately reflected in Apple's music app. I'm sure this is easily solvable with an update when iOS 18 is officially rolled out.- Sonos ruined its relations with its customers by releasing an absolutely terrible app that was clearly and obviously not ready for an official release. The app is clunky, less functional than before, and not intuitive to use. If you rely heavily on the app you may want to hold off and assess whether this purchase makes sense to you.Conclusion: I really love the Ace. It's gorgeous, it sounds phenomenal. It's lightweight. Yes you're not gonna some of the niceties you may get with the APM's deep integration with the Apple ecosystem but the Ace performs well. The 399 dollar price is a good deal indeed.

These are really nice sounding and super comfy headphones but it's a crowded headphone market so normally I would say they are a hard sell over other headphones when they were at full price but these are often discounted. The coolest thing about these is that you can listen to TV audio through them when they are connected to your Arc. I know that you can connect a lot of Bluetooth headphones to various devices but the sound quality of the "TV Swap" feature is so far ahead of the Bluetooth and it really made me love these.Whenever I need to enjoy TV quietly I can seamlessly get really good quality audio across all my HDMI devices. The feature works really well for me even though I have seen mixed reviews. Love them personally and I love the innovation of adding a really polished solution to wireless private listening for home audio. I hope they continue improving this in future generations if they keep making these headphones.