Sonos Ace vs Apple AirPods Max

“Apple owns the entire stack here, right, which means they have a unique advantage in tracking where your your devices like your iPhone, your iPad, or your Mac and they have the option of turning it off, tracking your head or keeping the…”

“AirPods Max and AirPods Pro have something called spatial audio. It seems a little gimmicky until you actually experience it, it's actually pretty cool... just gives you this very immersive experience when it comes to watching shows or…”

“The AirPods Max when connected with an Apple TV can make it sound like you're in a virtual theater with their head tracking and spatial audio features.”

“Spatial audio is often being regarded as a gimmick and something to put on a shelf, but to me, this is a next level content experience...”

“Now, one of the bigger selling points for these two specific pairs of headphones compared to others is that they both have an ability to have very little latency and an easy way to connect to your TV. However, they both require additional…”

“You can instantly swap TV audio from a compatible Sonos home theater speaker to the Sonos Ace, and the Sonos Ace will simulate the surround sound system giving you a comparable home cinema sound experience all through your headphones.”

“Spatial audio, they both support spatial audio they do it very well, both of them, head tracking they do it very well, no problem over there.”

“As for watching movies with Dolby Atmos and also using the head tracking function to make the sound even more immersive, it works great.”

“plugging these headphones in via the 3.5mm adapter made the experience even richer and it's truly as good as it gets. Honestly it sounds as close to true lossless audio as possible to the point where I really highly doubt you'd be able to…”

“On the other hand, the AirPods Max sound amazing. They are clear, detailed, and exciting. You can hear every instrument in detail in the music... For music, the AirPods Max are simply better than the Sonos Ace in every way.”

“The Apple ones wider, bigger, more open, more my personal preference. It feels more like sitting in a room, better kind of positional room awareness where things are coming from and a lot wider again.”

“They sound better, the noise cancelling is better, the features are finally up to date, but at the same time, they feel almost exactly the same as the originals from 2020.”

“The Sonos Ace, on the other hand, aims for a true audio file experience. Sound is incredibly neutral and natural. The bass is tight and accurate, and the mids are clear and detailed. You can hear every nuance in a track, which makes them…”

“If you have a Sonos you know system or multiple soundbars in your house grab these they really complement that whole setup really really well. These are also great for indoor use. If you want indoor headphones or headphones you're going to…”

“I do think these headphones sound good. Now they are not mind-blowing world-beating or anything crazy like that... but they have a nice full sound with great base all the way through strong highs... but you can brighten them right up by…”

“the sound stage on the Sonos Ace sounds more realistic and bigger. Sonos was able to better separate things like the vocals from the instrumentals and it makes it sound as if the music was coming from all around me, more so than on the…”

“Transparency, usually AirPods are really hard to match. I feel like they've just nailed it when it comes to transparency. Aware mode on this is still really good, but transparency kind of always goes to the transparency king, and that's…”

“The transparency mode on this set of headphones is so good I'm using it right now, it doesn't even sound like I'm wearing headphones.”

“These have the best transparency mode that I have ever heard in an audio product, bar none.”

“Apple's transparency mode is the best I've ever heard.”

“In this mode, ambient noise is let in so you can hear your surroundings. This allows you to listen to music or watch a show and still hear if something is calling for you or any other thing you might want to be alert to.”

“Transparency mode, wear mode, or whatever you want to call it is for the first time in my opinion actually usable for listening to music while also letting through any and all sounds you want coming through.”

“And then to my surprise they also have some of the best transparency mode I've heard in anything that's not AirPods Max. Really natural sounding for having regular conversations with your headphones on”

“Apple's AirPods Max do this feature so well that sometimes you forget you're wearing headphones in the first place. And now Sonos has come the closest to matching that same sensation.”

“I think the battery life is more than adequate”

“You get 30 hours of battery life compared to 20 hours on the AirPods Max and in my experience the Ace's standby battery drain is much better, my AirPods Max just constantly seem to be out of juice.”

“Sonos Ace wins on battery life without even trying. It can be used with active noise cancellation turned on for 30 hours uninterrupted, compared to only 20 hours on the AirPods Max.”

“Battery goes to the Sonos Ace, you do get about 30 hours of battery which is what is advertised... Only 20 hours for the AirPods Max with both ANC and spatial audio.”

“Battery life is actually no longer an issue and I think so I should just cut off this point in headphone reviews because all of them are actually very very good.”

“these have a pretty decent clamping force and what I mean by that is that these will you know sit snugly on your ears but thankfully they're over-ear headphones so they're not going to put any pressure on the ears themselves”

“I have been using the AirPods Pros for editing video and I wanted something a little bit nicer a little bit more comfortable to wear.”

“The removable cups are fantastic, and what I love most about them is that they are breathable and very forgiving at any temperature.”

“I tried on the Apple pair first and I really liked them, super comfortable, the music was amazing, like the the quality of the music”

“If you've ever tried AirPods Max before and you were turned off by the heavy clamping that goes on the sides of your face and the ears, the Sonos Ace lay gently on your head and it's very, very comfortable for extended sessions.”

“if I switch over to these it's kind of like... you get home you've been wearing jeans all day and then these are like putting on a nice pair of sweatpants it's just a lot more comfortable a lot lighter on your head”

“...the lightweight materials used for the Sonos Ace with this thin but kind of stretchy cushioned headband all make the Sonos Ace the much more comfortable pair to wear for, you know, extended periods of time.”

“Now Sonos say that they have a mechanism in the ear cup that adjusts to equalize pressure and create a better acoustic seal. I have to say, these are probably the best fitting headphones that I've tried.”

“The AirPods Max still have features that make sense for the amount of money you're paying... like they're much smarter than these beats headphones... I think that they sound better and they have an insanely good build quality...”

“if you have the budget for it they're still a great buy especially considering we do not yet know when the AirPods Max 2 are scheduled to be dropped.”

“the AirPods Max 2 are a solid buy”

“my final take is going to be that these headphones are going to be I guess the new king of this kind of price category because right now the AirPods Max it's a 3 almost 4 year old kind of pair of headphones, they are still overpriced in my…”

“Whereas the Sonos Ace, I do think are actually worthy of their price. Even if it's a little bit on the pricey side still, they sound incredible, ANC is one of the best I've ever experienced, and they are comfortable to wear for a long…”

“The AirPods Max retail for 549, but they are quite old and can be found on sale... The Sonos Ace retails for 449, so if that's a deal breaker for you it's kind of a no-brainer, 449 compared to 549 you can save yourself $100.”

“And in terms of overall value, even though I was a little bit harsh with some of my ratings, I'm still going to give it a strong 7.5 out of 10 and this is because the pros really do outweigh the cons.”

“The one nice thing with it is when you take the AirPods Max out of their case they're ready to go, you don't have to press any button and the adjustments you already made to the headphones they've stayed intact.”

“ye nahi badla hai, this is exactly the same, the smart case is also exactly the same”

“it's super slim, easy to to carry with you and it's magnetic”

“The AirPods Max, I know a lot of people make fun of this thing and most reviewers out there don't think it's great or say they don't use it... If I didn't have this on, the AirPods Max could be getting scuffed and stuff like that”

“The carrying case, not even a competition here, it's the Sonos Ace 1,000%. It's an actual case, not whatever this thing is that you get with the AirPods Max.”

“Now something very weak about the AirPods Max is the case. And the Sonos Ace's Sonos Ace's case - I hope I'm saying that right - this case is phenomenal.”

“Sonos includes a travel case, charging cable and audio cable, while Apple only gives you an earcup cover, which seems cheap considering the price.”

“This case is significantly smaller than the case that they give you with uh AirPods Max”