Sonos Ace problems

“I was expecting a little bit more. Like most other Bluetooth ANC headphones on the market right now, they have a very v-shaped sound signature with a big boost in the bass and the treble to the point that I had to turn them down in the EQ…”

“It's style over substance. It's features over sound quality. Yes, it's got good ANC performance, yes, it has the spatial audio stuff, yes, it looks good and it's reasonably comfortable... But if you care about sound quality, this ain't it.”

“As for sound quality, I'm going to have to give these a 6.5 out of 10. Let's face it, the sound quality is underwhelming compared to the standard that we have been accustomed to by Sonos products.”

“One thing I can't really get over with the sound though is the fact that the sound, especially over Bluetooth, despite being overall nice, does have a bit of mufffulness going on with it.”

“For a brand with a tagline like brilliant sound, this is one frequency response that's a bit of a surprise. It's not bad, but it's a bit more uneven than expected.”

“Sometimes audio out of it sounds a little funky... if I'm watching YouTube... the audio kind of tweaks out sometimes”

“So the fact that these didn't connect to the Sonos app and connect to my Sonos account before the fifth or sixth try... I can't give them a full on like yes absolutely go buy because the Sonos part of it seems to still need work.”

“They take forever with the Sonos Ace. Have to be initiated through the Sonos app... You have to keep the Sonos app open on your phone the entire time.”

“This gives me a very poor rating of 5 on 10. Sonos really, really need to work on their app and provide us a lot more options.”

“the app to control them is still a mess and there are some features missing they promised updates, let's see.”

“EQ on the new app isn't EQ at all. It's just this... $449 pair of Sonos Ace headphones with this garbage EQ.”

“you can't do that with the Sonos Ace. They don't appear as another speaker if that makes sense.”

“I feel like the one thing I want is for these ear cups to be a bit more deep, I mean when they are on my ears they're fine, but they're just a little bit shallow and my ear is like touching the inside of it”

“I did find that the ear cups could get hot over time after a couple hours of wearing them or exercising in them, I exercised in these a couple times and every time they were just covered in sweat.”

“The issue is that it starts to feel hot and sweaty around the ear cups over time.”

“after around about 4K, I noticed a build-up of sweat on the ear cups.”

“they do make your ears hot.”

“The headphones I found the most fatiguing were actually the Sonos. Um, for whatever reason they just kind of clamp on my head a lot more than the other ones.”

“Unfortunately, in order to put these in the case, you have to have the steel rods all the way in as far as they'll go. So you have to adjust it for your head every time you take them out of the case.”

“unfortunately it has this chunky zipper though to actually try to open and close it and you can see just the struggle and how difficult it is to actually be able to open and close it”

“I advise using some caution with the zipper though. I already had one snag and break before I was able to get it reattached.”

“So the Sonos Ace and XM5s has a disadvantage when comparing them to Bose, they do not fold, so you do have to account for space a bit more with these headphones.”

“Something I really don't like about the Sonos is that they can't twist and the case is also pretty crappy. I don't like the zipper on it”

“I also want to say that the casing the Sonos Ace comes with looks pretty, it feels great, but is also quite the dirt magnet.”

“Finally, the Ace does not have any rating for water or dust resistance, so I would not recommend these for working out.”

“Unfortunately, this is where the Sonos Ace stumbles... the Sonos Ace offers no easy way to replace that cushion.”

“though it doesn't fold, which is a key difference if you travel a lot.”

“While having a quote unquote similar appearance to the Studio 3s that have been released back in 2017, you cannot help but feel like the Studio Pro from Beats is one of those trendy and cheap remakes that companies do to make their…”

“Neither pair is rated for sweat or water resistance, so using them at the gym or in the rain could be risky.”

“I think these two these two are the only weak points for the Ace”

“unfortunately the Sonos is going last place for me. The transparency is mediocre at best, it's okay, it's not the best... overall, these are just mediocre headphones”

“The S2Es get the win on this one these guys originally were released they cost 400 whereas the Sonos Ace come in at 450.”

“for value the Sonos Ace receives a 3.5 out of 5 while the QC Ultra receives a 4.0 out of 5.”

“ANC-wise, Sonos are okay. They are fine, but nothing more when you compare them with all of the other headphones”

“in comparison to the other three, Sonos active noise cancellation is not as robust as the other three headsets.”

“The ANC as fantastic as it is in a noisy environment also hindered the music performance to my ears anyway”

“As a Sonos user, I really wanted to use these the way a Sonos speaker is used. All I can say in conclusion is what a bummer... you went for a Sonos product to connect to your Sonos app, but you didn't get it. You got Bluetooth headphones.”

“The dual-ended USB-C cable is a bit short though, which makes it difficult to listen to your tunes when you're holding your device near your head.”

“The Sonos headphones and Sonos Aces randomly disconnect. I've had these guys randomly disconnect on me a couple times when I'm on the subway”

“At the time of filming, the Sonos Ace only work with the Arc soundbar, they don't work with any other Sonos soundbar.”

“The headphones does not integrate as a Sonos speaker at all.”

“I can use the XM5s plugged in while they're turned off and I can't do that with the Sonos Ace and that's wild to how one can get so close but still get left behind”

“I can hear everything pretty clearly. There's almost like a just a low hiss while it's on... and it does sound a little bit like what your voice sounds like when you wear earmuffs”

“Sonos's implementation of it is worse than most. I'm not a fan.”

“It did just feel like the Sonos were kind of plain old stereo sound compared to the AirPods Max's fully immersive Dolby Atmos sound.”

“But the battery life is slightly shorter around 20 hours.”

“If you want to be honest, it's a little bit confusing because there's just way too many buttons so you never really know, you know, what each of them are.”