Schuurman / Sonos
Sonoscan’t catch a rift . It seems that almost every time the brand has geared up fora novel product launching , someone has beaten it to the biff , leakingmost of the key informationbeforehand . This time , the victim seems to be Sonos ’ much - anticipatedwireless headphone . And the culprit ? A German Sonos parts dealer call Schuurman .
For a brief period — the page has since been take aim down — Schuurman ’s sitelisted the “ Sonos Ace”along with a few photos and , perhaps most intriguingly , a Leontyne Price : 403.58 euro ( approximately $ 534 ) . The slipup was primitively report byThe Verge ’s Chris Welch , who has since releaseda follow - up articlethat claim to support many more detail about the as - yet - unreleased Sonos production . Welch did not indicate his source for the information , but his previous Sonos study have proven to be extremely accurate .
Schuurman/Sonos
First is the name — Sonos Ace . As the phone were being develop , they reportedly receive the code name Duke , but this has been trade out for Ace . It ’s believe that the actual monetary value once the headphones are announced ( which weexpect will happen between now and June ) will be $ 450 .
One of the epitome reveals a set of black earphone with visible Sonos trademark on one of the earcups , along with a locomotion guinea pig , a pair of cable television service , and a mystifying small container , which may simply be a storage unit for the cables .
The USB - C - to-3.5 mm will provide parallel audio to the Ace , while Welch says that the duple - USB - one C cable will be used for charging and for digital lossless audio frequency over USB - C like on theBeats Solo 4andStudio Pro .
He further claim that the Ace will offer lossless audio over Bluetooth . For the moment , the only Bluetooth codec that can lay claim lossless candela - caliber audio is Qualcomm ’s aptX Lossless . The only way to support aptX Lossless is to employ Qualcomm’sSnapdragon Soundaudio platform , which requires Qualcomm scrap .
This head us to Welch ’s next claim : The Sonos Ace will have active stochasticity cancellation and transparentness modal value that “ can rival the best of the good . ” This will be an interesting claim to examine — Apple , Sony , and Bose , ( the current leaders in ANC ) all use proprietary noise cancellation system of rules rather of relying on Qualcomm ’s built - in ANC algorithms . Unless Sonos does the same affair , it may have trouble matching the performance we ’ve seen from the big three .
Speaking of Apple , Sony , and Bose , the report take the Ace will have another lineament in unwashed with those ship’s company ’ flagship can : head - trackedspatial audio . While the inclusion of this feature is n’t surprising , it remains to be seen how it works — the Apple AirPods Max , Sony WH-1000XM5 , andBose QuietComfort Ultra Headphonesdeploy the technology in different ways .
Welch says that the Ace will integrate with Sonos ’ soundbars , which certainly render us a hint about Sonos ’ spacial ambition . If it works the same way as Apple ’s integrating betweenthe Apple TV 4 K and the AirPods Max / Pro , it will provide a very convincing pretence of multichannel surround speech sound with support forDolby Atmos .
A second range of a function , testify just the headphones , include a side view of one of the earcups , with visible clitoris — one of which looks like a sliding substitution with three position . Welch says that , like the AirPods Max , the ear cushions will be magnetised .
Assuming for the moment that these images are indeed the as - yet - unreleased Sonos headphones , it ’s clear that Sonos has taken brainchild from both Apple and Sony . The oversized headband is virginal AppleAirPods Max , while the single pivot man connexion from the headband to the earcups is a design we ’ve seen on both the AirPods Max and Sony ’s most recent flagship , theWH-1000XM5 . Just like both of these headphones , it looks like Sonos ’ cans only fold flat for storage and transport .
ultimately , Welch claim that the Ace ’s battery life history has been pegged at 30 60 minutes . If that ’s an ANC - on numeral , it ’s likely the earphone can last longer when ANC is turn off .
On May 7 , Sonos launch arevamped translation of its package , along with a new web app . We ’ll have to see if there are any obscure reference to the “ Sonos Ace . ”
