Sonos Ace Review: One Step Away From Being Premium

Music for a while

One of the main frustrations for those of us who prefer headphones to speakers is the battery, and with an approximate life of 30 hours with standard use, the Sonos Ace stands out significantly above the competition.

The AirPods Max, Apple’s top-of-the-line headphones, languish in this section with an estimated duration of 20 hours, while the Bose QuiteComfort, highly popular in the Mexican market, keep you going for 24 hours.

The headphones are charged via a USB-C port, which can be transported inside the Sonos Ace’s huge case, which offers ample protection against any bumps or spills.

Among the technical features of the Ace, its great capacity to reproduce spatial audio, Dolby Atmos and lossless stands out, while from the headphones app you can modulate the audio quality in more detail without losing an iota of value in the sound.

A faithful audio

With the Ace, Sonos promised from the moment it was announced that it would offer one of the highest audio qualities on the market, and it delivers. Listening to music in any format and of any genre is guaranteed to provide high-quality output with these headphones. The bass does not overwhelm or distort the melody or lyrics of the songs, although in more complex compositions they may lose a step compared to their competitors from Bose, Apple and the Sony XM5, which do not lose clarity of sound for a moment.

Anyone who regularly uses some of the higher-end models of headphones won’t be impressed with the audio reproduced by the Sonos Ace, but it is a step above lower-quality headphones.

We also tested the Ace with Oppenheimer, one of the films with the most complex audio design, and while they held up well, with clear and enveloping sound, they sometimes sounded saturated. Again, Sonos has a better hand in other products to develop a higher quality sound.

In the gaming realm, the Sonos Ace is a competent product that can keep up with most products designed specifically for the gaming ecosystem, although some headphones designed for that universe, such as the Razer BlackShark V2 Pro, offer more dynamic, comfortable sound and greater audio customization options than the Ace for half the price of the Ace.