TheSonos Aceheadphones arrived with the hope of an easy telly Audio Swap boast that ’d make it easier to transpose the TVs audio to and from Sonos soundbars .
Upon launching , the characteristic was only available on the flagshipSonos Arcsoundbar making the headphones a little less exciting for those soundbar proprietor far down the trough .
That changes today with an update that mean the TV audio swap lineament will now be useable on theSonos Rayand the Sonos Beam ( contemporaries 1 and 2 ) .
The update , which was promise by Sonos back in June , comes through the update to the much badmouth new Sonos app . Once it is installed Ace users will be able to commandeer the TV audio from the Sonos soundbar simply by press the depicted object button on the correct ear of the headphone . The characteristic can be wrench off in the same way .
The technical school is achieved by making a direct Wi - Fi association between the Ace headphones and the Sonos soundbar so , the sound is still transmitted through the HDMI eArc embrasure from the goggle box to the soundbar but then from the soundbar to the headphones . Handily , when you send the audio frequency back to the soundbars , it will do so at a lower loudness so you do n’t blast everyone in the keep elbow room .
Today ’s update makes the Sonos Ace headphones much more atractive for those who ’re already in the Sonos ecosystem . Our reviewer was impressed with the first pair of headphones from the long - clock time multiroom specialist . But decided there was plenty od room for improvement .
The Sonos Ace got a four - star mark , with Kob Monney conclude : “ A very good attempt at a pair of headphones from the Sonos , but the Ace are outsmart in several arena by more experient rival . The levels of comfort and the TV Audio Swap feature are excellent , though the Ace does n’t feel like it ’s the gross software program , particularly for the high request price . ”
