Why the Sonos Ace Are the Year’s Standout Noise-Canceling Headphones

Sonos’s first headphones weren’t exactly what people expected. But that’s a good thing.

Published December 28, 2024

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Let’s address the elephant in the room: Sonos tanked its year, and nearly its reputation, with a redesigned app that, to put it lightly, wasn’t well received.

On the hardware side, however, it was a different story. Sonos released several updated speakers and a new flagship soundbar, and, after years of rumors, it’s first-ever headphones.

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Sonos Ace

Specs

Battery Life	Up to 30 hours
Charging	USB-C
Weight	0.71 pounds

$329 at Amazon

$449 (27% off)
$329 at Sonos (New)

$449 (27% off)

The Sonos Ace are wireless noise-canceling headphones that probably weren’t what people expected — they lack Wi-Fi streaming capabilities and can’t be grouped with other Sonos multi-room speakers you have in your home. But this fact actually opens Ace to more people, not just Sonos speaker owners.

For anybody looking for noise-canceling headphones, the Sonos Ace are absolutely worth considering. Their sound and noise-canceling abilities are in the same bracket as the flagship Bose, Sony and Apple models. And at $450, they’re priced in that same high-end space as well.

What separates the Sonos Ace from the rest is its comfort. Sonos found the right blend of lightweight (plastic) and premium (metal and vegan leather) materials—plus super plush memory foam cushions—so the Ace looks good and is primed for long listening sessions.

If you do have a Sonos soundbar, the Ace do have a unique trick up their sleeves. You can use its volume slider button — which Sonos calls the “Content Key” — to switch audio from your soundbar to the headphones. It’s a quick way to continue watching TV without disturbing the rest of the house.