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The Sonos Ace Ultra headphones ($449) finally integrate with the Sonos ecosystem via Wi-Fi, fixing the original Ace's biggest flaw. They offer improved sound, adaptive noise cancellation, and a 35-hour battery, but still trail top competitors in audio quality.
The Sonos Beam Ultra is a Dolby Atmos soundbar that upgrades the Beam Gen 2 with nine drivers (7.1.2) and a redesigned center coaxial transducer for clearer dialogue and wider sound, delivering room‑filling cinema sound and engaging music for a compact bar. It supports Dolby Atmos (but not DTS:X), has a single HDMI eARC port with no passthrough, USB‑C, Bluetooth 5.3, and Line‑In via adapters, plus Quick/Advanced Trueplay tuning and an AI dialogue boost. While it doesn’t project sound as directly as some rivals and Arc Ultra remains the more authoritative option, it offers standout performance for movies and music at £699/$699/AU$1099 and sits as a compelling mid‑range upgrade within Sonos’s lineup, ideal with a sub and/or surrounds for a fuller system.
The Beam Ultra upgrades the Beam with genuine Dolby Atmos and two upward-firing tweeters, delivering Arc-like sound in a wider, 6.35‑pound package for $699. It requires an eARC TV and a flat ceiling to maximize Atmos, but in small-to-mid rooms it offers superb movie and music performance that justifies the price for Sonos fans, though rivals like the Vizio Elevate may offer more value for those seeking larger, multi-speaker setups.
Sonos has rolled out the Sonos 27 app update for its S2 lineup, introducing a redesigned navigation, portable surrounds that let two compatible portable speakers act as rear surrounds with a soundbar, and early-access features like Headphone Linking for Ace Ultra headphones and Sonos 27 MCP to connect AI assistants such as ChatGPT and Claude; the update also previews future options including Sonos 27 Voice and Custom Agents, with feature availability varying by product.
Tom Conrad explains Sonos’s pivot to a software‑driven ecosystem: refocusing on the Sonos system, reorganizing into cross‑functional teams, and launching Sonos 27 with Sonos Fabric, MCP, and a new voice assistant. The plan includes external AI‑agent integration, updated hardware (Beam Ultra, Ace Ultra), and a focus on co‑creation and reliable performance across a mesh‑like home audio network, as it confronts competition from Google and Apple.
Gizmodo’s hands-on with the Sonos Beam Ultra highlights a compact soundbar that packs nine drivers for what Sonos claims is true 7.1.2 surround. Early demos show convincing space and accurate panning, with a proximity-pairing feature that lets existing Sonos speakers double as rear surrounds, plus AI-driven dialogue clarity modes, all at a $699 price point.
Sonos unveils the Ace Ultra, a refreshed wireless headphone with Headphone Engine 2 that can directly swap audio with any Sonos speaker (via an Early Access feature), letting TV, local media, or a turntable play through the headphones and then return to the source with a press of a button. It adds up to 35 hours of battery with ANC on, an 8‑band EQ, upgraded passive isolation, adaptive ANC, sidetone, Dolby Atmos support, and lossless audio over Bluetooth (aptX Adaptive) or USB‑C. Priced at $449 and launching September 29 in four colors (Black, White, Sand, Agave).
Sonos rebrands its software as Sonos 27 and announces four features launching this fall: portable surrounds that turn two portable speakers into wireless rear surrounds; personal listening with headphone linking to move audio between Sonos Ace Ultra headphones and compatible speakers; a new voice experience called Sonos 27voice for natural, in-home voice requests; and Sonos MCP, enabling AI-powered control via large language models. The announcements arrive alongside two new hardware products, the Ace Ultra headphones and Beam Ultra soundbar.
Sonos unveils the Beam Ultra, a Dolby Atmos-capable upgrade of the Beam Gen 2 that adds 7.1.2-channel sound with upfiring drivers, a redesigned center channel for clearer dialogue, four levels of AI Speech Enhancement, Night Sound, and Trueplay room tuning; it also gains Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth and HDMI eARC, plus an updated app with voice assistant integration. Preorders start at $699, with general availability on September 29, 2026.
Sonos announced the Beam Ultra, a $699 upgrade to its mid-size soundbar with nine drivers (five tweeters, four woofers) and upward-firing channels to provide true 7.1.2 Dolby Atmos. It supports Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth and HDMI eARC, can pair with other Sonos speakers for rear surrounds, and includes AI Speech Enhancement with four levels to keep dialogue clear. Pre-orders start now and shipments begin September 29.
Sonos 27 rolls out a redesigned app and a major OS update that enables control of your speaker system by any external AI via a public MCP protocol, adds Fabric sensor-based auto-configuration of speaker roles (including surround-like behavior), Ace Ultra headphone linking, and previews Sonos Custom Agents and a new Sonos voice assistant, along with tighter Apple integration (Shortcuts/Siri); rollout starts Sept. 8 for S2 devices with early access to AI features.
Sonos announced Sonos 27, an AI-enabled app and an “audio operating system” featuring generative AI, voice agents, and customizable tasks (Custom Agents) with Model Context Protocol compatibility. The update is opt-in and limited to newer hardware with the S2 app, while older devices and the S1 app won’t receive these AI features. Alongside the software, Sonos unveiled the Beam Ultra soundbar and Ace Ultra wireless headphones that integrate with Sonos Fabric for multi-room syncing and features like portable surround and Headphone Linking. System-health views and updated navigation aim to improve usability, but upgrade paths for legacy products remain to be detailed.
Sonos unveils Ace Ultra wireless headphones ($449) and Beam Ultra soundbar ($699) with upgraded ANC, long battery life, Dolby Atmos on the Beam, AI-powered Speech Enhancement, and adaptive room tuning. Pre-orders are open and ships begin September 29, 2026. The company also refreshes its software platform under the new name Sonos 27.
Sonos unveiled Ace Ultra headphones and Beam Ultra soundbar along with a major OS update called Sonos 27 that adds an in-house voice assistant, AI model integration via 27 MCP (with support for external models), and customizable agents; the Ace Ultra and Beam Ultra launch on Sept 29 (Ace Ultra $449, Beam Ultra $699) with 27 MCP in early access Sept 8 and custom agents arriving in 2027, plus app enhancements like an 8-band EQ and expanded room/surround features.
Amazon-hosted Labor Day accessory sale features notable discounts on Anker chargers and power gear, Samsung monitors and The Frame TVs, Sonos audio products (Ace headphones $299, Arc Ultra $899, Beam $399) and Sony headphones ($248), plus MagSafe wireless chargers and portable power stations, with affiliate links and a pointer to MacRumors’ Apple Deals roundup.