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Gizmodo
3 hours ago
- Business
- Gizmodo
Amazon Is Selling at a Loss, Sonos Headphones Now Cost Pennies for Early Back to School
Sonos has long been a great brand in premium audio, especially when it comes to wireless speakers. But Sonos' wireless headphones, the Sonos Ace, are a favorite unto themselves thanks to gorgeous technology and style. And you probably know that Sonos rarely ever offers discounts on its products overall so deals are few and far between – which is why this timing of this new Amazon sale is getting so much attention: the Sonos Ace is currently on sale for $295, marked down from its regular $449. That's a 34% markdown from the original price, and one of our favorite deals right now. See at Amazon The Sonos Ace brings together leading-edge features that compete with the best wireless headphones available. With their focus on immersive, cinematic sound quality, these headphones introduce Dolby Atmos spatial audio, and move your listening into three dynamic head tracking, the Ace can shift sound orientation depending on how you move your head and immerses you in sound. You'll also love its active noise cancellation: Best-in-class ANC technology silences background noises and lets you completely focus on your music or podcast. If you spend your days in a busy office, these headphones deliver a full soundscape. And if you must rejoin the world at some point, the transparency mode lets you tune in to what's happening around you instantly, all with the press of a button. The Sonos Ace does not let you down with Bluetooth streaming and lossless playback from USB-C. So, no matter if you choose wireless or wired, you can hear every detail of your music library. Regardless of your setup, you're getting world-class sound full of depth and full of life. Audiophiles who have long been in search of headphones that really meet high-resolution files will be thrilled. You'll also enjoy 30 hours of playback time even when active noise cancellation is employed. To a person on the move, this means you can last days before you have to recharge. When time is scarce, the fast charge feature is a blessing: three minutes of charging gives you that many hours of play. Not bad at all. No more waiting around when you're heading out the door or about to catch a train. With Sonos almost never offering discounts, this is the time to invest. See at Amazon
Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sonos Ace 創新低，HK$2,350 購 AirPods Max 平替之選
Sonos 頭戴式耳機 Ace 自推出以來，憑藉其出色的音質表現和精緻的工藝設計，在高端耳機市場佔有一席之地。不久前 Prime Day 這款產品降到了歷史新低，而且 US$299 的價格一直維持至今，約合 HK$2,350 便可入手，對追求音質的消費者來說是個相當不錯的選擇喔。 Sonos Ace Amazon Prime 會員特價 US$299（約 HK$2,350，需要代運 ）｜原價 US$449 立即購買 立即免費試用 Prime 會員Sonos Ace 主打空間音訊，搭載 40mm 動態驅動單元，支援杜比全景聲（Dolby Atmos）和空間音訊技術，能呈現細膩的音場表現。其主動降噪（ANC）功能經過特別調校，在消除環境噪音的同時，仍能保持聲音的自然度。配備 8 顆波束成型麥克風，支援基於頭部運動的杜比全景聲空間音訊，同時具備 Snapdragon Sound 技術，可配合相容裝置透過藍牙享受無損音訊，此外廠方亦提供了基於 USB-C 的有線模式。 外型上採用了磨砂質感外殼，搭配不鏽鋼和皮革裝飾元素，滿載高級感，機身重量只有 312g，相比主要競爭對手 Apple AirPods Max（385g）要輕了許多。機側配有實體按鍵而非觸摸板，可實現控制音量、播放、切換降噪、開關、配對等操作。續航表現方面，開啟主動降噪後，Ace 仍然提供長達 30 小時的播放時間，並支援快速充電，充電3分鐘即可使用3小時。Sonos Ace 搭載獨特的 TV Audio Swap 技術，可與 Sonos 旗下 soundbar（包括 Arc、Beam、Ray 等型號）無縫連接。當 soundbar 正在播放影音內容時，只需一鍵操作，即可將音訊即時切換至耳機播放，在深夜追劇或看電影時，既能享受沉浸式音效，又不會打擾他人。Sonos Ace Amazon Prime 會員特價 US$299（約 HK$2,350，需要代運 ）｜原價 US$449 立即購買 豐澤售價 HK$3,999 立即購買 更多優惠： 👉 Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 近 8 折勁減，360 度翻轉 + 觸控 + S Pen 隨你用！ 👉 AirPods 4 還在歷史低價，HK$700 入手 iPhone 最實惠耳機搭檔 👉 Samsung Odyssey G9（G95C）曲面電競螢幕創新低，HK$5,890 享 49 吋超震撼體驗 【即去 Yahoo Tech 網購優惠專頁，查看更多精選推介！】 緊貼最新科技資訊、網購優惠，追隨 Yahoo Tech 各大社交平台！ 🎉📱 Tech Facebook： 🎉📱 Tech Instagram： 🎉📱 Tech WhatsApp 社群： 🎉📱 Tech WhatsApp 頻道： 🎉📱 Tech Telegram 頻道：
Tom's Guide
5 days ago
- Tom's Guide
I tested out Sonos' new features, but one surprised me more than the others
About a year and two months ago, I was watching an interesting briefing about the Sonos Ace headphones. There was palpable excitement about the new product — the (botched) app update hadn't yet come to the table, and Sonos was riding high after years of excellent hardware releases. There was one big takeaway from the meeting about the headphones. Replaceable parts, and a software update pathway that would help them last a long time. That's a big promise to make, given the often throw-away nature of even expensive flagship headphones. Yet, here we are, a full year later, with new features coming in a software update. This approach has rung true for the Sonos Arc Ultra as well. There are new features for the soundbar designed to make it more useful for every user. But just how good are these new features, and what do they say about the potentially tumultuous future for Sonos? So this deal has somehow stuck around since Prime Day. A $150 saving to bring them down to their lowest price ever — although I can't see it sticking around for much longer now that the sale is over. You get a great pair of headphones out of the deal as well, with great ANC and a comfortable fit. The new Sonos features have now been around for a month or so, and I've been thourougly road testing them to see what they're all about. The Sonos Ace has always had some form of audio swap feature that plays your soundbar's audio in your headphones when you don't want to wake up the rest of your house. This updated feature is supposed to make the mode sound more like your own setup, so that it's less jarring when you switch over. Does it work, though? Yes, it does — and very well too. Since the update, I've found the spatial mix for movies and TV a lot more spacious, with objects much easier to place in the environment. Helicopters flying overhead, or cars flying past you. There's still some degree of "I wish my soundbar actually sounded like that" given how much easier it is to make a surround bubble with headphones that are right next to your ears as opposed to a soundbar at the end of the room. It does a great job of acoustically matching your space, though, and as a result, feels more convincing. I'd already say that the Spatial Audio and Dolby Atmos playback were excellent reasons to buy the Sonos Ace, but this gives even more incentive to Sonos soundbar users to upgrade their headphones. SideTone is something that loads of headphones have, but you still might not have heard of it. The idea is that your voice is pumped into the headphones when you're calling someone so that it feels more natural. I've never been a huge fan of the technology, and things aren't all that different now. I've become so used to hearing my headphone-muffled voice when speaking that SideTone (whether it's here on the Sonos Ace or with another pair of the best headphones) it feels pretty jarring with the switch over when I initiate a call. Despite my reservations, however, the Sonos' Ace's new SideTone works very well. Your voice sounds good, and fairly natural. It just takes a moment to get used to hearing your voice like you're whispering into your own ear. TV Audio swap has always been one of my favorite Sonos Ace features, and now it's even better. It's a simple update this one. Instead of just one person using the TV swap feature and watching surround sound movies all on their lonesome at 3am, now you can watch your Dolby Atmos content with two pairs of headphones. It works! It's TV swap for two people. Perfect if the kids have gone to bed and you really need to get that annual rewatch of Predator 2 going at 11 PM. Finally, and one of the best updates to the Sonos Ace, are the noise canceling improvements. The ANC of the Sonos Ace was already good, I need to make that clear. It was up there with Sony for noise blockage, and when music is playing it can completely silence an office. But the improvements are many. It's not really about blocking more noise, but making the ANC more consistent amongst a variety of use cases. That means the ANC has been reworked so that it can work around stuff like long hair or a hat so that the ANC is still good without a perfect seal. To test it, I wore the headphones with a baseball cap and with my hair down over my ears. I wanted to test it with a wintery bobble hat, but there where two problems; my head is too big for the headphones to fit over the bobble hat, and I suspect my melon may well have melted in the summer heat. The update has worked very well indeed — the noise canceling pre-update when wearing a hat was not as good as it is now. It's seems to do a better job when reading the enviroment and adapting the ANC to compensate. The result is more consistent ANC — which is always a good thing. As good as the Sonos Arc Ultra is, it can't negate the dreadful surround mixes from the likes of Netflix and Disney Plus. You know the ones — when you have to turn up the volume to hear what the characters are saying, and then turn it down the moment there's an action scene with loads of loud noises. Except, now it can negate those dreadful surround mixes. The speech enhancement mode now built into the Sonos Arc Ultra experience has been a game changer for movie buffs like me. I'm now able to hear what characters are saying when I watch movies on Netflix, without having to constantly adjust the volume. I was watching Chef over the weekend, and I was surprised by how clear the dialogue was — it never had been before. I turned off the speech enhancement feature, and quickly discovered the same old woeful muffled dialogue. It's very clever, and uses AI to boost the volume and clarity of dialogue. There are even more extreme modes for those who are hard of hearing, making it even easier to make out what characters are saying on screen. I don't think I could live without Speech enhancement anymore as a result — it's easily my favorite new Sonos feature of the bunch.
Gizmodo
11-07-2025
- Business
- Gizmodo
Sonos Ace Noise Cancelling Headphones Are Still at Prime Day Price, but Amazon Could End It Any Second
Prime Day deals are coming to an end soon, which means that deals will be dropping like flies over the next couple of days. The good news is that we're still getting new deals too, which means that today could be your first chance to save on your next favorite TV or pair of headphones. While there are loads of different headphone options on sale right now, if you're looking for a truly premium experience in the world of over-ear headphones, then you should check out the Sonos Ace headphones. These are currently down from $449 to $299, which is a 33% discount. Just keep in mind you need to be an Amazon Prime member to get this discount. See at Amazon Sonos make truly incredible audio devices in every possible field. Whether it's a soundbar or a pair of headphones, you're going to be getting a seriously high-quality device with top-end sound quality and plenty of features. The Sonos Ace headphones are no different. The audio is so good because of the incredible way Sonos creates these headphones, which have not only Dolby Atmos to bring the bass properly, but also spatial audio for sound that can track how you're moving and keep up with you no matter what you're doing. Then there's the noise cancelling, which will ensure you can shut the world out and lock in on whatever you're doing, whether that's smashing a workout, finishing a project, or just ignoring your colleagues because you don't want to talk. Look, we're not going to judge you. Along with the sound quality, these headphones also boast an amazing 30-hour battery life that can get back up to 3 hours of playtime with just 3 minutes of charging. That means that even if you only remember they need charging just as you're getting dressed in the morning, you'll have plenty of power to work with during the day. Plus, you can use these with your phone, sure, but also with TVs, computers, and basically anything else you could want, and it's easy to switch devices as well, which is huge if you're someone who uses a lot of tech. These headphones are an absolute delight to use, and while we think they're not overpriced at $449, there's no denying the additional appeal of them now that they're down to $299 for a limited time. Just make sure you snap this deal up quickly to avoid missing out on it entirely. See at Amazon
Boston Globe
10-07-2025
- Boston Globe
Night sky lessons from a leading astronomer, and a floating spa on Vancouver Island
Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Havn Saunas, located in a renovated World War II barge (pictured here), offers an unplugged, pampering experience in the heart of Victoria, B.C., with cedar saunas, cold plunges, Jacuzzis, a salt scrub room, and a cozy relaxation room. (Kari Bodnarchuk) Advertisement THERE Visit this floating spa on Vancouver Island Step off a wharf in downtown Victoria, B.C., and onto a historic barge that's been transformed into a Scandinavian-inspired floating wellness sanctuary. Havn Saunas, located in a renovated World War II barge, offers an unplugged (no phones allowed) pampering experience in the heart of the city with cedar saunas, cold plunges, Jacuzzis, a salt scrub room, and a cozy relaxation room. The two-story ship, built in Tacoma in 1943, was renovated in part using old-growth cedar collected along beaches on Vancouver Island. Relax in the rooftop mineral pools and watch water taxis as they crisscross the harbor, small float planes resting at a nearby dock, and views of the city's grandiose Parliament Buildings and Fairmont Empress Hotel. Then order a rejuvenating elixir and healthy snack at the first-floor café and recline on oversize loungers. Anyone 19 and older can enjoy Havn's hot-and-cold therapy experience. One of the many highlights: The salt scrub room, where you can scoop fine-grained salt from a barrel and use it for an exfoliating body scrub. Guests book a two- or three-hour time slot, which helps prevent the facility from getting overcrowded. Rates: approximately $67 for a three-hour entry during the day and $60 for a two-hour pass at night (times vary). Open year-round. , Advertisement Sonos has released its first-ever headphones, the Sonos Ace (pictured here). Sonos EVERYWHERE Enjoy superb sound with these headphones Whether traveling by train, plane, or automobile, consider the Sonos Ace headphones, which deliver outstanding high-fidelity sound and one of the best experiences I've had with Active Noise Cancellation technology. The over-the-ear Bluetooth headphones — Sonos' first foray into the headphone market — incorporate spatial audio with head tracking, meaning super realistic three-dimensional sound (you'll feel like you're in the middle of a theater) and top-notch ANC features that tamps down the sound of engines and unwanted ambient noise; set it for Aware mode if you need to maintain awareness of your surroundings. Music sounds well-balanced and crisp with robust bass that's not overly punchy. The headphones have a smooth and easy-to-use switch that lets you adjust volume, pause sound, skip forward or backward for songs, and answer, decline, or end calls. They also have built-in sensors that pause playback when you take them off and resume when you put the headphones back on. The Sonos Ace hug your head and offer enough spaciousness on the ear cups so they're comfortable on long-haul flights (those ear cups are magnetically attached and can easily be replaced if needed — a handy feature). The headphones weigh about 11 ounces, have swivel ear cups so you can easily pack them for travel (in the included hard case or in your bag), and come with a USB-C-to-3.5mm cable that lets you plug the Ace into the headphone port on your smartphone or computer for a wired option. Their internal battery lasts up to 30 hours so you can enjoy them while crossing the globe. $449. Advertisement KARI BODNARCHUK Kari Bodnarchuk can be reached at
