Sonos Ace
Bluetooth: 5.4 (SBC, AAC, AptX Lossless)
Battery life: 30hrs
Finishes: 2
Weight: 312g
While the Ace offer neat features for existing Sonos owners, their sound quality and noise cancellation need serious work to compete with the Bose QC Ultra Headphones. If you're charging Bose-like money, you need Bose-like performance, and the Ace are a way off that yet.
For
- Streamlined, stylish design
- Better battery life
- Inoffensive, balanced sound
- Sonos-centric features
Against
- Lack of clarity and expression
- Stunted dynamics and rhythmic drive
- Average call quality
Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones
Bluetooth: 5.3 (SBC, AAC, aptX Adaptive)
Battery life: 24hrs
Finishes: 3
Weight: 250g
Bose's flagship over-ear headphones offer the best noise cancellation currently available, and they sound pretty great too. Sure, they are more expensive than some rival pairs, but pitted against the price-matching Sonos Ace, they're very easy to recommend.
For
- Fully folding design
- Punchy, dynamic, detailed sound quality
- Benchmark noise cancelling
Against
- Inferior battery life
- Can’t be listened to via USB-C
