When Dolby made a play for the headphones market in 2018, its tech-packed Dimension<\/a> model offered excellent sound quality, but the $599 price was too high to take hold. Now Sonos, another key player in living room audio over the last decade, has entered similarly uncharted territory. After years<\/a> of hints and rumors, the Sonos Ace<\/a> ($449<\/a>) arrives this week, and the company is delivering the refined design you\u2019d expect along with some impressive audio quality. The way these headphones integrate with its speakers isn\u2019t what many expected, but the feature works well. However, one thing that may mire an otherwise stellar debut is limited support for the Ace at launch.<\/p>\n Given Sonos\u2019 sonic prowess, I had high expectations for sound quality on the Ace. Indeed, the company\u2019s first set of headphones offers audio quality on par with its high-end speakers, with some home theater features thrown in. 40mm dynamic drivers deliver both power and clarity that put the Ace near the top of our list of best wireless headphones<\/a> when it comes to sound performance. Bass is big and boomy for kick drum thumps on Bilmuri\u2019s post-hardcore \u201cTalkin\u2019 2 Ur Ghost,\u201d but it’s appropriately restrained on Wyatt Flores\u2019 country foot-tapper \u201cMilwaukee,\u201d where there\u2019s still plenty of detail in the more subdued rhythm section.<\/p>\nSonos Ace sound quality and ANC performance<\/h2>\n