“I think these sound leagues above the original Ace tho thanks to that custom dual-ring magnet motor. The bass is deep and tactile while the sound stage is far more wide and open in comparison to its predecessor.”

56% of 18 verified owners recommend the Sonos Ace Ultra, based on real owner verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.
The headline score reflects owners (Reddit, enthusiast forums), independent lab tests, blogs with no affiliate links, and YouTube owner-comments when they line up with owners. YouTube is shown for perspective but kept out here — hover the i for why.
Synthesized from what Sonos Ace Ultra owners say — not a spec sheet.
“I think these sound leagues above the original Ace tho thanks to that custom dual-ring magnet motor. The bass is deep and tactile while the sound stage is far more wide and open in comparison to its predecessor.”
“It’s insane how much better these sound wired vs on Bluetooth. The difference is crazy. What’s also irritating is that using True Cinema, the bass on these POUNDS yet you can’t get the same thing out of them for music. It’s odd”
“do NOT buy these for TV audio swap. the feature sucks. source: i own these headphones.”
“I have the Ace Ultra and i love them....especially with my Sonos Theatre system...i had the first ones and i like these ones more....no complaints whatsoever”
“To be honest it is an improvement from last version. But in my view AirPods Max 2 is still best except the weight.”
“These are nice, however these are not the Sonos headphones we’ve all hoped for. The handoff feature feels like a gimmick, just give us a proper pair of Wifi headphones that appear as an independent endpoint. ANC is average, my AirPods Pro’s are still massively better than these”
“Am I the only one who is very underwhelmed by the sound quality when you switch from your home system? Not sure if I am missing something, but it is echoey and lacks clarity.. Music from the iPhone - incredible, but as I bought them for my home cinema, I’m slightly miffed!”
“Got the 15% Upgrade at the Sonos shop and I am happy with the new ones. Got it in Agave. Nice Color, good sound and really comfortable with glasses.”
“I've had my Sonos Ace Ultra for 10 days. I just submitted a request to return them. They are not ready for prime time, the linking feature has major connection issues.”
“I have both and don't notice much difference”
“So, yeah, returned the Ace Ultra. It's so annoying to get all the sound drops and "static" while on the TV swap thing... I really hoped that it's not gonna be a problem on this version, but apparently it still is”
“I love my ace ultra. It works great with my Sonos home theatre”
“I think it’s a fairly subtle improvement, but not negligible. I don’t think it’s worth upgrading tbh, and I’ve returned mine.”
“Love the refined looks, as headphones these ooze quality and style. No creaking plastiic sounds when moving about. Simple setup, no fuss or fiddling with multiple similar feeling buttons neither. Yet to fully determine sonic improvements, like the added bass but I dont expect ground breaking soundstage or fidelity. Instead excellent all-round out and about headphones, which they are.”
“The sound is very artificial sounding and claustrophobic. In comparison to the PX7 S3 I use for music it's not even that close. If you listen to any of the reviews outside of the paid or free product reviews the consensus is that they don't sound great for music. For game and movies, they are great but you need to be in Sonos to appreciate it.”
“I hate mine, good for music but the noise cancelling is so poor.”
“Or they just tick most of my boxes. If I want to get hypercritical, I hate that they don't have the same feature set within the Apple ecosystem as my AirPods Max 2.”
“I think it they are only worth it for people like me who live in the Sonos ecosystem. I have Sonos everywhere in my house the biggest thing with the TV swap the shit actually works on the new ones and not only TV swap any speaker I’m standing next to I can swap that sound that’s the only thing that made it worth it for me. I was disappointed with the base as well was hoping for more because my Sonos system shakes the house off the frame.”
“Linking doesn’t work well for me when I am trying to push/pull from or to my arc. I use Apple devices and the headphones and there is a clear issue among them, the headphones and the sound bar. Really disappointing this don’t work, after coming from Sonos ace the ultra connectivity just don’t work properly.”
“I consistently find myself reaching for the Ace Ultra’s because they have no weaknesses. Unreal comfort, dramatic jump in sound quality (prefer the sound of these to the AirPod Max), excellent ANC.”
“These are great headphones. Not the best for music, the px8 s2s are in my opinion, but these are great headphones. They are so improved everywhere they needed to.”
“They are an excellent headset. Fit is fantastic and sound is superb. But the really reason for me to buy them was the seemless transfer of sound from my Sonos Beam Ultra to the headset and boy it works!”
“sound improvement is something that I hear from the start. Sound is more detailed and “wide”, which original Ace to me sounded “centered”.”
“A huge improvement. Sound quality is a noticeable bump especially in bass clarity. They still remain warm in the treble which I love.”
Ranked by the share of owners who recommend each one.
Practical notes owners raise — setup, quirks, and issues to watch for. They don't say whether the person likes the product, so they're not counted in the score, but they inform the pros, cons, and who it's for.
“I love that the Ace Ultras have user-replaceable batteries. The replacement battery is only $25 on the Sonos site. That's a huge user-centric feature that not enough reviewers are talking about.”