Sonos shipped the Ace Ultra, and after two weeks of daily use, 9to5Mac is calling it a legitimate challenger to AirPods Max 2. That is not a claim this publication makes lightly.
The review goes deeper than a spec sheet comparison. Two weeks of real-world testing means the writer has opinions on comfort during long sessions, ANC performance in actual noisy environments, and whether Sonos's app ecosystem holds up against Apple's vertical integration. Those details live inside the full video, not the summary.
The question worth reading for: does Sonos close the gap on software and ecosystem, or does the Ace Ultra win only on hardware? That answer determines whether this headphone matters to anyone outside the Android or Sonos speaker ecosystem.
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