Sonos Unveils Smarter Beam Ultra Soundbar And Ace Ultra Headphones
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Sonos has unveiled its Beam Ultra soundbar and Ace Ultra headphones in Australia, alongside the Sonos 27 operating system designed to make its products more intelligent and closely connected. The $1,099 Beam Ultra retains the compact Beam format but adds nine custom drivers, including two dedicated upward-firing drivers, to deliver true 7.1.2-channel Dolby Atmos. It also features warmer bass, a redesigned centre channel for clearer dialogue, four levels of AI Speech Enhancement and Night Sound for reducing disruptive volume peaks during late-night viewing. Beam Ultra supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and HDMI eARC, while Trueplay adjusts its output to the room. It can be paired with a Sonos Sub and rear surrounds, including compatible portable speakers such as the Move 2 and Sonos Play. Early demonstrations reportedly delivered clear dialogue, strong bass without a separate subwoofer and convincing spatial separation, although performance will depend heavily on room acoustics. The $699 Ace Ultra headphones introduce a Sonos-designed 40mm driver, Adaptive ANC powered by 10 microphones and up to 35 hours of battery life with noise cancellation enabled. A three-minute charge provides three hours of playback. They are also the first headphones based on Headphone Engine 2, which enables a direct link with the Sonos ecosystem. Users can press a button to transfer audio from a nearby Sonos...
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