Sonos Ace Is Built for Escape

There was always going to be heat around Sonos Ace, because Sonos isn’t some scrappy upstart looking for a lane; it’s the brand that turned multi-room audio into a lifestyle flex. Its first pair of wireless headphones arrives wearing that pressure well. The design is clean to the point of swagger, with a low-profile silhouette, tactile physical controls and the kind of finish that makes most plastic-heavy rivals seem vaguely adolescent. In hand, they feel properly premium without tipping into gaudy luxury, and on your head they disappear fast, which is exactly what good travel headphones should do.