Sonos has launched a significant software program replace for its Ace wi-fi headphones bringing efficiency enhancements and a function that was purported to initially be accessible late final yr. TrueCinema mode, which adapts the headphone’s spatial audio to your area and makes the digital encompass sound impact extra convincing, is lastly accessible, as spotted by What Hi-Fi?
The function is just like Sonos’ TruePlay that optimizes the sound of the corporate’s audio system by measuring the acoustics in a room utilizing a smartphone that listens to how sounds replicate off partitions and surfaces. With TrueCinema, a Sonos sound bar measures a room’s acoustics whereas the mics on the Ace headphones decide your precise listening location and adapt the 3D spatial audio so it feels like there’s audio system throughout you.
The brand new software program replace can also be increasing the headphones’ TV Audio Swap function which helps you to ship the audio from a supported Sonos soundbar to the Ace for personal listening. The function was initially restricted to the Sonos Arc soundbar and wanted to be activated with an iPhone or iPad. Final August, Sonos expanded the TV Audio Swap’s compatibility to incorporate its extra reasonably priced Beam and Ray soundbars, and Android units. Sonos’ replace additional expands TV Audio Swap’s capabilities in order that it now works with two units of Ace headphones concurrently, permitting two individuals to observe TV collectively with out disturbing others.
Sonos says the Ace may even profit from enhanced lively noise cancellation that adapts to how the headphones match in your head. The ANC will now compensate in real-time for sound leakage attributable to hair, glasses, or hats stopping the Ace from making a decent acoustic seal round your ears. The headphones will now additionally use excessive decision audio throughout cellphone calls and a brand new function referred to as SideTone will add a little bit of your voice to the audio when ANC is turned on so calls sound extra pure.