The Sonos Ace headphones come equipped with a remarkable feature known as TV Audio Swap, which enables users to relish high-quality home theater sound by connecting them to a compatible soundbar. Initially launched in June, this capability was only available for the Sonos Arc soundbar; however, that is about to change.
At the time of their introduction, Sonos announced plans to extend TV Audio Swap functionality to additional soundbars later in the summer or by early fall. This rollout has arrived sooner than anticipated as it now supports more budget-friendly options like both the first and second-generation Beam models along with the Ray.
To begin utilizing this feature, you must update your Sonos app on your iOS or Android device and ensure both your headphones and soundbars are running on the latest firmware.
Configuring TV Audio Swap
As per a help guide, setting up TV Audio Swap involves navigating to the Settings menu and selecting “Sonos Ace” from the Headphones section. This action connects your headphones to your mobile device. Next, go to Home Theater and tap “Add TV Audio Swap.” Choose from any of your compatible soundbar models and follow provided prompts for a complete setup.
Once established, you can immerse yourself in vivid audio while watching films or shows through your headphones via TV Audio Swap. There are two efficient ways to initiate this connection: either press and hold the Content Key located on the right ear cup or use the mobile app’s Swap button. This will seamlessly switch audio sources from one device back onto your television screen.
This feature showcases its practicality when watching movies on larger displays without disturbing those around you. Enjoy uncompressed audio streamed directly into your Ace headphones for an enhanced listening experience; changing back to speaker mode is just as quick if desired.
Moreover, these Ace headphones capitalize on Dolby Atmos spatial audio through TV Audio Swap integration, allowing users even greater control over their surroundings with active noise cancellation functionalities enabled—all while maintaining compatibility with all supported models including Arc, Beam (both generations), and Ray.
Sonos’ Commitment
The recent software updates include more enhancements beyond just expanding support for TV Audio Swap features. In response to customer feedback following an earlier controversial update that removed several popular features from their app, CEO Patrick Spence shared an open letter outlining an improvement schedule set every two weeks until October aimed at rectifying these issues—and indeed we see some of these upgrades being applied now.
The latest iOS release notes indicate numerous performance upgrades included in this iteration of their software: reduced latency for Group Volume controls, enhanced speech quality consistency during playback sessions alongside options such as queuing management within apps among other enhancements slated for coming updates focusing on alarm precision adjustments along with playlist editing capabilities restoration ahead!
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