One of the main gripes I’ve had with my audio tech in recent years is an issue with portability.
Picture the scene. You’re happy enough listening to Phoebe Bridgers in the kitchen, but then you’re heading upstairs and want to keep listening, or even popping out for a run and don’t want to break the flow of the album.
Sonos have just sorted all of that.
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With the rollout of Sonos 27, you can, quite literally, get access to your music and playlists whenever you are.
Think full integrated sound at the touch of a button.
With a single tap in the Sonos app, your favourite dinner party playlist plays across your preselected speakers and rooms, at just the right volume.
Then, another tap pushes whatever’s playing on your Sonos system to your headphones, another press pulls it back.
So how does it all work?
With the rollout of Sonos 27, you can, quite literally, get access to your music and playlists whenever you are. Credit: Sonos Be the first to know:
Sonos Play As a long-time Sonos fan, I already have a number of Sonos speakers in my home, including a Sonos Move, Sonos Arc Ultra soundbar, Sonos Roam, and Sonos Sub 4 woofer.
To this equation, I recently added the new Play portable speaker ($499) and the new Ace Ultra Headphones ($699).
Both are excellent.
The Play is a new portable wifi and Bluetooth home speaker that packs the best features of Sonos into a speaker you can take anywhere, and it only gets better when it’s integrated with everything else that you already have in your Sonos ecosystem.
The speaker can be grouped with other Sonos speakers you already have, and if you have two Play speakers, these can be linked to create a stereo pair.
Perfect at my daughter’s recent fifth birthday party, when we were ‘flowing’, as they say, between the kitchen/dining room and outdoors.
The sound quality on the Play speakers is, as you would expect, incredible.
It sounds much better than any portable speaker I’ve ever owned, and can easily be used as a home speaker, the quality is that good.
Not only this, but the speaker looks aesthetically great and feels ergonomically comfortable to hold and move around, too.
I also rate the battery life, which is around 24 hours according to the brand.
The speaker is handily water-resistant, meaning it can easily be used around swimming pools and outside — another selling point as we head into the warmer summer months.
But perhaps my favourite feature is how well it works with the other Sonos products I already have in my house.
With the Play in rotation, I can set the mood once by choosing what music plays in each room, on which speakers, and at what volume.
Sonos remembers exactly how everything was dialled in.
Then, when I want to come back to it — just one tap and I’m right back in that moment.
The Play is a new portable wifi and Bluetooth home speaker that packs the best features of Sonos into a speaker you can take anywhere. Credit: Sonos Sonos Ace Ultra I tested the new Play speaker alongside Sonos’s new headphones, the Sonos Ace Ultra ($699), and once again, I’d recommend them to everyone.
Noise-cancelling headphones with rich, detailed audio, up to 35 hours of battery with ANC on and a direct connection to your Sonos system? Where do I sign?
I’ve loved moving between podcasts at home and on the move with the touch of a button.
Again, the sound quality is amazing — you’ll get clear, balanced audio with deeper bass and no distortion — but more than this, you’ll have access to a system that completely links your at-home and on-the-go listening.
These headphones also have an impressive 35 hours of battery life, adaptive noise cancellation and they’re super comfortable — which is always a bug bear I’ve had with over-ear headphones that dig in when worn for a long period of time.
Wear Detection is a nice feature that has got particular work from me.
The music pauses when you take off the headphones and resumes when you put them back on.
I also love the Intuitive Control, which allows me to adjust volume, swap sound with your system, and take calls whenever I need to — no “hang on, I just need to connect” when you answer.
Overall, I love both of these new products, and I think they’re even better when paired together and united with existing Sonos buys.
I’d strongly make the case for staying loyal to one audio brand and making that audio brand be Sonos when you’re next looking to upgrade.
Sonos Ace Ultra are noise-cancelling headphones with rich, detailed audio, up to 35 hours of battery and ANC. Credit: Sonos What is Sonos 27? For anyone curious about Sonos 27, it’s actually very easy to understand.
Sonos 27 is the latest generation audio operating system and software platform introduced by Sonos.
Released in September 2026, it unifies and updates the software that powers Sonos speakers, soundbars, and headphones.
Essentially, it turns every piece into one system.
It connects your speakers, your services and your rooms. Add something, and everything else gets better.
With a single tap in the Sonos app, your favourite dinner party playlist plays across your preselected speakers and rooms, at just the right volume.
Sonos makes setting the mood for dinner parties, Christmas and every gathering feel effortless.
There are many other features that audiophiles will love to know about, like Headphone Linking that moves music from your system to Sonos Ace Ultra with one press, and Sonos27 Voice, which allows you to ask for what you want, the way you actually talk.
One great Sonos 27 example is you can pair two Sonos Plays or Move 2s with a compatible soundbar.
When the credits roll, take them to the patio, the kitchen, or wherever. Bring them back behind the sofa and they know what to do.
It’s this kind of intelligence that just makes owning tech all that easier.
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