An FCC filing points to new Sonos headphones coming soon

FCC 文件显示 Sonos 即将推出新款耳机

It looks like we’ll be getting a successor to the Sonos Ace headphones sometime this fall, which was hinted at by CEO Tom Conrad during a third quarter earnings call. As reported by What Hi-Fi?, an FCC filing by Sonos, Inc reveals details about upcoming wireless headphones with the model number S52A.

看起来我们将在今年秋季迎来 Sonos Ace 耳机的继任者，Sonos 首席执行官 Tom Conrad 在第三季度财报电话会议上曾暗示过这一点。据 What Hi-Fi? 报道，Sonos, Inc. 提交的一份 FCC 文件披露了型号为 S52A 的新款无线耳机的相关细节。

In addition to the S52A designation, one of the submitted documents shows an oval diagram — likely the ear cup — marked with the name Sonos Ace Ultra, although that name isn’t listed anywhere else. It follows the naming scheme Sonos has used in the past with its Arc and Arc Ultra soundbars. The documents also list color options we’ll likely see, which extend beyond the white and black of the Ace. The five colors named are “greige,” shadow black, agave, blush, and sand.

除了 S52A 的型号名称外，提交的文件中有一张椭圆形图示（很可能是耳罩），上面标注了“Sonos Ace Ultra”的名称，尽管该名称在其他地方并未出现。这延续了 Sonos 过去在 Arc 和 Arc Ultra 条形音箱上使用的命名方案。文件还列出了我们可能会看到的颜色选项，这些颜色超出了 Ace 原有的黑白两色。这五种颜色分别是：“灰米色”（greige）、暗影黑（shadow black）、龙舌兰绿（agave）、腮红粉（blush）和沙色（sand）。

There’s also indication of testing for local networks over 2.4 and 5GHz bands. This could be just for the same TV swapping capability we saw on the Sonos Ace, or it could mean that these new headphones will support music streaming over Wi-Fi like Sonos’ speakers.

文件中还有迹象表明，该设备正在进行 2.4GHz 和 5GHz 频段的本地网络测试。这可能仅仅是为了实现我们在 Sonos Ace 上看到的电视音频切换功能，但也可能意味着这款新耳机将像 Sonos 的音箱一样支持通过 Wi-Fi 进行音乐流媒体播放。

It’s been over two years since the Sonos Ace headphones were released, and that launch was overshadowed by the troublesome redesigned app rollout, which was likely pushed out early because the old app would not have supported the Ace. While the Sonos Ace were comfortable and stylish with good sound and ANC, they weren’t quite as good as comparatively priced headphones of the time like the Sony WH-1000XM5 or Sennheiser Momentum 4. And because of the app issues, the Sonos ecosystem integration was buggy.

距离 Sonos Ace 耳机发布已经过去了两年多，当时那次发布因其糟糕的 App 改版而蒙上阴影，该 App 很可能是为了支持 Ace 而被仓促推出的。虽然 Sonos Ace 佩戴舒适、外观时尚，且具备出色的音质和主动降噪功能，但与当时同价位的耳机（如索尼 WH-1000XM5 或森海塞尔 Momentum 4）相比，表现仍有差距。此外，由于 App 的问题，其 Sonos 生态系统的集成也存在不少漏洞。

But Sonos has come a long way and recovered from those woeful app relaunch days with some strong product releases, including the Arc Ultra soundbar and Play speaker. If Sonos takes the lessons learned from the original Ace — and we do indeed see new headphones in the coming weeks or months — they could signal the full return of Sonos.

但 Sonos 已经取得了长足进步，通过发布 Arc Ultra 条形音箱和 Play 音箱等强力产品，从那段糟糕的 App 重启时期中恢复了过来。如果 Sonos 能吸取初代 Ace 的教训，并且我们确实能在未来几周或几个月内看到新款耳机，那么这可能标志着 Sonos 的全面回归。