Представлены наушники Sonos Ace — конкурент AirPods Max

hi-tech.mail.ruОпубликовано 2024-05-20Обновлено 2024-05-21

Компания Sonos представила свои первые беспроводные наушники. Модель Ace позиционируют в качестве конкурента AirPods Max.

https://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/sonos-ace — Источник: Sonos

Новинка весит 312 граммов. Это на 73 меньше, чем у главного конкурента. Наушники получили амбушюры из пены с эффектом памяти, которые держатся на магнитах. Для хранения используется тканевый футляр, в котором также есть чехол для кабелей. Управлять воспроизведением можно с помощью физической кнопки. Одно нажатие позволяет включить или остановить трек, двойное — перемотать его. Также есть более маленькая кнопка для переключения режимов шумоподавления и прозрачности. Громкость регулируется с помощью небольшого ползунка.

Модель получила восемь микрофонов для звонков и активного шумоподавления. Использовать наушники можно через Bluetooth 5.4 или кабель — в комплекте есть вариант с USB-C и 3,5 мм. Есть Wi-Fi, однако его можно использовать только для подключения к звуковой панели Sonos. Наушники поддерживают кодек aptX Adaptive для высокого качества. Пользователям также обещают «лучший в отрасли опыт Dolby Atmos» для пространственного звука. Например, если подключить наушники к одной из звуковых панелей Sonos, то при просмотре телевизора звук будет фиксироваться к пространству перед экраном. Аналогичная фишка есть у Apple.

Аккумулятора должно хватить на срок до 30 часов использования без подзарядки. На столько батареи хватит при умеренном уровне громкости и с шумоподавлением. Трех минут зарядки будет достаточно для трех часов воспроизведения. На полную зарядку требуется почти два часа. Sonos Ace стоят 449 долларов (40 500 рублей) в США и 499 евро (48 900 рублей) в Европе. Новинка доступна для предзаказа в белом и черном вариантах. Поставки начнутся 5 июня.

Ранее Redmi выпустила TWS-наушники с огромными драйверами. Стоят меньше 1300 рублей.

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