{"rewrite":{"id":"r_30ea5e83db1d03aecc9843a7","clusterId":"c_022562e9d9d85c3bb90eb7aa","slug":"sonos-launches-sonos-27-audio-os-with-beam-ultra-and-ace-ultra","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Sonos Launches Sonos 27 Audio OS With Beam Ultra And Ace Ultra","summary":"Sonos announced Sonos 27, a new version of the audio operating system it has developed for more than 20 years, on September 2. The release names the system Sonos has built to date and adds AI control, home-wide sound linking, and a redesigned app. Two new products join the lineup. Beam Ultra is a mid-size soundbar with nine custom drivers, two of them upward-firing, for 7.1.2 Dolby Atmos, priced at 99,800 yen. Ace Ultra is an over-ear headphone with 40mm drivers, adaptive noise cancellation using 10 microphones, and up to 35 hours of battery life with ANC on, priced at 69,800 yen. Sonos 27 arrives as a software update on all Sonos S2-compatible products, though some features need compatible hardware. The new app navigation and Sonos 27mcp roll out as early access starting September 8. Headphone Linking comes to Ace Ultra as early access starting September 29.","whyItMatters":"Sonos is opening its system to external AI assistants and user-built agents rather than keeping control inside its own app, a bet that the home audio platform stays useful only if it can host other companies' AI.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eBeam Ultra pre-orders open September 25 ahead of an October 9 release, while Ace Ultra goes up for pre-order October 16 and reaches partner stores nationwide, including online, from October 30. Both prices include tax, and infinity Inc. is the authorized distributor for Sonos Japan.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAce Ultra carries Headphone Engine 2, hardware that links the headphones directly to the Sonos system and is offered as an early access feature. A single button press moves sound from a Sonos speaker to the headphones and back, with no phone required nearby. Beam Ultra can pair with a Sonos Sub for deeper bass or add rear surrounds when needed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe software side leans on Sonos Fabric, a function that lets products recognize each other\u0026#39;s location and status. Sonos Positioning Technology uses high-frequency sound to detect a speaker\u0026#39;s position and reassign its role, which enables Portable Surrounds: users move a Sonos Play portable speaker into place and use it as a rear surround. Sonos Voice launches in US English, with other regions and languages to follow.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonos 27\u003c/strong\u003e: Audio operating system update for all Sonos S2-compatible products; new app navigation and Sonos 27mcp begin early access September 8\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonos Beam Ultra\u003c/strong\u003e: Mid-size soundbar with nine custom drivers and true 7.1.2 Dolby Atmos, priced at 99,800 yen; pre-orders September 25, on sale October 9\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonos Ace Ultra\u003c/strong\u003e: Over-ear headphones with 40mm drivers, adaptive ANC using 10 microphones, and up to 35 hours of battery life with ANC on, priced at 69,800 yen; pre-orders October 16, on sale October 30\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonos 27voice\u003c/strong\u003e: Sonos\u0026#39;s own assistant for selecting music suited to the mood of the moment\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonos 27mcp\u003c/strong\u003e: Connects external AI assistants and agents, including OpenAI\u0026#39;s ChatGPT, to the Sonos system\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonos Custom Agents\u003c/strong\u003e: Lets users create their own agents on the Sonos system with different AI models, personalities, and voices\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonos Fabric\u003c/strong\u003e: System function that lets Sonos products recognize each other\u0026#39;s location and status and operate optimally\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeadphone Linking\u003c/strong\u003e: Early access feature connecting Ace Ultra directly to the Sonos system, moving sound between speakers and headphones; rolls out to Ace Ultra starting September 29\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonos Positioning Technology\u003c/strong\u003e: Uses high-frequency sound to recognize a speaker\u0026#39;s location and switch its role automatically\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePortable Surrounds\u003c/strong\u003e: New feature that lets a Sonos Play portable speaker serve as a rear surround; rolls out to Sonos Play owners sequentially starting September 8\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonos 27app\u003c/strong\u003e: Redesigned app developed through months of improvement and testing with the community\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonos 27web\u003c/strong\u003e: Web-based control option alongside the Sonos 27app and Sonos 27voice\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Sonos 27 runs on S2-compatible hardware, but Beam Ultra's upward-firing Atmos drivers and Ace Ultra's 10-mic ANC are the parts older units cannot replicate. Software naming, hardware gating.","twitterPost":"Sonos 27 reaches all S2 products, yet Beam Ultra's upward-firing drivers and Ace Ultra's 10-mic ANC stay hardware-gated.","threadsPost":"Sonos 27 is a free update for every S2-compatible product, but the features that define it, Beam Ultra's upward-firing Atmos drivers and Ace Ultra's 10-mic ANC, live in new hardware. Sonos is selling the OS and the silicon that can actually run it.","newsletterBlurb":"Sonos announced Sonos 27, a named version of the audio operating system it has built for more than 20 years, alongside two products: the Beam Ultra soundbar at 99,800 yen and the Ace Ultra headphones at 69,800 yen. The software update reaches all S2-compatible products, while early access features like Sonos 27mcp and Portable Surrounds start rolling out September 8. 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