It may be a surprise to realise that Sonos has not previously had headphones as part of its impressive product set. The company is set to change that, with the Sonos Ace coming to market in early June and available for preorder now. And Sonos has ensured it's no mere entry, but hits the high standards Sonos is known for.

Sonos is well-known for its audio equipment that not only sounds brilliant, but creates a mesh network between itself so you can play synchronised music throughout your home. Sonos Trueplay technology allows you to individually calibrate any speaker to the acoustics of the room it is in. It's these quality-of-life details that Sonos has become known for.

It's with this same commitment to its craft Sonos says the just announced Sonos Ace headphones are obsessively crafted and masterfully tuned.

The headphones are available in stylish black or white colours, and boast these specs:

• Spatial audio
• Active Noise Cancellation
• Lossless audio
• Aware mode
• Dolby Atmos
• 30-hour battery life
• Dynamic head tracking
• Rapid charging
• USB-C and 3.5 mm
• Bluetooth 5.4
• Wear detection
• Works with Apple and Android
• Custom-designed 40 mm dynamic driver in each cup
• Eight microphones for noise control and voice targeting

However, mere specs don't tell the full story. Sonos says these headphones are designed to be experienced, to be felt, to be heard. Each component has been carefully constructed and meticulously tuned to ensure crystal-clear high-fidelity surround sound where every note feels profound.

The headphones feature Dolby Atmos with dynamic head tracking to help you feel surrounded by hyperrealistic sound from all directions, exploring different elements of the music as you move.

The Sonos Ace brings high-end ANC to help you immerse yourself in your music, as well as Aware mode to keep you in tune with what's happening around you.

When it comes to lossless audio, you can enjoy lossless tracks and spatial audio in Dolby Atmos or Sony 360 Reality Audio from Apple Music, Amazon Music, Tidal, and Deezer. To hear lossless audio, customers can use the included 3.5mm to USB-C cable or can listen via Bluetooth with an Android device that includes Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound AptX for lossless.

Meanwhile, beamforming microphones target your voice and suppress background noise on phone and video calls so you can participate in phone calls and teleconferences equally as well.

The headband is made of stainless steel and smoothly extends, while also staying securely in place where you want. The cup allows for precise adjustment to create an acoustic seal and equalise pressure. The headphones and cups are wrapped in plush memory foam and soft vegan leather, while also maintaining a lightweight design.

Multi-point Bluetooth allows the headphones to be connected to two device at once, and with wear detection will also stop and start play automatically when you don or remove the unit.

The battery life is rated at 30 hours, including with ANC turned on. You can fast charge up to three hours of playback in only three minutes.

And, as you'd expect from Sonos, it integrates into the existing Sonos ecosystem. If you have a Sonos Arc soundbar you can effortlessly switch from the soundbar to the Sonos Ace headphones to watch television without disturbing others while still receiving the benefits of the three-dimensional soundstage. In fact, the headphones will preserve the acoustic properties of the room you're sitting in so it can feel like you're not wearing headphones at all. Further, this covers everything you play on the TV including console games, movies, music, and more. Sonos says it is expanding support to include the Sonos Beam soundbar later in the year.

You can find more information, or pre-order, here. RRP is $699.

Feel it in the launch video here: