{"id":12318,"date":"2024-08-15T19:50:47","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T19:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=12318"},"modified":"2024-08-15T19:50:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T19:50:47","slug":"dyson-ontrac-headphones-review-a-solid-visually-customizable-pair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=12318","title":{"rendered":"Dyson OnTrac Headphones Review: A Solid, Visually Customizable Pair"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The first Dyson<\/span> headphones, the Zone (4\/10, WIRED Review<\/a>), with their attachable air filter for cynical techno-futurists, were so ridiculous and stupid it was hard for me to take the company seriously. Let’s face it: Dyson’s vacuums and hair care products are very nice, but many of its other products have been feeble, design-forward gimmicks that quickly fade behind the media hype. Sure, you’d see a few \u201cfanless\u201d Dyson air movers or purifiers in luxe locales after they first came out, but they never reached the broad-market ubiquity of its shiny plastic-sucking machines<\/a>.<\/p>\n

All this to say: I had low expectations for the new, $499 Dyson OnTrac headphones. With everyone from established brands like Apple, Sony, and Bose to newer brands like Sonos at the peak of their noise-canceling headphone game<\/a>, it was just hard to imagine Dyson could create a product that competes in anything other than extruded plastic styling. But after a few weeks with my review unit, I think they’re some of the better headphones in the market.<\/p>\n

These are visually customizable over-ear headphones with great sound, excellent noise reduction, and 55 hours of battery life. I am surprised to admit I like nearly everything about them.<\/p>\n

Sucking Up<\/h2>\n

A large stately box accompanies the new OnTrac cans, but the hard case you use to protect the headphones between uses leaves a lot to be desired. Much like the case that comes with AirPods Max (8\/10, WIRED Recommends<\/a>), the one that comes with the Dyson cans is a slip-in situation with holes in the bottom and top of the case that allow dust and other dirt in when you throw them in your bag. It does little to protect the headphones from bumps and bruises, which is annoying when you’ve dropped this much on a pair of headphones.<\/p>\n

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