ANC headphones

Dyson OnTrac: Wireless noise-cancelling headphones put to the test

Dyson's OnTrac sucks in noise and brings color to the monotonous headphone market.

(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Dyson)

Too heavy, too expensive: Dyson's first attempt to gain a foothold in the competitive market for headphones failed last year. The manufacturer, known primarily for its vacuum cleaners, is now making a second attempt. What the OnTrac can do and how it sounds - Krone+ has the details.

ANC headphones with integrated air filter or vice versa? Last summer, Dyson launched the "Zone", a product that required a lot of explanation but ultimately failed to make a name for itself. Consumers' willingness to pay 899 euros for the more than 600 gram combination of headphones and visor was limited. The product is no longer listed on the manufacturer's Austrian website - but Dyson did not want to give up and leave the market entirely to the competition.

Dyson's first headphones with an integrated air filter, the Dyson Zone, failed with the public.

(Bild: Dyson)

Classic headphones
A good year later, the OnTrac follows - a classic ANC headphone without an air filter. A sensor to measure the air quality, which was initially planned, has also been abandoned in the end. Instead, the aim is to score points with the younger target group with a "feature" that is not available in this form from direct competitors.