I finally own the Dyson Zones.
Summary
TLDRThe script discusses the reviewer's experience with Dyson's innovative air-purifying headphones. Initially excited by the futuristic and steampunk design, the reviewer expresses disappointment with the product's performance and usability issues. The headphones, while aesthetically pleasing and equipped with advanced features like air quality monitoring, suffer from a strong plastic smell, uncomfortable fit, and reliance on the Dyson app for basic functions. The noise from the built-in fans also detracts from the audio quality, and the need for ongoing filter purchases adds to the cost. Despite these drawbacks, the reviewer acknowledges the potential benefits for those in polluted environments or with specific respiratory needs, but concludes that the headphones are more of a niche product with limited mainstream appeal.
Takeaways
- 🎧 The speaker has finally acquired a pair of Dyson headphones after a long wait and initial excitement.
- 📦 Dyson is known for creating innovative products, and these headphones are no exception, featuring air filtration technology.
- 🌪️ The headphones have a futuristic and steampunk design, with a strong build that is expected given their high price.
- 💨 The concept started as a backpack with a mouthpiece for portable air filtration, evolving into a headwear device.
- 🔧 The headphones are adjustable to fit different head shapes, but the swiveling feature can be problematic for a snug fit.
- 😷 The air quality monitoring feature is a significant aspect of the headphones, highlighting the importance of clean air.
- 🌬️ The headphones have fans and carbon filters to provide fresh air, which can be beneficial for those in polluted environments.
- 📱 The use of the Dyson app is required for full functionality, which adds an extra layer of convenience but also potential frustration.
- 🚫 The headphones have a strong initial plastic smell that can be off-putting and cause headaches.
- 🔊 The noise from the fans can be distractingly loud and irritating, affecting the overall user experience.
- 🎵 Despite the issues, the headphones deliver good sound quality and effective noise cancellation when used correctly.
Q & A
What product is the speaker discussing in the script?
-The speaker is discussing Dyson's air-purifying headphones.
Why did the speaker join the email list for these headphones?
-The speaker joined the email list because they were very excited about the innovative concept of headphones with air-purifying technology and wanted to get them as soon as they were available.
What issue did the speaker notice with the headphones' case?
-The speaker found the case to be confusing and not user-friendly, with no clear instructions on how to properly store the headphones inside.
What was the initial concept for the portable air filtration device that eventually became these headphones?
-The initial concept was a backpack with a mouthpiece, intended for portable air filtration.
How does the speaker describe the smell of the new headphones?
-The speaker describes the smell of the new headphones as similar to a brand new motorbike helmet and mentions an off-gassing of VOCs that caused a headache.
What is the speaker's opinion on the use of the Dyson app with these headphones?
-The speaker finds the reliance on the Dyson app to be a drawback, as it adds an extra step and potential privacy concerns, and it's not user-friendly for basic operations.
What is the speaker's assessment of the headphones' build quality and design?
-The speaker appreciates the futuristic and steampunk design and acknowledges that the headphones are well-built, but also points out issues with the adjustability and the smell from the new materials.
How does the speaker feel about the noise level and sound quality of the headphones?
-The speaker finds the noise from the fans inside the headphones to be too loud and irritating, but acknowledges that the noise-cancelling feature works well and the sound quality is good.
What is the speaker's view on the practicality of these headphones for everyday use?
-The speaker questions the practicality for everyday use due to the bulkiness, the need for constant filter replacement, and the complexity of using the headphones without the app.
What alternative use case does the speaker suggest for these headphones?
-The speaker suggests that these headphones might be useful for people working in environments with poor air quality, such as industrial zones or during wildfires.
How does the speaker summarize their overall impression of the Dyson air-purifying headphones?
-The speaker finds the headphones to be an interesting and well-built product with great sound and noise-cancelling features, but ultimately impractical and gimmicky for most users.
Outlines
🎧 Dyson's Air-Purifying Headphones: A Futuristic Concept
The speaker discusses their excitement and frustration with Dyson's new air-purifying headphones. Initially drawn to the futuristic and steampunk design, they note the headphones' robust build and high price, which has been fluctuating. The concept began as a portable air filtration system, evolving from a backpack with a mouthpiece to the current headphone design. The adjustable, swiveling feature is highlighted, necessary for fitting various head shapes. The speaker also touches on the importance of air quality, referencing personal experience with air pollution in their industrial area and the use of carbon filters to eliminate smells. However, they express concerns about the initial chemical smell from the product and the need for the Dyson app to operate the headphones, which they find inconvenient.
🔊 The Struggles and Noise Issues with Dyson's Headphones
The speaker continues to critique the Dyson headphones, focusing on the noise and functionality issues. They find the operational noises from the headphones to be irritatingly loud and disruptive. The visor's adjustability is criticized for being unreliable, and the speaker questions the practicality of the headphones for everyday use, especially considering their intended purpose for air filtration on the go. The discussion also includes the ineffectiveness of the headphones' microphone and the challenges of using them without the accompanying app. The noise cancellation feature is praised, but the overall sound quality is compromised by the fan noise, which is a significant drawback for the speaker.
💨 The Highs and Lows of Dyson's Innovative Air-Purifying Tech
In the final paragraph, the speaker reflects on the overall experience with the Dyson headphones. They acknowledge the innovative nature of the product but express disappointment with its execution. The need for continuous filter replacements and the high cost are highlighted as potential barriers to widespread adoption. The speaker also questions the practicality of the carrying case and the lack of clear instructions for use. They appreciate the monitoring features for air quality and recognize the potential benefits for individuals with specific medical conditions or those in polluted environments. However, they conclude that the headphones are more of a niche product with a gimmick, suitable for a select few rather than the general public, and express a desire to keep them as a unique addition to their headphone collection.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Dyson
💡Air Quality
💡Portable Air Filtration
💡Headphones
💡Noise Cancelling
💡Bluetooth
💡Carbon Filters
💡App-Dependent
💡Aerodynamics
💡Subscription Model
💡Product Smell
Highlights
The individual had been eagerly waiting for the release of Dyson's air-purifying headphones, having joined the email list at the very beginning.
The headphones were initially available in Australia but were forgotten about until recently.
Dyson is known for creating products with 'windy bits', and these headphones are no exception.
The headphones have a futuristic and steampunk design, and are built to be robust due to their high cost.
The development of the headphones started with the concept of portable air filtration, beginning as a backpack with a mouthpiece.
The headphones are adjustable to fit different head shapes, but the swiveling mechanism can be floppy and unreliable.
The headphones feature vents and a screen for air quality monitoring, important for those living in polluted areas.
The reviewer mentions the importance of air quality and how it affects millions of lives worldwide.
The headphones come with a Dyson app that is required for basic functionality, which the reviewer finds inconvenient.
The headphones emit a strong new product smell initially, which caused discomfort to the reviewer.
The headphones have carbon filters to eliminate smells, but the reviewer experienced a headache from the initial off-gassing.
The headphones' noise levels are irritatingly loud and disruptive when adjustments are made.
The headphones are Bluetooth-enabled with a built-in microphone, but the audio quality is compromised by the fan noise.
The noise-cancelling feature is effective, but the fan noise interferes with the audio experience.
The headphones require the purchase of new filters, creating an ongoing cost for the user.
The headphones come with a stylish USB-C charging cable, which impressed the reviewer.
The air quality monitoring feature is a standout aspect of the headphones, providing real-time pollution data.
The headphones may be particularly beneficial for individuals with respiratory issues or living in polluted environments.
The reviewer suggests that the headphones might be more suitable for specific professions or situations, rather than everyday use.
The headphones are a niche product with a high price tag, and the reviewer questions their practicality for the average consumer.
Despite the issues, the reviewer appreciates the headphones' unique design and technology, and sees value in their collection.
Transcripts
I finally have them it's just been
forever but I finally have them you're
go the what don't you get them sooner
you both and Aussie idiot was like why
didn't Dyson release from the Aussie
sooner took forever I joined the email
list way back at the very very beginning
I had to have these freaks they have
been available in Australia for a little
bit but I just forgot they existed like
a lot of people but Dyson makers of
windy things that's their gig people got
really excited about this
because uh their headphones with windy
bits and um what a case there's a
glaring issue we'll get to but made the
head ponies the thing I noticed about
these when I first got them they smelt
like a brand new motorbike helmet I
actually think they look pretty awesome
it's kind of futuristic and steampunk at
the same time and they're built epic
like this is M stonky as they should be
because they're grously expensive or are
they the price keeps coming down Ian
I've seen these in cashes already if you
go to their website you learn about the
development of these like you know why
are they doing it apparently it started
out as a backpack with a mouthpiece the
whole idea was portable air filtration
where's our star where's our shining
Beast it's got a
maganet in the photos it looks super
rigid and almost like this hard fitting
thing it's it's not it's floppy and I I
get it it's because headphones need to
swivel right our ears don't whatever our
ears don't point out the sides they
stick kind of forwards you know like
the're angled forwards and so they have
to be able to swivel you know so they
can fit your head mate and it's this
swiveling and adjustability for our
greasy heads that makes this just kind
of H it's like soft silicon and hard
kind of plastic but that's the vents and
there's like a screen in there so like
air quality if you don't think about air
quality at all you are absolutely living
in a beautiful place of the world there
are millions of people who are just
packed into places where it's like
living inside of of like a running
exhaust pipe there's like air quality
index websites where you can just go
around and see what it's like there's
all sorts of metering stations all
around the world it shortens more lives
than freaking anything else it's like
sleep mate it's a basic thing but you
know it keeps you alive so I'm not
against the idea of portable air
filtering like my studio here is in an
industrial dump hole zone I'm pretty
sure Sega back in the '90s looked at
this area went ah there we go the second
St AG for Sonic 2 y you can see my
warehouse from there and I've actually
got one of Dyson's stick fans right
they're ridiculously expensive amazing
on electricity and it's got that screen
in it that does monitoring and what it
showing me is at like 3:00 in the
morning there's like a factory or
something that fires up around here
making something terrible cuz it like
graphs all the voccs and chemicals and
things and you see a boom and to get the
eggy smell of this area out of here i'
to like get into carbon filtering people
mention how nice it is in here I had to
work for it so yeah as someone who
squats in an industrial Zone I get it
for my car channel here quite often
we're wearing respirators like the the
proper like gas maskk looking things and
the problem with those is that they get
so swampy you could pour out a glass of
water from the inside of them it yeah
vitronic right and Dyson was like trying
to get some sort of air filtering where
it's not onto your face and then not
only that the air coming in is fresh not
just you pulling it through yourself but
this is a brand new tech device which
means it kind of sucks you need the
stinking Dyson app to do anything with
this sure the app does add features like
you know special monitoring thing which
I will talk about but it's more
passwords it's more like trust that the
company isn't going to f your data up
and you're going to have his issues talk
to opts they know how to make people
hate them but you can't even turn these
on and just do basic stuff like without
the app these are a lead weight so it's
already a mega to me when I did finally
fire these up and get this flop
tastic beautifully engineered visor on
the first thing I notice right you know
air quality apparently these have carbon
filters I just like you carbon filters
that's how you get rid of smells
carbon's reactive smells are chemicals
chemicals bond to carbon very friendly
you've captured smells for like the
first hour of using this idiot it would
just blow off gasing from mhde vocc
smells like new product smell and it
gave me a mega headache and you can't
can't run this thing off your head you
take it off your head so you can just
breathe while off gases it goes nuh I
had to have it strapped around my knee
and just have it blowing on Max it still
kind of stinks worse than that this
stupid visor nearly never registers so
you have it clicked on right like you
you don't force it even though you kind
of have to and until like you kind of
push and adjust it it won't work it's
like 50/50 if the visor works on a quick
like clack clack let's go points loss on
all of the noises these headphones make
when you're wearing them the voice to
the bons and Binks and noises that
happen that're number one way too eff
and loud and they are so irritating they
I don't know how they picked some of the
most irritating noises I could have
startling me that they're too noisy if
you want to adjust your face you got
this stupid visor in your way that's
very floppy and not very reliable in its
connection so Dyson sells these to like
anybody they want this to be everyday
wear like oh can't leave my house
without my super suit but then it's like
is this actually going to filter air
while you're walking about cuz they're
talking about like being on the bus and
the person next to you smells bad fire
up your air filters and make the smells
go away I get like this is adjustable
yeah look at it adjust there you go be
amazed and it does sit quite close to
your face I aerodynamics are weird like
this car is more aerodynamic than this
car right the wind doesn't care how good
it looks to our human it just does what
it does and maybe with the airflow
creating a barrier with it being close
enough but for walking about and stuff I
don't know I thought these were for
people sitting at a desk and they were
effectively cabled headphones but not
for audio just so you can give it power
for it to run because um when you got
these fans going mate with the noise
cancelling on kiss your bats goodbye but
yeah they are Bluetooth headphones which
means it's got a stink of microphone in
it I guess you know we got to have a
listen to that so this one time mate I
figured that like I wasn't happy and
fulfilled in my life because I wasn't
getting enough wind in my day like
doctors don't bring up enough that like
people need more wind mate and so like
I'm going to find a way to get more wind
hey so I found this place that's like a
little bit windier and I'm like I'm
feeling like a little bit better so
maybe if it's like super windy I'll feel
like super good mate and M like I found
the windiest spot of all and I got to
say mate it feels actually it's okay I
mean cuz like the plastic smell that's
coming through it's it's taking a long
time to go away and actually the more I
smell it the more I don't care about
anything else is anyone else tasting
purple so it does well to cancel out the
fan sound for the most part because the
mic is so Garbo and terrible that it
would actually take a decent mic to hear
it so well done you crapped your way to
Victory all bluetooth mics sound the
same where's the revolution right we're
just stuck on a loop the highest fan
setting though that's when it was noisy
there was was like this whole bunch of
static sitting underneath it um but bad
news this is normally the point where
you know bust out the freakish ears on a
stand and we could be them to the the
hero 6os but these wouldn't let me play
anything that's right sitting on the
ears NOP you know wear
headphones they're settings for
calibration right cuz apparently if you
change the ear cups on these you can
just explode their brain they're go I I
don't know I don't know how to be
headphones anymore I actually tried
calibrating these on the ears no I even
tried to make sure I was touching them
in some ways is it a capacitance thing I
was able to put them Loosely on my knee
and get them to work I could put them on
my head and pull them off my ears for a
point and they'll keep working sitting
on the ears nothing so I'll just have to
substitute these for the only other
Dyson product I have
[Music]
[Music]
memes aside the fans do ruin the sound I
was hoping to get that recording uh yeah
on the lowest setting funny enough
they're even worse it has this big low
Bas to it and you can feel feel it kind
of no not vibrating there mechanical
stuff going in I mean it's awesome you
can see the fan in there and like here's
the filter oh I haven't
even there's your carbon I mean it's
technically a thing of beauty it means
these motors are pulling through the
filter they're underload they're not
just happily spinning they're doing work
on the highest level three it's actually
better there's less vibrations um I
guess cuz high pitch noises are easier
for the noise canceling to cancel out
you know bass is very difficult but then
it's louder for everybody else not that
you'd know because the noise canceling
this is really good my test is playing
the drums how tolerable is it and it's
quite tolerable it's not as good as real
EF so I can't get crazy loud but I can
still get very loud and on the topic of
sound quality they sound great of course
they do the hd600s are from 997 Humanity
has figured out how to make things sound
good for human ears they sound great
with great noise cancelling they just
weigh a ton but these are effectively
just headphones with a subscription huh
a subscription well yeah you got to buy
new filters you idiot you're IND debed
to them forever and like I don't see
these being a big seller so it's not
like you're going to find third party
ones easy when I picked these up from JB
highi apparently only one other person
had ever bought them and the only time
they've seen people wear them were the
Dyson reps who visit to like talk about
Dyson things as I said man the price on
these keeps getting lower and lower the
tech person in me goes these are pretty
effing ridiculous the way that these go
on is just so hamstr strong it's smart
Aly guts it don't let you use it in the
way that you want to and uh you know
that cool
case where the stink does this go no
really is this just meant to smash in
there or something like is is that it
it's it's I'm actually looking at the
manual like Does it show the case even
once o o there it is no no
no
no no it was mate she's not happening I
have no idea I got to get the tears out
of it somehow and then it's going to
smell like that looks like an old pair
of unies stinking no no and that's the
end I don't know like a hug case
especially one this big shouldn't be
that confusing as to how you actually
meant to get it all in there credit
though for having one of the most
beautiful USBC charging cables I've ever
seen the thing that actually impressed
me about these was the monitoring the
same thing I value out of my weird blade
looking fan guy you can figure out how
many pollutants are on the very bus that
you're squatting in and for some people
air quality is insanely important you
know the older I get the more
open-minded I'm to medical conditions
where like you just can't stop coughing
all day because of a particular reaction
but if you put on these like quite
comfortable headphones that sound nice
now you can breathe more comfortably
then this is worth every dollar you've
got then it's amazing but as like a tech
for Tech kind of thing like oh just get
it it's a latest thing you know turn
heads like the Cyber truck I don't know
what they were thinking may they got
excited just another means of selling
air filters to people and the idea of
everyday people suiting themselves up
with stuff like this you when really I
thought this would be for you know like
accountants and like executive people
who work on oil rigs and like mines and
stuff where it's really gross and dirty
and like they just happen to have to be
around the industry but kind of have
nothing to do with at the same time
although you know reading reviews
someone said that during like wildfires
and things that these did a really good
job the wind does feel nice when it
doesn't smell like plastic but for less
money you can do an entire room those of
you who need something like this you're
jumping up and down and you can't wait
to get them but most folks don't want to
put more gear on their faces it's kind
of like the issue with VR even like the
new like cable of stuff that you just
point on this is a lot of I'm still glad
they exist in a fe multiple kind of way
I'm going to cherish these forever these
are heaps funny in the headphone
collection so they're expensive but
they're built excellently they sound
great the noise cancelling is fantastic
and they got a fun gimmick to it and
unless you need them you don't need
him and that's it thanks so much for
watching she than me floaties mate you
know extra vids Franks there and you
know like I'll smell as all next
time oh
Frankie you on the floor
Frankie are you on the the floor
Frankie
Frankie all right all right I'm I'm I'm
coming over Frankie Frankie are you on
the floor
Frankie are you on the are you on the
floor Frank
gun really would like an answer about
this this flow Frank thing
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