Dyson OnTrac Headphones Deliver Immaculate Audio and Custom Style
Published: 4 Jul 2025
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Whether you're at work or at home, in the boardroom or at the bar, if you look good but don't have the substance, you'll only get so far. Similarly, you might be the most charismatic and well-read person in the room, but a lack of style will still inhibit your ability to make an impact. It's only by finding a balance within this duality that you can truly excel.
The same logic applies to products, and for proof of this, you need look no further than Dyson and its new OnTrac headphone design. To create the perfect pair of premium headphones, a brand needs to nail two key elements. The first is substance (high-end sound quality, maximum comfort, and cutting-edge technology), while the second is style (a design that looks the business anywhere and everywhere).
From your relaxing Saturday morning stroll for coffee to drowning out office noise as you prepare a crucial mid-week presentation, nothing delivers on both of these fronts quite like Dyson's OnTrac offering. These headphones integrate seamlessly into your life and your ever-evolving aesthetic as you transition from workwear to streetwear and back again, all while delivering incredible sound, noise cancellation, and aesthetic customisation — explore the impeccable variety of colourways here.
With that, let's explore what makes these headphones such a clear winner in a field that is becoming increasingly crowded with stale designs and uninspired performance.
OnTrac Headphones | Image: Dyson
Productivity Prioritised
Picture this: you're feeling a little snowed under at work, so you head into the office early to tick some crucial items off your to-do list. As the rest of the team starts to trickle in, talking about the night before and making small talk while waiting for the coffee machine to rouse from its slumber, you barely notice.
Instead, you're in the zone and able to remain so thanks to the best-in-class active noise cancelling (ANC) of Dyson's OnTrac headphones. Capable of cancelling up to 40dB of unwanted noise, Dyson's custom ANC algorithm uses eight microphones and samples external sound 384,000 times a second, ensuring none of your colleagues interrupts your productivity.
Not only do these headphones help you get the job done, they empower you to look the part while doing so. Thanks to the customisable nature of the OnTrac design, you can swap out ear cushions and outer caps as needed, ensuring your headphones perfectly complement your office environment and attire.
For example, you might choose cushions with a more understated finish—Prussian Blue, Dark Iron, or Khaki—and pair them with a Coarse Titanium (i.e. an elegant matte silver-esque) outer cap during the week, and then select something a little bolder once the weekend rolls around. Speaking of which…
Raye with OnTrac Headphones | Image: Dyson
Express Yourself
With the work week ending, it's time to shrug off the expectations of what's considered office-appropriate and embrace something more wholly you. Heading out to your local cafe, you throw on your most comfortable trainers and reach for your pair of Dyson OnTrac headphones. But before you leave, it's time to swap out their darker cushions and outer cap for something a little more reflective of your mood.
Feeling bold, you select the CNC Copper outer cap and the chrome yellow ear cushions before feeling the superior comfort and refined ergonomics of the headphones as you place them on your ears.
Walking out the door, you activate the headphones and start your weekend playlist, enveloping you in an extraordinary soundscape. This comes courtesy of the OnTrac's two 40mm, 16-ohm neodynium speaker drivers with a frequency response of 6Hz to 21kHz.
As the speakers roar to life, revealing new depth, detail, power, and punch within your favourite tracks, it's clear Dyson's OnTrac headphones help you better express and celebrate yourself, not only through the styles on offer courtesy of their customisable design, but via more affecting and immersive musical experiences too.
OnTrac Headphones | Image: Dyson
Substance and Style
By combining heightened examples of both substance and style, Dyson has crafted a pair of phenomenal-sounding, ANC-packing headphones that will look sleek and refined on the commute and in the office, while allowing you to go bold when the mood strikes. It's entirely up to you.
Matching your mood and mindset as you shift from day to night, weekday to weekend, office to outdoors, and everything in between, Dyson's OnTrac headphones are the ultimate audio companion regardless of the where and when.
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