Undoing the damage to the atmosphere caused by centuries of unchecked industrialization will never be easy. Encourage use of low-emission vehicles, heavily tax old-fashioned industrial practices, invest in public transport infrastructure, citywide restructuring, and burgeoning technological innovation Fast and easy will help, but why bother when a personal air purifier can keep you healthy?
Back to the product, the chrome-effect plastic respirator sits further away from your face, making it significantly more comfortable than a traditional mask, and fortunately it can be pulled down quickly if You need to talk to someone. And, despite its considerable size, the device as a whole is surprisingly well-balanced and comfortable to wear — although we didn’t test the Zone for longer than a few minutes.
How it works? Two small precision-engineered compressors inside each earcup draw air through a double-layer filter. Negatively charged electrostatic filters capture ultrafine particles such as allergens, while a potassium-enriched carbon layer captures gaseous pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide.
It’s a typical Dysonesque feat of engineering, and the execution — if not aesthetic — is impressive. Zone has four air filtration settings, including Auto, which uses the onboard accelerometer to gauge how fast you need to deliver clean air.
It’s worth noting that, while pumping completely clean air over your face, the Zone isn’t a replacement for a surgical mask, but Dyson is offering a face covering attachment (we didn’t see that). this) forms a seal and meets the FFP2 Filtering Standard.
As for the headphones, behind the fans and filters Dyson has squeezed a neodymium audio driver, with multi-level active noise cancellation and all the features we’ve come to expect, including a mic. for calling, ambient pass-through mode, and EQ based on fine-tuning.
But why combine headphones? and air purification? Because the fans stuck on the side of your head are very noisy and without the ANC you will hear nothing but a humming in your ears. Dyson readily admits it’s a problem of their own making, and as a result the ANC and passive noise isolation on the Zone look impressive (in our limited preview) and you hardly hear the fan when wearing them.
However, it’s a completely different situation for the person sitting next to you. Who cares though? This is personal protection, and hell for the rest of the population. Is it a case of, ‘I’m fine, Jack,’ or maybe, starring the chief engineer, it has to be Jake? Zone is Jake Dysonof the baby, obviously. Jake is the son of James Dyson, and he designed the company’s innovative product CSYS desk lamp.
In the few minutes we have with the Dyson Zone, we can say that the headphones are very well made, but the audio performance is definitely at a safe level. Neutral, if you will. The ANC didn’t seem to blur the music as usual, but we weren’t swayed by the majesty of the sound. Since these headphones are designed to be your go-to bag, we hoped for more — but we’ll pause judgment for a full review. They’re also functional, and if you don’t care about sonic subtleties — and many people don’t — they’ll be fine.
