 You are looking at Dolby's first consumer product, the new $599 Dolby Dimension headphones. Now these are high-end wireless headphones, but they're a little different than the wireless headphones you're probably familiar with. See, instead of being designed to be worn on the go when you're commuting or maybe on a plane, these wireless headphones are meant to be used in your home. They're kind of like those old headphones your grandparents might have had plugged into their TV, so they could listen to their shows as loud as they want without disturbing everyone in the house. But these are new, modern headphones, so they have a bunch of new tricks that make them a bit more interesting than those old headphones. Now for starters, the Dimension use Bluetooth to connect to your devices, and you could save up to eight pairings at a time. You can also program three devices to the buttons on the side of the right ear cup to quickly switch between them. I've got this one programmed to my phone, this one to my tablet, and this one to my computer here. And since these are a Dolby product, the Dimensions have lots of audio processing and enhancement features. And the company says if you listen to content that's been created and mixed for Atmos, you'll get the best sound for it you can over Bluetooth when you're wearing these headphones. And they sound really good. They have a wide presence and a broad soundstage and really crisp details. Now Dolby won't say that they are tuned for any specific activity, but it's clear from my testing that these are really meant to be worn when you're watching a movie with lots of sound effects and things going on. They don't necessarily sound bad for music, it's just a little less impressive than when you're using them as a home theater. And then they also have a new feature that's meant to make them easier to use when you're wearing them in a home with other people. Now many over-ear wireless headphones have active noise cancellation features, which use microphones on the outside of the ear cup to cancel out noises and cocoon you in silence. That's why everyone loves to wear them on airplanes. But the Dimensions do the opposite. They use microphones on the ear cup to mix in the sounds of your environment with whatever audio you're playing in the headphones. That means you can still hear if someone talks to you or baby cries or the doorbell rings when you're wearing these. It's almost like an inverted noise cancellation feature. Now the company calls this Life Mix and you can adjust the levels of the mix with the mobile app. If you want to completely block out all external sound and then use them as noise canceling headphones, you can do that. Or you can crank up the outside audio so you hear more of that than whatever you're listening to. So to test this, we're using these binaural microphones. I'm gonna put the headphones on them here. Then we're gonna play music through the headphones and I'm gonna play something on my laptop and I'll use the app here to adjust the mix and see how it sounds different. Let's fire up something to the headphones. ["Buffaloes Kicking Up the Dust Again"] ["Sacrifice Your Life"] Now the idea here is that if you're at home and your partner wants to watch something on TV and you want to watch something different on your tablet, you can both be in the same room together enjoying each other's own content yet still be able to have a conversation without having to raise your voice or take your headphones off. Or maybe it's late at night and you're watching a movie on your big flat panel TV and you don't want to wake the kids. The dimensions let you watch the movie without having to use closed captions and still be able to hear if someone gets out of bed when they're not supposed to. There's some other neat things too, like a head tracking feature that'll automatically position the sound source right in front of you and keep it there whenever you turn your head, just like if you were listening to a real speaker. So to test the head tracking feature, I've got them back on these binaural microphones. I'm gonna play some music and then I'm just gonna turn the microphones to see if they can hear any difference. ["Bunny Boy"] As for headphone features, these are high end. They've got metal frames, buttery soft faux leather covers, and these really plush ear cups and a padded headband for comfort. For my head, they're really comfortable to wear, even if I'm binging an entire Netflix show for 10 hours straight. Dolby says that they will last up to 10 hours with all of the head tracking and sound enhancement features enabled, or up to 16 hours if you turn those features off. They come with this neat little magnetic dock that charges them up so they're ready to go whenever you pick them up, or you can use a standard micro USB cable if you don't have that handy. The Dimensions also have most other wireless headphone things. They've got swipe controls for volume and playback on the ear cup, support for calls when they're connected to your phone, and the ability to launch Siri or Google Assistant with a long press. But what you'll notice is they don't fold up conveniently and they don't have a 3.5 millimeter headphone cable so you can't use them with in-flight entertainment, and they really aren't great for travel or on the go. They're really designed to be worn and used in your home. And for me, that's a little strange. I wear headphones all the time on my commute or at the office, but when I'm at home, I almost never wear them because it's more comfortable to listen to things on my Sonos or from my TV sound bar. Plus, when I have headphones on, I'm isolated from the rest of my family, which feels a bit rude. The Dimensions do alleviate this somewhat. Instead of being completely isolated, I can still hear if my kids ask me something or my spouse talks to me. But they're still headphones, and there are social norms in place that say when I have headphones on, I'm probably not listening to you. The Dimensions don't quite overcome that, even if I can hear everything my wife is saying when I wear them. Now, I do think that they are useful for parents of young children that don't wanna watch TV or movies through closed captions, but still wanna be able to hear if the baby is crying or someone gets up. If that's you, then you'll probably love these things. But I'm more interested in where Dolby takes this next, maybe in a more portable pair that can travel with me easier and go to the places that I actually do wear headphones all the time. Maybe then I'll be interested in spending 600 bucks. Thanks for watching. These are kind of like a new, different thing, and I'm curious, is this something that you would buy? Would you buy headphones that you really can't use outside of the house? Let us know in the comments below. And if you haven't subscribed yet, be sure to check us out at youtube.com slash the verge.
 You are looking at Dolby's first consumer product,
 the new $599 Dolby Dimension headphones.
 Now these are high-end wireless headphones,
 but they're a little different than the wireless headphones
 you're probably familiar with.
 See, instead of being designed to be worn on the go
 when you're commuting or maybe on a plane,
 these wireless headphones are meant to be used in your home.
 They're kind of like those old headphones
 your grandparents might have had plugged into their TV,
 so they could listen to their shows as loud as they want
 without disturbing everyone in the house.
 But these are new, modern headphones,
 so they have a bunch of new tricks
 that make them a bit more interesting
 than those old headphones.
 Now for starters, the Dimension use Bluetooth
 to connect to your devices,
 and you could save up to eight pairings at a time.
 You can also program three devices to the buttons
 on the side of the right ear cup
 to quickly switch between them.
 I've got this one programmed to my phone,
 this one to my tablet, and this one to my computer here.
 And since these are a Dolby product,
 the Dimensions have lots of audio processing
 and enhancement features.
 And the company says if you listen to content
 that's been created and mixed for Atmos,
 you'll get the best sound for it you can over Bluetooth
 when you're wearing these headphones.
 And they sound really good.
 They have a wide presence and a broad soundstage
 and really crisp details.
 Now Dolby won't say that they are tuned
 for any specific activity,
 but it's clear from my testing
 that these are really meant to be worn
 when you're watching a movie with lots of sound effects
 and things going on.
 They don't necessarily sound bad for music,
 it's just a little less impressive
 than when you're using them as a home theater.
 And then they also have a new feature
 that's meant to make them easier to use
 when you're wearing them in a home with other people.
 Now many over-ear wireless headphones
 have active noise cancellation features,
 which use microphones on the outside of the ear cup
 to cancel out noises and cocoon you in silence.
 That's why everyone loves to wear them on airplanes.
 But the Dimensions do the opposite.
 They use microphones on the ear cup
 to mix in the sounds of your environment
 with whatever audio you're playing in the headphones.
 That means you can still hear if someone talks to you
 or baby cries or the doorbell rings
 when you're wearing these.
 It's almost like an inverted noise cancellation feature.
 Now the company calls this Life Mix
 and you can adjust the levels of the mix
 with the mobile app.
 If you want to completely block out all external sound
 and then use them as noise canceling headphones,
 you can do that.
 Or you can crank up the outside audio
 so you hear more of that than whatever you're listening to.
 So to test this, we're using these binaural microphones.
 I'm gonna put the headphones on them here.
 Then we're gonna play music through the headphones
 and I'm gonna play something on my laptop
 and I'll use the app here to adjust the mix
 and see how it sounds different.
 Let's fire up something to the headphones.
 ["Buffaloes Kicking Up the Dust Again"]
 ["Sacrifice Your Life"]
 Now the idea here is that if you're at home
 and your partner wants to watch something on TV
 and you want to watch something different on your tablet,
 you can both be in the same room together
 enjoying each other's own content
 yet still be able to have a conversation
 without having to raise your voice
 or take your headphones off.
 Or maybe it's late at night and you're watching a movie
 on your big flat panel TV
 and you don't want to wake the kids.
 The dimensions let you watch the movie
 without having to use closed captions
 and still be able to hear if someone gets out of bed
 when they're not supposed to.
 There's some other neat things too,
 like a head tracking feature
 that'll automatically position the sound source
 right in front of you and keep it there
 whenever you turn your head,
 just like if you were listening to a real speaker.
 So to test the head tracking feature,
 I've got them back on these binaural microphones.
 I'm gonna play some music
 and then I'm just gonna turn the microphones
 to see if they can hear any difference.
 ["Bunny Boy"]
 As for headphone features, these are high end.
 They've got metal frames, buttery soft faux leather covers,
 and these really plush ear cups
 and a padded headband for comfort.
 For my head, they're really comfortable to wear,
 even if I'm binging an entire Netflix show
 for 10 hours straight.
 Dolby says that they will last up to 10 hours
 with all of the head tracking
 and sound enhancement features enabled,
 or up to 16 hours if you turn those features off.
 They come with this neat little magnetic dock
 that charges them up so they're ready to go
 whenever you pick them up,
 or you can use a standard micro USB cable
 if you don't have that handy.
 The Dimensions also have most other wireless headphone things.
 They've got swipe controls for volume and playback
 on the ear cup, support for calls
 when they're connected to your phone,
 and the ability to launch Siri or Google Assistant
 with a long press.
 But what you'll notice is they don't fold up conveniently
 and they don't have a 3.5 millimeter headphone cable
 so you can't use them with in-flight entertainment,
 and they really aren't great for travel or on the go.
 They're really designed to be worn and used in your home.
 And for me, that's a little strange.
 I wear headphones all the time on my commute
 or at the office, but when I'm at home,
 I almost never wear them because it's more comfortable
 to listen to things on my Sonos or from my TV sound bar.
 Plus, when I have headphones on,
 I'm isolated from the rest of my family,
 which feels a bit rude.
 The Dimensions do alleviate this somewhat.
 Instead of being completely isolated,
 I can still hear if my kids ask me something
 or my spouse talks to me.
 But they're still headphones,
 and there are social norms in place
 that say when I have headphones on,
 I'm probably not listening to you.
 The Dimensions don't quite overcome that,
 even if I can hear everything my wife is saying
 when I wear them.
 Now, I do think that they are useful
 for parents of young children that don't wanna watch TV
 or movies through closed captions,
 but still wanna be able to hear if the baby is crying
 or someone gets up.
 If that's you, then you'll probably love these things.
 But I'm more interested in where Dolby takes this next,
 maybe in a more portable pair
 that can travel with me easier
 and go to the places that I actually do wear headphones
 all the time.
 Maybe then I'll be interested in spending 600 bucks.
 Thanks for watching.
 These are kind of like a new, different thing,
 and I'm curious, is this something that you would buy?
 Would you buy headphones
 that you really can't use outside of the house?
 Let us know in the comments below.
 And if you haven't subscribed yet,
 be sure to check us out at youtube.com slash the verge.