are these noise canceling? now sweat proof are they? do they get clogged with ear wax easily?
1587096
They are not noise cancelling but they come with a variety of covers to fill/fit your ear pretty completely. They are incredibly sweat proof; I've put a lot of miles on these. The removable cover makes cleaning easy and the charging/computer plug is covered really well and keeps sweat and dirt out. I've only ever had to wipe them down, I just use electronic wipes, the earphone mesh is really tightly woven so there's not much room for clogging. I have been very happy with these.
623234
I use them when I workout, but when I run with them and sweat, sweat does get in them and I occasionally have to wipe the sweat off, but I haven't had a problem with them not working at the time, if anything just needed to remove the sweat.
652572
Good question!I've never had any problems with sweat causing any malfunction.I live in the tropics of Australia, hence I'm sweaty most of the time.So I would say the headphone is water proof.Hugh
1533745
I have sweat quite a bit with these but have had no issues. I've even brought them into saunas. The only thing that might happen is you'll create a "seal" in your ear with the earbud after your sweat gets into your ear. All I do is move them slightly to release the seal.
694619
They isolate sound pretty well, and pretty soon I will be getting replacement ear pads from beyerdynamic, which are said to feel better, and provide a bit better sound isolation. I will let you know more when I get them.
1163480
My experience is that they're pretty good for the type of headphone they are: quite snug for this style. I find them too bulky and hot to consider ideal during a workout. They don't seem like they're designed to deal with sweat, etc., so the getting them wet with sweat kind of grosses me out too. For normal use I don't consider them too bulky or hot, but to workout I think I prefer an earbud style over these.
667538
As others have stated, they're over-ear. I have been using mine for the past 3 years and these headphones are unbeatable for the price that they're sold at.As for comfort, I use them at work and have them on my head for about 6 hours a day..... Most of the time, without anything playing haha. I usually tend to forget they're on my head until my ears start to sweat a little.As long as I take them off my head every 30 minutes and let my ears 'air out' for a minute or two, I can have these on indefinitely. I actually like leaving them on without any music playing to be honest. It's a comfort thing, and people see the headphones and think twice about talking to me and disturbing me at work. As others have stated, they're over-ear. I have been using mine for the past 3 years and these headphones are unbeatable for the price that they're sold at.As for comfort, I use them at work and have them on my head for about 6 hours a day..... Most of the time, without anything playing haha. I usually tend to forget they're on my head until my ears start to sweat a little.As long as I take them off my head every 30 minutes and let my ears 'air out' for a minute or two, I can have these on indefinitely. I actually like leaving them on without any music playing... » Read More As others have stated, they're over-ear. I have been using mine for the past 3 years and these headphones are unbeatable for the price that they're sold at.As for comfort, I use them at work and have them on my head for about 6 hours a day..... Most of the time, without anything playing haha. I usually tend to forget they're on my head until my ears start to sweat a little.As long as I take them off my head every 30 minutes and let my ears 'air out' for a minute or two, I can have these on indefinitely. I actually like leaving them on without any music playing to be honest. It's a comfort thing, and people see the headphones and think twice about talking to me and disturbing me at work. « Show Less
988115
Mine do a great job. Obviously they aren't actual noise canceling headphones, but they doa great job in my opinion. Mine also fit snug in my ear which no doubt helps.
706965
I agree with Steven, they will reduce ear piercing sounds to a tolerable level. Just remember the earpads are vinyl, so you may sweat a bit with extended use. For the price they will do what you need, but not completely soundproof. I would suggest a closed back noise canceling headphone, this way you can play soothing or other of your favorite music, or lectures and block the sounds you do not want to hear. Noise canceling has a microphone external, receives and inverts the sound so you hear more what comes from inside the headphone.
128473
Yes. My workout lasts between 30 to 50 mins, and is quite sweaty. The ears get a little hot but not uncomfortably, but they keep the sweat out from the inside of my ears and the sound is very good quality. I bought these for working out, and I have not been disappointed. Only issue is if you get a call during the workout and there is a lot of noise around you, the one calling may hear the sounds around you - they are not noise cancelling.
1540562
Actually yes quite good. I'm using the memory foam like attachments as ear buds rather than the traditional rubber ones (they have a half dozen sizes to choose from) and the seal is almost complete. There's no actual noise cancelation tech involved as far as I know but they seem to do just as good as my QE2 headphones..
432902
yes... I am using mine at the gym. You just need to be a little more aware that they are there. Noise canceling is why I got them and they are over the ear!! plus they sound amazing!!
1355255
They're sweat proof enough in that I've never had a problem with mine due to them getting wet at the gym... I don't use the little foam covers for the ear buds though.
1944560
If you aren't using them for exercise, they will hold up great. The ear cups can cause your ears to sweat a bit if you're in a hot environment. I live in Arizona but haven't found any yellowing or getting dirty but I always keep mine in the case when not in use.
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No. The second you get a bit of sweat in your ear it's over. Also they are a bit heavy so if you run the impact of each step would knock them out. Finally it's essentially a faulty product. I have had two pairs break within 4 months. Don't buy these.
1257157
Yes, i have logged many miles with them. You will need to find the best fitting rubber ear pieces that they send with them, the first ones I did use would slip out after a few miles and excess sweat.
1624063
I had to have mine replaced after less than a month. The volume/skip controls were the reason I had it replaced. The connector rusted I think. With my current ones I have been very careful in protecting them from direct skin contact. 3 months later and still good. I really don't think they are sweat resistant.