I am curious as to how well they work in a noisy environment? Does moderate to high amounts of background noise interefere with them?
1709676
No, they're very good. Not sure if they really diffuse toxic EMT's but they seem good, are comfortable and clear sounding.
1709677
The hollow air tubes work very well in a noisy environment. In fact I have to hand signal to get my husbands attention when he is using them. We both have a hearing deficiency and they give us excellent quality of hearing everywhere. I sometimes remove one er bud in order to be in touch with what is going on around me. These are delicate so give them tender loving care.
1709678
They have remarkable clarity and if you turn them up high enough, they will drown out everything around you.
1829229
Great question. When I use it background noise is virtually gone. Unless you have the radio or tv turned all the up they are good. Also if there are people in the background taking you don't hear them either. I hope this is helpful.
589768
There is minor sound leakage to the outside world, however no one seems to have complained when I wear them at work, or in the airports. In an office/cubicle environment I would think they would work out well, especially if you dont blast your music trying to blow out your own ears. From checking them out earlier (admittedly putting them over a rolled up blanket with volume set at about 65%) I could barely hear any leakage from more than a couple feet away.If you do end up getting these and using them at work I would suggest you get a cable extension (at least a couple feet) so you would have more freedom to move about in your workspace There is minor sound leakage to the outside world, however no one seems to have complained when I wear them at work, or in the airports. In an office/cubicle environment I would think they would work out well, especially if you dont blast your music trying to blow out your own ears. From checking them out earlier (admittedly putting them over a rolled up blanket with volume set at about 65%) I could barely hear any leakage from more than a couple feet away.If you do end up getting these and using them at work I would suggest you get a cable extension (at least a couple feet) so... » Read More There is minor sound leakage to the outside world, however no one seems to have complained when I wear them at work, or in the airports. In an office/cubicle environment I would think they would work out well, especially if you dont blast your music trying to blow out your own ears. From checking them out earlier (admittedly putting them over a rolled up blanket with volume set at about 65%) I could barely hear any leakage from more than a couple feet away.If you do end up getting these and using them at work I would suggest you get a cable extension (at least a couple feet) so you would have more freedom to move about in your workspace « Show Less
1429477
When music is playing at reasonable volume, they're pretty good at blocking background noise, but not perfect. If you're just wearing them over your ears without input, the noise cancellation is more of a soft noise muffling than anything else. I wouldn't call them "noise-cancelling" so much as "reduces extraneous background noise so you can focus on what's playing".
1494145
Yes and no. They would work in the sense that they would cut out the noise of birds, keyboarding, footsteps. I use these to study all the time in the library, because I get distracted by people walking around and our loud AC unit, and it works great. You'll still hear conversations though if people are right next to you. That being said, they're huge and look a little bit ridiculous; they don't look like headphones, so I'm not sure how appropriate that would be depending on your work environment. If you don't mind looking a little bit silly (as I do when I go to the library), these would be perfect. If that is a concern, you might want to consider a pair of noise canceling headphones. They're a lot more expensive, and do the exact same thing, but just look nicer.
592355
No, they don't keep noise out entirely, though good enuf for me, especially considering the good quality of the sound they reproduce. If noise cancellation is a primary concern, this product is not for you. Try Bose instead.
319164
I concur with the two previous answers. I got them to block out background noise on airplanes and confirming the comments from Julie and scott, for this they work exceptionally well, blocking pretty much all background noise . While I've not tried them in a light industrial setting, I've had lots of experience in that kind of environment and believe they would work well. A word of caution, they are so effective that they will likely also block warning signals in that kind of an evironment, including trucks reversing, and others. USE CAUTION!
763369
I've actually used them while playing computer games while my roommate watched football on TV just a few feet away (4-5'). They do an okay job at that. I could really only hear the TV when my game was quiet. They'll probably work pretty well as long as you sit a little farther away than I did.
417048
No they will not, these headphones really are great in that aspect. The noise isolation is incredible. I have had multiple occasions where people have been trying to talk to me while I was using them, and I had no idea anyone was trying to talk to me. They told me they couldn't hear the music at all, but it was loud enough for me to not be able to tell anyone was talking to me.
804352
They are not noise isolating; you will still hear some outside noise. And yes, there is some sound leak, but of course how much depends on how loudly you listen to them.
564989
They block out external sound well, but do not have active noise cancelation. They don't leak sound so if you turn up the volume you won't bother those near you.
1424546
Yes... its probably background noise... they are not very good but do provide a small amount of improved hearing. You get what you pay for.
635880
They have good quality for not being on max volume, and they wont fall off that easy, but if you put the max volume (and you migth need to if you wanna lisin to all the detals, at least in my own expirience) it will leak out a little. If you got a good mic, it should not pick background noise. (if you are worried that the sound from your headphones migth catch up, you should get a shure mic instead of the headphones :p )
763371
They reduce some of the background noise but not all of it. They are best at reducing regular noises like the hum from air conditioning or air-plane noise. I got them to try and reduce noise from people talking in my office but it didn't really help with that.
182133
They isolate very well. You're not going to have to turn the volume up much at all. Usually, maxing these headphones on a phone or iPod isn't going to be too loud, but the isolation usually makes it loud enough. I'd suggest getting a good DAP or a powerful phone anyways. I think your biggest concern should be how hot your ears will be :D
1449161
I use them at work and I have a very loud, annoying co-worker that they help me tune out. They aren't noise cancelling per day but they do work really well.
874621
I'm really satisfied with the noise isolation, even though these don't have any switch to enable it. I think they isolate about 70% - 80% of external noise by themselves. Hope this helps!