How well would these work in an office environment? Could co-workers 4 feet away from me hear the music?
1722051
They actually work very well at work, in my workspace there are several people in fairly close confines. I sit five feet from the person behind me and a mere foot and half from the person in front of me, neither can hear my music through these headphones. The nice thing about them is that they don't go in or over your ears, which means I can also use the phone to call people while listening to my music.
1722052
As with any listening device, it depends on how loud you have them turned up. Also do they have rabbit ears. I doubt they will cause a problem if you listen in "normal" volumes.
1722053
I think it would depend on how loud you like your music (as "background" or really rocking). Would also depend on how loud your workplace is (lots of chatter, phones ringing). I only listen to books on my device so the sound doesn't have to be loud. I really like the fact you can be aware of the sounds and situation around you which isn't possible with ear buds.
1722054
I used mine for working out-but when I tested them in my office my co-workers could not hear them- my first set worked great until after half a dozen uses the volume was inaudible-my second set the left side had no volume when I received it- I have ordered another set and am hoping for a better scenario- when they work they are fabulous!
436881
Yes, a coworker recognized the song I was listening to from a good 15 feet away, granted I was blasting my tunes pretty loud. At a moderate volume, I can hear the song if the headphones are around my neck, but not well
150155
They get plenty loud for office use prob not loud enough for a production setting I use them for work in the office and love them
1460150
They do a great job at an indoor firing range, so I'm sure they would work for general noise. However, they are bulky - have you tried the foam ear plugs? If this is what you are looking for, these would be a great choice
1894536
Yes, they would work very well for that. I use them at work to block out annoying co workers and my boss always telling me what to do. However the music volume doesn't go very loud because they are not amplified speakers. I don't use them often anymore tho because I don't have a job due to my lack of coherence.
1718583
As with any headphones, if they're at ear-bleeding volume people around you will hear at least something. At normal listening levels, there's a very quiet high-mid frequency leakage right next to them, but nothing noticeable from a couple feet away. I actually recommended them to a friend for use at work.
1110997
No. I use them at the office because of the number of computers running near me, with noisy fans etc. I can hear other people perfectly well when they talk. The headphones analyse the noise around them then generate anti-noise to cancel it out, but it's not perfect ( which is deliberate ), there's a delay in the analysis. Therefore something constant like a fan whirrin will be cancelled out almost perfectly, but a continually changing source like a human voice speaking will sound slightly different to normal, but be perfectly intelligible / clear because the headphones are only cancelling out what they heard a fraction of a second before that, so it never catches up. If they change their conversation from speech to a consistant hum then that'd be cancelled. Hope I'm making myself clear.
1535148
Depends on how far they are away from you. If someone is about 3 feet away from you and your music volume is around 50% then they can hear it but only barely. If you keep it at a decent level then they shouldn't hear your music at all unless they had cat like hearing.
414864
They are pretty loud. I have listened to music probably 15 - 20 feet away from them.
868134
Probably not well. They're not THAT tight on your head, especially if you're planning on running or even using an elliptical or just lifting. I would recommend these for deskwork, but earbuds for working out.
1731706
It depends on the volume of your workplace but these headphones do bleed more than traditional closed back designs. If you have sensitive co workers I would consider another design.
1731708
I use these at work all the time - they don't leak sound. We have open office environment (not cubes) and my neighbors say they can't hear anything.
2215845
I rarely ever use these at more than half volume and that seems to work out fine when I'm near other people in a quiet environment. However, you need to turn off (off not down) the sound when you take them off of your head. Otherwise, it can lead to an embarrassing situation :PAlso, I've had people tell me they can hear my music at 70% volume and higher, but that's probably more than you'll need for an office setting.
2075179
I have used these for DJ'n (especially in smaller bars, etc) where speaker is 20' or less away and the music gets to be too much to understand requests. Can still hear people talking as long as they are close by. I think I have hearing damage already so without ear filters/plugs I can't hear people very far away anyways.I have not used the gold filters but the silvers seem to do real good.
401661
They will only get as loud as the device you are listening to. I can plug them in my laptop, turn volume way up and hear clear without them in my head. The sound quality is fairly decent also.
71167
Yes, they would block out local conversations, but you probably would not want to wear them for that purpose since they're a little bulky and not really designed for that environment. They work best around noisy machinery such as lawn mowers, leaf blowers and similar devices. In an office environment, look for battery powered noise canceling headphones that are lightweight and comfortable -- be sure to try them on before purchasing as there are wide variations among different products!
935355
They fit snugly against my head and can get pretty loud, but they don't have a noise canceling feature per se (a lot of noise canceling headphones have a separate switch you press that makes "white noise" behind the music). I wear them mostly at the office and can hear my coworkers if they're being loud.