Will the sound quality be affected if I wear these under the ear like (heaven forbid) apple earbuds?
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No actually thats how I would wear them before and never noticed a problem with sound.but to answer your question, no issues on how you wear them. Foam buds worked better for my ears. I ended sending them to inearcentral and turned them into personal inear monitors. I recommend you try it. worth the $150 the 3 drivers on this set are great for monitors.
1622352
They are contoured and for them to fit properly they must go over the ear not under. These are not tiny little ear buds that fit inside your ear. They are probably 1" long and 75% of that remains outside the ear. They also have some good weight to them and placing them over the ear gives you support and keeps them from hitting the ground if they are ever accidentally dislodged. I would hate to see a grown man cry because his $300 ear buds were damaged because they fell off and got damaged.
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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
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We'll hopefully you have sound settings like I do on my iPad, but regardless they are not distorting. I use mine primarily for home theater movies after hours. These are exceptional headphones and built very well. Bye
305291
Yes. You don't need anything specific to Apple. They're just normal earbuds, which is what you need.
929967
I have never used the stock Apple headphones as I find them uncomfortable. They don't sound quite as good as the wired J3 earbuds but it's definitely passable sound quality. You won't mistake these for high end like Etymotic but they are very listenable and no longer having to string the wire into your shirt and out your sleeve or wherever else your iPhone makes it worth it.
62654
They won't prevent you from hearing loud noises like say a motorcycle or truck when your out jogging,walking, etc (which may be a good thing) but they do a decent job of letting you hear the music with minimum interference. I think they are worth the price. You can spend more for better earbuds but if your looking for decent sound without high price they are worth the money.
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They will block the sound of a treadmill, however that is dependent upon how securely you can make them fit. The sound quality is great, but over all, these do not fit well despite changing the ear bud size. I honestly would not recommend this product. They do not offer the comfort nor the fit that is required for running and exercising.
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No. They plug in where your earbuds go. And, I think I may have messed up. May have been my plug that was not working good. Hope I did not say these were not good speakers and it was my computer. It may have been the operator..
2133876
Dont know,I;ve only tried them on the I pod. I dont think they'll work though since they fit the ear bud snuggly.
268110
Sure. These are essentially earplugs with built-in headphones. If you don't listen to anything, they still block noise effectively.
1839128
Yes. Pull the headphone link cord off the headphones and turn it to low. It will still feel weird, but it will be more bearable
1999931
they will do fine but honestly i would buy almost any other head phone in the world then these. the sound quality is not worth the price the apple ones which actually fit in your ear (both their high end one and their $40 option is a better buy)
1629686
Yes, they will. The real problem is getting the ear buds to stay in your ears. Mine kept falling out while I was working out.
1508487
It would be entirerly possible to use earbuds and place the noise suppressing headset over the ear. They really do block out a great deal of external noise. You'd hear the music better. So: yes.
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Hello Belle,These headphones block the sound to a certain level on low volume, but I can assure you that you won't hear anything if you turn them up all the way to the end. So basically they should do the trick I suppose.
1175565
The speakers are not covered, so the sound quality does not seem to be effected. That said, the sound is somewhat directed. If the sound level is low, and you are listening to music or a podcast, you want to point the bottom of the phone in your general direction, not away from you. At higher sound levels, it doesn't seem to matter much.
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In theory you could wear them "normally" since the over-ear part is only semi-rigid. However, I tried it and the earbuds were basically falling out once I started moving.