Will these headphones block out other room noise? I'm considering purchasing these headphones for two specific purposes. The first is to wear while I ride my exercise bike and watch tv, so that I don't have to turn the volume way up to hear over the sound of the bike. The second is to watch tv while another family member 'plays' (and I use that word loosely...) the piano--loudly--in the next room. Will these block out the piano sound well enough to allow me to enjoy the television program? Thanks. Will these headphones block out other room noise? I'm considering purchasing these headphones for two specific purposes. The first is to wear while I ride my exercise bike and watch tv, so... » Read More Will these headphones block out other room noise? I'm considering purchasing these headphones for two specific purposes. The first is to wear while I ride my exercise bike and watch tv, so that I don't have to turn the volume way up to hear over the sound of the bike. The second is to watch tv while another family member 'plays' (and I use that word loosely...) the piano--loudly--in the next room. Will these block out the piano sound well enough to allow me to enjoy the television program? Thanks. « Show Less
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The RS140s might be better than the RS130s for this. There is a good review (by J. Hansen) that briefly discusses the open vs closed designs.
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I recently bought a pair of Sennheiser RS120s and doubt that they'll block out the piano on their own...perhaps at maximum volume, but over time, that would not be good for your hearing. What you can try is putting in earplugs (the hearos that Amazon.com sells are good) and then use the headphones at the same time. I've tested that (but not with a piano) and that has worked well to block out loud, distracting noise while still being able to hear my music. Music is usually continuous audio while tv audio has lots of periods of silence, so you may still hear some of the piano practice during more quiet tv moments. I recently bought a pair of Sennheiser RS120s and doubt that they'll block out the piano on their own...perhaps at maximum volume, but over time, that would not be good for your hearing. What you can try is putting in earplugs (the hearos that Amazon.com sells are good) and then use the headphones at the same time. I've tested that (but not with a piano) and that has worked well to block out loud, distracting noise while still being able to hear my music. Music is usually continuous audio while tv audio has lots of periods of silence, so you may still hear some of the piano practice during... » Read More I recently bought a pair of Sennheiser RS120s and doubt that they'll block out the piano on their own...perhaps at maximum volume, but over time, that would not be good for your hearing. What you can try is putting in earplugs (the hearos that Amazon.com sells are good) and then use the headphones at the same time. I've tested that (but not with a piano) and that has worked well to block out loud, distracting noise while still being able to hear my music. Music is usually continuous audio while tv audio has lots of periods of silence, so you may still hear some of the piano practice during more quiet tv moments. « Show Less
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The RS 130's are open air, so sound will not only get in, it'll get out as well. The sound getting out isn't bad at all. I suspect that those who have complained about sound leakage, have had the volume cranked up quite high. At slightly above normal listening, there's barely nothing to be heard. The RS 140's would be a better choice, since they are closed ear cups. But they have their limit....they don't have sound limiting circuitry built in, like for example, most of Bose corded phones.
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Absolutely, they work great. The neat thing about headphones is you can practice at night when everyone is sleeping. keep in mind the headphones would need to be quarter inch male ends, or you can use an adapter. There are two places on the back to plug into the piano, so two people can listen at the same time. We are using piano marvel with this piano, and are able to connect to a computer and headphones at the same time. It's a little trickier on connections but if you have questions on that I would be happy to help.
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Yes, At full volume people around you will definitely be able to hear if it is quiet. They are not as bad as other over ear headphones but being over ear they tend to start leaking audio at around full volume. Walking around outside it is usually fine even on full volume but if you are in a quiet room I wouldn't plan on putting them on full volume if you don't want other people to hear.
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I use my earphones in my room in the monastery. I ask people who enter my room. Can they hear my music and they say they cannot, but I can hear them coming in. I love them.
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hmm, well I can tell you they block out noise very well, but I've never asked anyone if they can hear my music when the headphones are on. No one has ever told me that they are too loud or annoying. If you keep the volume level in the middle, then you will be fine, but if you blast it (prob not good for ears anyways), then I would think someone sitting next to you may be able to hear it. Hope that helps.
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Absolutely not. I just tried these on in my house and they block about as much noise as a sock would taped to your ear. I could clearly hear music playing on my TV at lvl 5/99. I put falling rain white noise on the headphones at low (the volume I'd have on if I worked out at a gym with no music on) and I could still here everything around me, including the carpenters doing work downstairs. These may be great for runners/whoever but don't expect any sound blocking at all. Just reboxed them and shipping them back. Looks like I'm going to have to buy the $299 ones from Bose, which it a hell of a lot of money for headphones. Maybe I should just look for a new gym that doesn't think it's also a disco. Absolutely not. I just tried these on in my house and they block about as much noise as a sock would taped to your ear. I could clearly hear music playing on my TV at lvl 5/99. I put falling rain white noise on the headphones at low (the volume I'd have on if I worked out at a gym with no music on) and I could still here everything around me, including the carpenters doing work downstairs. These may be great for runners/whoever but don't expect any sound blocking at all. Just reboxed them and shipping them back. Looks like I'm going to have to buy the $299 ones from Bose, which it a hell of... » Read More Absolutely not. I just tried these on in my house and they block about as much noise as a sock would taped to your ear. I could clearly hear music playing on my TV at lvl 5/99. I put falling rain white noise on the headphones at low (the volume I'd have on if I worked out at a gym with no music on) and I could still here everything around me, including the carpenters doing work downstairs. These may be great for runners/whoever but don't expect any sound blocking at all. Just reboxed them and shipping them back. Looks like I'm going to have to buy the $299 ones from Bose, which it a hell of a lot of money for headphones. Maybe I should just look for a new gym that doesn't think it's also a disco. « Show Less
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These earphones can be used both ways for both sound through TV and headphones or just headphones. It is all in the way you connect them. My dad was very hard of hearing and it had gotten to where we couldn't watch TV with him because the TV was so loud. These headphones were lifesavers.
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No one else here to complain except the cats. I don't use headphones, so I just bring down the volume on the music and play along. With a TV on in the next room it shouldn't be a problem! Unless your pretty bad! Ha! Enjoy.....
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If you aren't listening to a media (cd, movie), you will still be able to hear some sound with these headphones on. If you want total silence, I would get noise cancelling. Our daughter never really had a problem with the airplane noise, in fact, it made her naps on the plane longer! :-) good luck!
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I use these headphones for the exact same reason. They don't completely cancel out the noise but they reduce it enough that the noise isn't bothersome any more. Keep in mind that these are not technically noise-canceling headphones, but they are instead noise-reducing headphones which do a great job. These headphones are, in fact, better than the -canceling ones for this kind of situation.
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So, I actually have some roommates who can be rather noisy at night, if you catch my drift. It's mad annoying, so I've taken to trying to block it out when it happens. I can say that the noise isolation (with no music) is solid, but not incredible. But honestly, it's about as good as any non-fitted pair of earplugs I've tried. If you combine that with actually playing some really light music (I literally put my iPod on the lowest volume setting it can go), then usually you're in good shape. The only downside is that you've got earplugs in while you sleep. Which means you either have to sleep entirely on your back (which I can do sometimes). Orr... I take one out, sleep on my side, and keep the other one in. This also works decently well since my ear without an earplug is in the pillow, and thus solidly blocked from sound. Also, for music, I recommend chill instrumental music. I've tried other things, but have occasionally been woken up by random parts of a song that get loud.
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Unfortunately, I don't think it would work to drown out the noise of a tv as these are not noise cancelling headphones. The only problem with noise cancelling headphones are that they are bulky and awkward to sleep on if he sleeps on his side it would be uncomfortable. However, that being said if you wanted a headphone to drown out the noise I would give the noise cancelling headphones a try as they would help block out the sound, and would be ok if he was a back sleeper. The other option is plugging the Panasonic headsets in to your tv using an extension cable as Ilana mentioned,laptop or portable dvd player. Hope this helps answer your question. Best of luck :) Unfortunately, I don't think it would work to drown out the noise of a tv as these are not noise cancelling headphones. The only problem with noise cancelling headphones are that they are bulky and awkward to sleep on if he sleeps on his side it would be uncomfortable. However, that being said if you wanted a headphone to drown out the noise I would give the noise cancelling headphones a try as they would help block out the sound, and would be ok if he was a back sleeper. The other option is plugging the Panasonic headsets in to your tv using an extension cable as Ilana mentioned,laptop or... » Read More Unfortunately, I don't think it would work to drown out the noise of a tv as these are not noise cancelling headphones. The only problem with noise cancelling headphones are that they are bulky and awkward to sleep on if he sleeps on his side it would be uncomfortable. However, that being said if you wanted a headphone to drown out the noise I would give the noise cancelling headphones a try as they would help block out the sound, and would be ok if he was a back sleeper. The other option is plugging the Panasonic headsets in to your tv using an extension cable as Ilana mentioned,laptop or portable dvd player. Hope this helps answer your question. Best of luck :) « Show Less
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I would say they're noise reducers. I haven't used noise cancellation headphones before so my assumption is that I shouldn't hear much of any background noise when using this type of headphone. With the Kensington headphones I do hear outside noise. However even though it's not as comfortable as some ear nubs it does a better job of reducing the outside noise. And the price for the Kensington was attractive enough for me to buy a pair just to have. Hope this helps.
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They are very good for drowning out ambient noise, hums, rumbles, buzzes, etc. They are not really supposed to drown out irregular noises, like speech or loud music. I find they do make what I am listening to stand out from the back more sharply, and deaden pretty nearly all external sounds somewhat.They are also well padded, which keeps other sounds out even when you don't have the headphones switched on.
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These headphones don't eliminate background noise unless you really increase the volume. I like them because I hear the TV voice very well and at the same time if my wife needs me, she doen't need to yell. GOOD GRIEF! The TV background noise doesn't eliminate what you hear from people talking unless you are running in surround sound. Paul in Tulsa
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they may be too lose to use at the gym depending on how tightly they fit on your head. in my case i use them at home or when commuting. in the summer they feel like ear warmers! so I dont think it would be a good idea to use them at the gym. I recommend using sony headphones that go in the ear for gym purposes. I currently use: Sony MDREX58V/VLT In-Ear Headphones when I go to the gym : )
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Unfortunately these do not remove any of the background noise/music. It's irritating for those of us that have hearing deficiencies when the background noise/music is louder than the dialog...not sure why it's so popular to obscure the dialog. Remember when you could go to a movie and the dialog was louder than the background audio...wonder how we suffered through that?