I've heard some complaints in the reviews, is audio leakage a problem with these? At a quiet volume, will people still hear me from a foot or so away?
1642322
My mother in law used them with an amplfied hearing assist. Worked great for that.
1642323
If you play somewhat loud other people can hear it. But I want to say that these are the most comfortable headphones I have ever worn and I am over 50 years old and that's a lot of years with headphones that would hurt the outside of my ears after wearing them for an extended time. I can wear these for hours and they NEVER hurt my ears.
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If you mean ambient noise leaking in, yes it is a factor, but I raise the volume and the headphones are fine. Listening to news and information radio, I can easily follow the talk even when using a large shop vacuum. Sometimes I do yard work near a busy intersection with city buses and lots of traffic going by. the sound is still good. If you mean noise leaking out irritating the people around you, I asked my wife and she said that she has not heard any. I wear them a lot doing stuff while she is watching TV. They solve the problem of my radio or music interfering with her TV. In my active life-style, the earplugs always fall out. I'm really happy with this set of headphones.
2215842
I think these are better than average at not leaking sound at reasonable volume levels. However, I would turn your music down when you take these off. They sound like little speakers when they are not pressed to your head.
2219217
Yes they leak too much sound to not annoy someone who is only a few feet away or maybe even 20 feet away in a quiet setting.
714874
I think the sound leakage is generally quite low. It is worth noting however that the microphones will pick up any non-continuous noise in the room around you, so if you have others around you, everyone will hear them in a call.
2069889
Since my husband is the person who uses the headphones and I am in the same room with him, I can answer that question. There is NO sound leakage that I hear, and I believe that you could feel safe using them anywhere you want, and know that the sound is not being heard by others.
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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 ¾ 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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Jonah, these are not noise cancelling head phones so it you're looking to shut yourself off from the world these are not for you. I feel like these were designed for the bast sound, and yeah you can turn it up so you can't hear anything from the outside world if you would like. There is some leakage when you have them turned up. I work next to a lady that pays way too much attention to everyone else and she can hear them when I have them about 75% up. These are meant for the pleasure of the listener.
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Behind a thin wall? I doubt it. I find that the sound is so great that I don't have to turn them up very loud to hear every high and low. As far as someone in the same room hearing them goes, I don't think that's an issue either, because I can hear outside sounds like wife calling me, phone or doorbell etc. while hearing all of the music or sound effects from PC games. HTH
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My husband owns these headphones, and I sit about 3 feet away from him on my own computer often when he's playing online. If I listen very hard I can just hear the sound of voices, but not enough to know what they're saying. I have heard people though when they were excited and shouting, but still not audible enough to be distinctive. I don't think you'd be disturbing anyone in another room, other than by your own voice when speaking maybe. Hope this helps.
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It depends on how tight the fit is with the different sizes of ear pieces included and how high the volume is set. If you get a tight fit and don't turn them up too loud, there is very little leakage - someone right next to you could barely hear them.
1237219
There doesn't seem to be a problem with sound leakage, but you can hear the stuff going on around you. This is by far the best/most comfortable headset I've ever used.
1582670
Leak, as in someone around you can hear? No the closed set does not leak sound. I think Aaron Burleys review in the review section sums it up. You can read more there. Concerning music he said, "Now, onto the good! Other than the lack of bass, these things sound absolutely amazing. I've never been a fan of close backed headphones, but these opened my mind. I heard things in music that I never knew existed. Things like extra background voices in the chorus of a song, reverb where I didn't know it was present" However if you want a headphone set strictly for music your probably better of looking at something different.
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Sorry, I don't know, I never asked anyone. I don't think I would wear them in the library, at least not to listen to music. I've used them to listen to instructional videos a couple of times, and nobody has complained. If you were sitting on the bus blasting music, the person next to you might get annoyed. Other than that, I don't think they "leak" much sound. Nice headphones. I little delicate, but very good sound and price. Hope this helps.
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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 )
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The leakage I'm not too sure about. I haven't had anyone say anything. They are an outstanding headset though. I use them for gaming and music producing and have no complaints at all.
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No sound leakage and excellent sound isolation.I bought these headphones only because I love to listen to some music, but don't want to disturb people around me. After two months of everyday usage so far I don't have any complains about sounds leakage and as I tested on other people it is not just politeness of people around me.The same is with sound isolation. When I am wear headphones I usually don't hear much of anything else. Perhaps in an industrial setting or children playground this wouldn't be true, but for the office or home environments these headphones isolate noises pretty well. No sound leakage and excellent sound isolation.I bought these headphones only because I love to listen to some music, but don't want to disturb people around me. After two months of everyday usage so far I don't have any complains about sounds leakage and as I tested on other people it is not just politeness of people around me.The same is with sound isolation. When I am wear headphones I usually don't hear much of anything else. Perhaps in an industrial setting or children playground this wouldn't be true, but for the office or home environments these headphones... » Read More No sound leakage and excellent sound isolation.I bought these headphones only because I love to listen to some music, but don't want to disturb people around me. After two months of everyday usage so far I don't have any complains about sounds leakage and as I tested on other people it is not just politeness of people around me.The same is with sound isolation. When I am wear headphones I usually don't hear much of anything else. Perhaps in an industrial setting or children playground this wouldn't be true, but for the office or home environments these headphones isolate noises pretty well. « Show Less