do these cushions affect the sound at all?
194337
On the RS-1, not at all that I could tell. Changing the relatively flat SR-80 cushion for this one seemed to provide a little more "air" in the treble (pleasing) and made the bass a bit more precise/less boomy (again pleasing to me). I bought them hoping I'd like the SR-80 change and I do. That's how I use them. I would not hesitate to use them on my RS-1 when they need a swop out.
194338
no, they are comfortable, and replace the original 225 pads well, they are a tiny bit oversized but thats good so you don't tear them when installing them on your cans. hope this helps and happy listening
194339
They have quality control issues as one side was cut was deep and the other was shallow. I ended up purchasing the real stuff.
194340
not at all. like the original cushions, the ear zonk cushions the outside of the speaker on the headphones
536624
Not completely. I have not found anything that will do that as much as try to advertise! I wear them everynight because they do block most ambient sound i.e. fans, tv's down low.
2181990
I have them laid on the side over cabinets in my garage. I detected no change in listening to my ears. Great speakers.
674908
They don't block out ALL noise, but they definitely block a lot of noise. They don't mute everything though
2197737
They do dampen noise so that if you are playing drums you will not hurt your ears. They quiet things down a bit but do not eliminate total noise.
1782433
I do not think that is true. If they do cancel noise, I have not noticed it. Still great headphones, but I would not say they are noise cancelling.
1032370
They will help but they are more tuned for music. Let in a lot of sound but cut down on the harsh frequencies. I would suggest getting regular foam earplugs for that.
2049768
According to my experience, they are not noise cancelling but then again, this was never a concern for me. I bought them because they sound really good.
331746
They may help a bit with vibration (but just a bit) but are not likely to help with the noise. Good luck
988115
Mine do a great job. Obviously they aren't actual noise canceling headphones, but they doa great job in my opinion. Mine also fit snug in my ear which no doubt helps.
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.
1613267
They slide somewhat but it hasn't been a big deal for me. The cushions are comfortable and well padded. Buy some small pillows and use them behind you.
159468
They are not actually exposed, like the front face there is a thin transparent material over the openings. I have found that the quality of sound is not affected.
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.
445561
Yes. To my ears they sound muffled but I can use the custom setting of the equalizer to brighten the sound. They are a bit big.
1378362
No they don't. You have to control the volume with the device that you plug the headphone into. The sound of the headphone is pretty good, I usually set the volume low.
1304106
Hi, in my experience, this is very basic sound proofing. So can't expect too much. But if you stick them all over the room including ceiling, and rug on floor, it dose help reduce the volume.