Can you still hear conversations while wearing the headphones or are they completely muted out.
1507111
Depends of kind of music that you are hearing. Rock and roll sometimes you don´t hear anything around you.The noise cancelling of this device really surprised me for good. It really Works.
1507112
Honestly it depends on how close people are to you, the volume they are speaking at, and the volume you have your music set to. It does block out a good amount though.
1507113
They mute most annoying noises like dogs barking outside, but if someone is sitting right next to you, you can hear them talking.
1507114
Yes you can hear your mother in law, mad wife, and that over talkative neighbor (but if you turn up the volume you can have a blissful listening session). They mute annoying noises so you can use the volume to mute almost any sound. I wouldn't use them if I was babysitting.
882055
they can hear what you hear through your ear piece - not what's low volume around you. So if you are a heavy breather, cover the mic or switch to mute.
1987142
The headphones have both passive and active noise cancellation. There is a switch on the headphones that allows you to turn the active noise cancellation on. However, the size, shape, and insulation of the earcups also provide a bit of passive, unpowered noise cancellation. The passive noise cancellation is passable at best; it'll cover up any low-to-medium volume background noise, but you can still hear some louder things. Hope that helps.
568147
You can still hear. It just muffles things. Once you turn on the music, it pretty much cancels out all outside noise. As far as people talking, if my ol lady comes outside while I'm cutting the grass and tries to talk to me, I just pull the muffs off and see what she has to say. I hope this helps out.
1402753
no the headphones only work one or the other say talking or listening. They don't work like they should where you can talk and listen.
1491605
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
2234577
You have to speak into your phone, but you will hear the conversation through the headset. You can answer your calls while listening to your music, by pushing a button on the headset and the music will mute.
1694073
I have not even noticed that I cannot hear my own voice though the headphones. Now that I think about it, I cannot -- and I am glad!. GoToMeeting records all meeting sessions and downloads them to my computer. I have to write up the minutes, so I must listen to the recordings to do so. What I hate is that when I turn up the volume loud enough to hear the attendees speaking, my own voice is DEAFENING! I have to strike a balance at some level where I can hear their voices, and not be deafened by my own. But, I don't need to hear my own voice (in the headphones) while the meeting is going on since I can hear it anyway.
610923
Hi Jobin - You know, I really don't use them much, so I really can't comment. I went back and see if they work, and they do, and there doesnt seem too much background noise. Hope that helps.
1240342
Yes you can hear anything around you as if ypu didnt have them in when there is no sound coming through them. It does not block the ear canal. You can still hear thing like cars and people talking when the volumn isn't to high. They are not like traditional headphones that block the ear canal.
1963208
I disagree with other comments here. I don't have my music quiet, per se, but yes, others next to me can hear sound from my headphones. They do completely surround the ear, but that is not the same as sound-cancelling.
1820236
I wear a hearing aid, but when I use the headphones I don't. When my Sony TV is muted I can still hear it through the headphones, they have their own volume control. The only con is that the ear ushions don't last long.
1911108
There is no mute on the headset. There is a gotcha! You have to order the adapted plug/ cord separately. I learned that the hard way. Once you've paid extra for that I have to say that they do work great.
1994707
Yes. All other speakers go mute when the headphone jack is used. Practice away!
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.
1826666
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.
1509903
The are open headphones but they still cover your ears. I can hear others talk to me but if you actually want to listen to them you will have to pull it off your ear. They don't cancel noise very well. Which I like because you don't get an echo when you talk.