How bad is the sound leakage on these headphones? I like listening to my music loud
2066778
Not bad. They are actually my son's and he often uses them across the room and I don't hear anything. He does not listen all that loudly, though.
2066779
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.
2066780
Not that bad, at least for me. I usually don't listen music too loud, unless it has powerful bass and so far no one has complaint about loud music coming from the Razer Electra. Plus, they sound amazing even at high volume levels
2066781
They are tight yet comfortable and wrap around your whole ear instead of sitting on your ears, so I would say they leak minimal sound. You could take out the cord in it and they could second as ear muffs. I would recommend these headphones.
2066782
mediocre, loud music, others are gonna hear pretty much everything couple of feet away...
2066783
Volume will leak if volume is maxed out bass is pretty powerful too but it isn't too bad
2066784
I love my music loud as well. I have my iPhone volume up to about halfway between the middle and the loudest and you can't hear anything besides the music. No outer interference or anything. It's like you're in your own little world of music. Bass is pretty good as well in my opinion.
2066785
I've listened to them pretty loud and I haven't gotten any strange looks from people because they could hear my music. As far as I'm concerned, these headphones don't have much sound leakage if any at all.
2066786
I noticed almost no sound leakage. I have had these and I like to listen relatively loud but I have never had anyone else comment that they can hear what I am listening to. Hope this helps!
391751
Yeah, the jbuds do sound a bir muffled to me. Well compared to my other in ear headphones. Just not very clear. I dont know its hard to tell. Its not super muffled like covering the speaker, but it is lacking in i "crispness" u could say
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.
1521581
That's the only issue I have. I wish they had better bass. But it's not a deal breaker for me. I only use them at the gym and they are great for cancelling noise, even though I wear a hoodie and the headphones over my hoodie, they sound great and don't get hot. I listen to rap, hop hop, and rock mostly. And they sound great all across the board. I like them better then beats. And if it helps. They don't fall off my head they fit nice and snug.
33358
Yes they do leak, these are opened aired headphones so yes anyone can hear, made for the home, u do need a headphone amp
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.
452345
I bought a pair of these ~2 years ago and never noticed the sound leakage. I lost them and recently bought another pair last week (loved the first pair obviously) and immediately noticed sound leakage. Not sure if something changed in recent design, but I definitely noticed.
2069887
There is "sound leakage". At the moment, I have them hooked up to my computer. No special amplification, just on-board Realtek. At 75-100% volume, I can slightly hear them over ambient noise (such as my heater, which is kind of loud) while standing about ten feet away. I don't know if everyone else that answered this question listens to their music at low volume, or if their headphones have some insulation that mine doesn't but in my experience, there is plenty of "sound leakage". Also, you could actually use these as speakers while you're not wearing them. They wouldn't be loud enough to entertain anyone, but you could still listen to something while they sit on your desk. There is "sound leakage". At the moment, I have them hooked up to my computer. No special amplification, just on-board Realtek. At 75-100% volume, I can slightly hear them over ambient noise (such as my heater, which is kind of loud) while standing about ten feet away. I don't know if everyone else that answered this question listens to their music at low volume, or if their headphones have some insulation that mine doesn't but in my experience, there is plenty of "sound leakage". Also, you could actually use these as speakers while you're not wearing them. They wouldn't... » Read More There is "sound leakage". At the moment, I have them hooked up to my computer. No special amplification, just on-board Realtek. At 75-100% volume, I can slightly hear them over ambient noise (such as my heater, which is kind of loud) while standing about ten feet away. I don't know if everyone else that answered this question listens to their music at low volume, or if their headphones have some insulation that mine doesn't but in my experience, there is plenty of "sound leakage". Also, you could actually use these as speakers while you're not wearing them. They wouldn't be loud enough to entertain anyone, but you could still listen to something while they sit on your desk. « Show Less
521752
Quite a bit with these, I let a friend try them out with a PC game and I could hear everything quite clearly standing next to him. In general open back headphones will leak more sound, I do have a few pairs that are fairly quiet to someone nearby but these broadcast the sound very well. For your purposes I would recommend a closed-back headphone or an open-back that doesn't leak much sound (find a place to try it out first if you can).
1192105
I didn't notice much leakage of sound. I tried the various ear plug sizes that come with the Brainwavz until I found the one that fitted most comfortably and blocked outside noise the best. Put it this way, if I am listening with the earphones and my wife call me I can't hear her! (She has to visually signal me) Hope this helps.
28852
Sure, I tested the "sound leak" from the Sony MDR 1R Premium for you. I turned my Zune up to above normal listening volume, I then placed the headphones on a roll of toilet paper (cans in), I could not detect any sound leakage from as little as 1 foot away (the soft ear cushions work great for holding sound IN - however read on). Now as far as passive noise cancellation is concerned - these phones truly SUCK. The sound is so realistic with these phones on, that I sometimes have to remove the headset to see if someone is calling me or if one of the tracks musicians got a bit carried away. But more than once out in my backyard man cave, I removed the headphones when I heard voices, and to my surprise it was my next door neighbors talking to each other. I could hear them WITH the headphones on and playing music, and these chatting neighbors were at least 30 feet away on the other side of a six foot cinderblock fence. The soft ear cushions seem to have a big problem when it comes to keeping noises OUT. Ergo the passive isolation sucks IMHO. Do I care? HELL N....er, I mean, not at all....I bought these for their remarkable sound. And I am not disappointed. Hope this helps
767939
They are open-air headphones and do leak sound, it does help improve the quality though. But if you're looking for non-leakage, I'd go with the Monoprice IEM, They are super cheap and sound fantastic with minimal leakage.
420418
These headphones are ones you do not need to crank. I listen at 13 or 14 out of 30 on my Sony MP3. Unless you are deaf they are plenty loud.Leakage is not too bad.
1157715
these are open back headphones so they leak like crazy. you will hear everything around you, and everyone around you will hear what you're listening to. they're only good in a quiet environment. if you're not in a quiet area to listen to, get a closed headphone. that will give you the isolation you need. a similar closed headphone to the he400 is the oppo pm3. it's also a planar magnetic headphone with a similar sound signature overall. I find it better myself, but the he400 is quite good.
28853
I blast my music too and these definitely dont leak any sound. I was really impressed with that.
2036688
The foam against your ears is soft, so its comfy, there is very little leakage that I notice, but I can't really answer as I use them in a LIve situation not a studio. Our drummer likes these a lot. (maybe a more sturdy/dense ear foam may make them leakage proof)
804351
Being that these are on ear designs the size of your head will make a difference on how tightly the bands press the pads against you therefore changing the results slightly. That being said using my iPhone as the music source you have discernible leak around 60-70 % of the max volume around two feet away. Anything beyond that people will definitely hear the music. I would say a 7/10 rating for on ear headphones. Now at blocking noise the results are as follows; with headphones on and no music ambient noise is reduced around 30-40%, when music is introduced at 30% the ambient noise is undetectable. A rating of 5/10 for on ear noise blocking. Hope that helps. Being that these are on ear designs the size of your head will make a difference on how tightly the bands press the pads against you therefore changing the results slightly. That being said using my iPhone as the music source you have discernible leak around 60-70 % of the max volume around two feet away. Anything beyond that people will definitely hear the music. I would say a 7/10 rating for on ear headphones. Now at blocking noise the results are as follows; with headphones on and no music ambient noise is reduced around 30-40%, when music is introduced at 30% the ambient noise is... » Read More Being that these are on ear designs the size of your head will make a difference on how tightly the bands press the pads against you therefore changing the results slightly. That being said using my iPhone as the music source you have discernible leak around 60-70 % of the max volume around two feet away. Anything beyond that people will definitely hear the music. I would say a 7/10 rating for on ear headphones. Now at blocking noise the results are as follows; with headphones on and no music ambient noise is reduced around 30-40%, when music is introduced at 30% the ambient noise is undetectable. A rating of 5/10 for on ear noise blocking. Hope that helps. « Show Less