Are these active headphones? I'd hate to spend money on good headphones if they don't sound good plugged into my (weak) mp3 player or phone.
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These will do okay without an amp on mp3/phone, you might have to consider buying portable amp to these headphones to their actual potential.
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Passive headphones. Sound great! I would just buy the pads made for ath-m50. Much more comfortable.
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You won't solve that problem with the headphones themselves. What you need is a headphone amplifier and potentially a DAC (there are many DAC/AMP combos). These devices will enhance and/or override the mp3 player's internal digital components with better ones. FYI: "Active" usually refers to noise cancelling as far as I know.
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Question is unclear, but from the context of concern about sounding weak i am guessing they are asking if they have their own built in power source (i.e. built in battery). The answer is no, they are powered by the device they are plugged into. Because of their low impedance they perform very well when powered an mp3 player but with their large drivers can handle amplification and sound even better. Bass on these phone really kick hard and clear, not muddy or sloppy sounding like Beats for example. They will sound great on an MP3 player and even better plugged into an amp.
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Good without amp, but to unlease their full potential, get an amp... You can get the fiio e6 for 27$, and the tiny amp is very portable (It comes with some plastic pieces that you can put on the amp and strap to your belt loop) Or you can just put it in your pocket.
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They do more than most headphones but they are not noise cancelling so not completely. For example without music you CAN hear people talking that are a few feet away, but with music you CAN NOT. Hope this helped. I would recommended these headphones, they're great.
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They do not do much noise canceling. I would prefer an AKG headphone. They are very faithful to the music. They need a good amp or good headphone section, though.
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I wish I could be of more help. I bought these headphones for my nephew for a Christmas present, so I won`nt know until he uses them. I read those reviews too and was somewhat dubious but we`ll find out after the holiday. I wish I could have been more help.
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No no, these are strictly headphones. I use them at the gym while running, or listening to music or watching movies on a plane... For these situations they work great. but they do not pick up outgoing sound.
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I just received my pair and am currently putting them through their paces after a full charge. Even when my phone is right next to me, the headphones seem to cut off/skip past the first few seconds of each track.
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I never tried that but using them when listening to music keeps most noise out. Someone really has to get my attention for me to answer them. For music, this headphone sounds great.
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Hi, Veronica. First you should probably check to see if they headphone jack is inserted completely. However, from what you just described, it could be possible that they are either broke or it is a manufacturing issue, because the pair I had also had the same issue after a few months.
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I would say that there is a considerable sound leakage as these are "on the ear" headphones. If you are worried about sound leakage you should consider "over the ear" headphones preferably with noise cancellation features.
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I think the sound quality is super and when wearing them I cannot hear any outside sounds. The buttons for increase sound does not work with my device. I would actually prefer that this was not on them. Hope this helps
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I have found these to be tinny. So what you are hearing may be normal. I do not find them to simulate live music. Their greatest quality for me is that they have little to no wire noise when moving, compared to all of my other headphones ranging from Sony to Sennheiser and Bose (which are highly overrated as well).
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They do have good sound. I'm really liking them. If anyone else is around and you are using the headphones, make sure they know to tap you if they need to get your attention unless the volume isn't loud.
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Thanks for your question. These wonderful sounding headphones are not self amplified.
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Yes, they should be, they are regular headphones, that go in the headphone jack. They don't do anything special other than function as headphones, no microphone or anything like that.
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I am no expert or audiophile but I think they have really great sound. No distortion, great highs and lows. I have usd them with my pc to my smartphone.
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There is no "active" noise cancelling on these phones. What i will say is that the ear cups are so large, they create a good seal around your ears that blocks out most external sound even at modest sound levels. These headphones have very large drives and sound best when using a separate headphone amp/or using a source that can drive these headphones properly. They sound anazing for the price and are nicely built!