how much leakage do they give off? meaning i guess how loud can play my music without disturbing someone close by
245913
These seal very well, I personally haven't been able to test leakage, but based on the feel of the cups I would guess very little sound leaks.
951249
I notice minimal leakage even at loud volumes. If there is any amount of ambient noise in your quiet environment you should be just fine.
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).
149775
Yes they leak sound, but if you listen at work appropriate levels say 20% on iPhone, should be no problem unless you share a cube. They sound great.
1257574
If you're going to listen to music loud enough to leak from these headphones you will be seriously damaging your hearing. I'm just saying...
631457
They have significant sound leakage. You can hear lyrics word for word if you're within a couple feet and volume at a normal level.
589768
There is minor sound leakage to the outside world, however no one seems to have complained when I wear them at work, or in the airports. In an office/cubicle environment I would think they would work out well, especially if you dont blast your music trying to blow out your own ears. From checking them out earlier (admittedly putting them over a rolled up blanket with volume set at about 65%) I could barely hear any leakage from more than a couple feet away.If you do end up getting these and using them at work I would suggest you get a cable extension (at least a couple feet) so you would have more freedom to move about in your workspace There is minor sound leakage to the outside world, however no one seems to have complained when I wear them at work, or in the airports. In an office/cubicle environment I would think they would work out well, especially if you dont blast your music trying to blow out your own ears. From checking them out earlier (admittedly putting them over a rolled up blanket with volume set at about 65%) I could barely hear any leakage from more than a couple feet away.If you do end up getting these and using them at work I would suggest you get a cable extension (at least a couple feet) so... » Read More There is minor sound leakage to the outside world, however no one seems to have complained when I wear them at work, or in the airports. In an office/cubicle environment I would think they would work out well, especially if you dont blast your music trying to blow out your own ears. From checking them out earlier (admittedly putting them over a rolled up blanket with volume set at about 65%) I could barely hear any leakage from more than a couple feet away.If you do end up getting these and using them at work I would suggest you get a cable extension (at least a couple feet) so you would have more freedom to move about in your workspace « Show Less
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I asked my cubicle neighbor if he could hear any sound leak from my headphones when I had them around 50% (less than 4 feet away, but through a foam wall) and he said "Not at all." I also find the sound quality to be high enough that I rarely have music turned up that loud. The thing I like best about these headphones is their ability to block out the office chatter. People have to tap on my desk to get my attention. Awesome!
52904
At certain volumes yes, for example at 50 percent volume on my phone most likely no one on the bus will be able to hear your music, but at higher volumes, like 75 or 100 they do leak a good amount of sound and I could see someone telling you to turn it down, so the optimal volume for these to not bother anyone around you is probably below 65 percent.
518115
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.
285809
No, played at reasonable sound, but if exceeded " loud" sound play, leakage will occur.
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!
29894
It depends. These headphones are really great quality in sound, despite such a cheap price. If you have these on on full blast on lets say, an Ipod: then people will hear you, BUT, only if they are REALLY close to you. But if you have these at a medium level of sound, nobody will hear them. I wear these in public a lot on full blast sometimes and no one has made a comment or asked me to turn them down. So its fine :)
2069888
I've had mine for years and they still have almost no leakage. In fact, they're so good about this that you can't even hear the sound while resting them around your neck unless you crank it all the way up. Makes them useless as "speakers" to share with friends, but that's not why I bought them.
1112430
The cups form a pretty good seal around my ears, so I don't think there's much leakage. Nobody around me has said they can hear my music.
1860915
In my opinion the leakage will not be to loud.Having said that there is some leakage so if you want it to be silent these headphones are not the right choice.Edit...In regards to the DJ8 headphones, sorry but I have never heard them.
2140562
Don't think anything will "block" out loud music, but these plugs will definitely help. I think they are rated at 35 or 39 decibels, so anything louder than that will get through.