Do these leak sound? I am interested in wearing these on the train and wouldn't want others to hear my music.
1281274
DONNO, but I can tell U when I have them on myself I hear nothing from the exterior.
940212
Sorry, I don't know, I never asked anyone. I don't think I would wear them in the library, at least not to listen to music. I've used them to listen to instructional videos a couple of times, and nobody has complained. If you were sitting on the bus blasting music, the person next to you might get annoyed. Other than that, I don't think they "leak" much sound. Nice headphones. I little delicate, but very good sound and price. Hope this helps.
711846
They aren't vented, but do have a small piece of rubber on the back that they might be using like a passive radiator... in any case, no, they don't leak any sound.I'd recommend buying some comply tips for these... they really make a great seal with the ear and are even more comfortable than the already good stock eartips.love these headphones, BTW. Not the best I've heard, but better than my shure se-210s my a large margin. Compared to my westone UM2 headphones, they're bigger, but not necessarily better... in the same ballpark.
521750
For that purpose, I don't think these headphones would work very well. A ton of sound leaks out at any volume. I'd do with a "Closed" headphone, which don't leak nearly as much sound.
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.
989954
Yes sound leakage, they are the open style headphones not closed. No to noise cancelling.
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).
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I have to disagree entirely with this post. I just got these headphones for Xmas, and while sound quality is great with cancellation on and does stop outside noises well, the sound leakage is quite apparent. I wanted them as something to use at the office but I'm not sure I can now. While I don't know how much of an issue it would be on the plane, I'm pretty sure I would be able to hear whatever is playing for someone using them quite easily. I'm torn about returning them now. They sound great and the price is awesome, but the leakage is definitely an issue to think about. If you cannot deal with leakage I would not get these. I have to disagree entirely with this post. I just got these headphones for Xmas, and while sound quality is great with cancellation on and does stop outside noises well, the sound leakage is quite apparent. I wanted them as something to use at the office but I'm not sure I can now. While I don't know how much of an issue it would be on the plane, I'm pretty sure I would be able to hear whatever is playing for someone using them quite easily. I'm torn about returning them now. They sound great and the price is awesome, but the leakage is definitely an issue to think about. If you cannot... » Read More I have to disagree entirely with this post. I just got these headphones for Xmas, and while sound quality is great with cancellation on and does stop outside noises well, the sound leakage is quite apparent. I wanted them as something to use at the office but I'm not sure I can now. While I don't know how much of an issue it would be on the plane, I'm pretty sure I would be able to hear whatever is playing for someone using them quite easily. I'm torn about returning them now. They sound great and the price is awesome, but the leakage is definitely an issue to think about. If you cannot deal with leakage I would not get these. « Show Less
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Open backed headphones leak more than closed back headphones. These are "closed back" and leak less. They also have relatively good form fitting ear pads that do an excellent job of blocking sound both in and out so they likely do not leak as much as a similar pair of "on-ears" that use a light foam ear pad, for instance. But if you plan to use headphones in public at higher volumes you are ultimately better off finding a pair of closed back, over the ear headphones.
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.
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Hello, I am about to purchase these for use in my cell phone (palm pre). I listen to music (streaming radio and mp3's) all day while at work. I work in a 10x10 cubicle with high walls. Is the sound leaking high enough that it may bother my co-workers? I do not listen to music very loud because I have tennitus which loud noises aggrivates. Also do you have any experience using these with 128kbps sound files? I know that is low, but it is what most streaming music is sent in. Thanks,
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.
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.
774886
it means a fair amount of the sound leaks out of the headphone, these headphones are not going to be totally quiet to those around you, it makes for better sound but not good for privacy or if you don't want to bug people if using them in public places.
1588566
They don't leak sound very much in my opinion, not unless you have them turned up past 70%. Though at that point it's quite loud.
767938
If you mean ambient noise leaking in, yes it is a factor, but I raise the volume and the headphones are fine. Listening to news and information radio, I can easily follow the talk even when using a large shop vacuum. Sometimes I do yard work near a busy intersection with city buses and lots of traffic going by. the sound is still good. If you mean noise leaking out irritating the people around you, I asked my wife and she said that she has not heard any. I wear them a lot doing stuff while she is watching TV. They solve the problem of my radio or music interfering with her TV. In my active life-style, the earplugs always fall out. I'm really happy with this set of headphones.
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...