Any updates on sound leakage? I was just wondering if people who bought these recently were having issues described by others as sound leakage. My boyfriend's birthday is coming up and I'm thinking about getting him these. He's already had the Bose Quiet Comfort 2's however they have broken a while ago, and I've read so many good reviews about these. However he will be using them primarily in an office cubicle (he is a programmer and needs to be able to ignore distractions) and I doubt he'd enjoy making his coworkers angry. Any updates on sound leakage? I was just wondering if people who bought these recently were having issues described by others as sound leakage. My boyfriend's birthday is coming up and I'm... » Read More Any updates on sound leakage? I was just wondering if people who bought these recently were having issues described by others as sound leakage. My boyfriend's birthday is coming up and I'm thinking about getting him these. He's already had the Bose Quiet Comfort 2's however they have broken a while ago, and I've read so many good reviews about these. However he will be using them primarily in an office cubicle (he is a programmer and needs to be able to ignore distractions) and I doubt he'd enjoy making his coworkers angry. « Show Less
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The sound leakage is there, but not at an extreme level, unless he plays really loud. But, considering the isolation performance of those, I doubt he will need to play it real loud. And, even then, it shouldn't create a disturbance that is considerably higher than what you would create by using an ordinary earbud. In any case, this is not an open-back headphone, so there won't be a lot of leakage.
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I'm using this in a office environment and mine seem to leak a large amount of sound in comparison to both a low end Jabra C820S and high end BOSE QuietComfort 15.I dont know if mine are leaking out more than whats normal, for a closed back design I cannot understand how on earth they released something like this without insulting it better, and they want to compete for space against BOSE?, give me a break....Just my 2 cents though, they do sound amazing and the noise cancellation works well.
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I can't speak for the Bose units, but he PSB's are very cheaply made. I had a my pair crack twice on me, the second time Amazon was nice enough to just issue me a refund that I used on a set of Beyerdynamics. Honestly, chiming in here since I was so disappointed with the build quality and customer service from PSB ("not our problem, go take it up with the vendor") that I'd steer anyone away from them.
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I don't believe they were available when I purchased mine from underwater audio, but I also read reviews on their website and others. Underwater Audio has gone above and beyond when it comes to customer service esp. when I had issues figuring out what kind of headphones to use and how to get them to stay on. They replaced them immediately when I had problems. Also I've had mine almost a year or maybe more, and it's still going strong. I absolutely LOVE this product and would buy another one if this one ever craps out. Again, AWESOME customer service!
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Did you have a bad experience with this product? We have not. I noticed that many people complain on sites like this. The Internet is full of drama. Meanwhile, we love these headphones.Mr. LCSW
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I ordered them months ago, and really like them. In fact, I thought they were so comfortable that I fell asleep with them on several times! Good luck, and hope you enjoy your new headphones!
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I'm really sorry that you have to be in the hospital for the next couple of weeks I hope all goes well for you. Depending on what your price range is looking like I would suggest anything by Bose. Both their in the ear and over the ear headphones pack huge sound and quite comfortable. The NRG are decent but the sound quality is nothing to brag home about. For the same money I would probably go buy something from Seinheiser(probably spelled that wrong) take care and best of luck!
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I'll raise my hand here as well, I've also been through three pairs with the same issue and also love these earphones. Shure have been fantastic in replacing them for free under warranty. Sadly my most recent pair were lost on a flight, tempted to order these again but would love a pair that doesn't lose sound in one ear and stay in the ear when exercising. Any suggestions?
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I've had mine for almost a year with no noise or other issues... I vaguely recall a couple reviews with that complaint, though... you'd have to check reviews from 2011 to find 'em... quality control is never foolproof unfortunately...
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It seems to me that there is minimal (if any) sound leakage from these headphones. I have been using them for about a year now in various environments and no one has ever indicated that they heard what I was listening to.
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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.
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Do you still need this info? I just read this question I apologize for the delay. I had a bad experience with purchasing these ear buds. I definitely think some of these sellers are shady. I ended up going to best buy after the beats fell apart a month of having them.they would not refund or send a replacement pair.
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Hi NzoMD. I'd rate the sound leak about equivalent to the noise-cancelling. Pretty darn good but not 100%. I tested it by playing music with my laptop volume on max then the headphone volume on max, and the results left, in my opinion, "quiet" sounds.
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The leak isn't bad at all. Unless he's going to be listening to them at full volume (which he shouldn't) and while doing something everyone needs to be quiet, there should be no problem with the sound leak. Just wanted to tell you that.
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In reply to an earlier post on Jun 10, 2009 7:30 AM PDT Dave in Dearborn, MI says: "They are as tinny sounding as others I have tried and returned. I am getting frustrated wirth the trial and error and all the returns. I even got a pair of the V-MODA Bass Freq Earbuds offered here on Amazon that had great reviews regarding the bass response. I returned them right away....they were as tinny sounding as any others I have tried...and the volume was low as well---even at the highest setting. Could be I just got a bad pair, but I am not going to order another set of those either." REPLY: It sounds as if you didn't have either of these phones properly seated/sealed in your ears. If they are not properly seated, then the sound won't have the bass you're looking for, and it will sound tinny. I have several sets of fantastic in ear phones, and they all need to be properly sealed in your ear to give you the great sound experience that they are capable of.
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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.
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In regards to SoundSticks being short-lived, I suspect those speakers are being played at a sustained high volume. Remember, these are supplementary computer speakers. I wish someone who had these speakers stop functioning inside the warranty period would give us feedback on how it was handled by Harman Kardon.Thanks.
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Amazing. Thank you for that post!That's exactly what I was wondering about--if Shure made some of these that didn't actually crack. I'm sure professionals have many pairs of in-ear monitors but I can't imagine anyone would be happy with them cracking all the time.Do you workout at all in your e4c's by the way?(And do or can you wear them in the same manner, wrapping then around the ear?)