How well can people around you hear the music you are listening to? I'd like to use these in a library, but am concerned about others around me hearing my music.
2028642
I use the head set to listen to the tv and music at home when my Wife is reading the same room and she can not hear them. I also took the on the plane to Europe for 10 hr. and the noise canceling work great.
2028643
In a library setting at about half volume, people around me (~8 feet away) are able to hear my music. These definitely bleed sound.
2028644
With ear cups fully covering my ears and volume at about eighty percent (iPod or Samsung Galaxy 5), playing alternative or classic rock, music does not appear to be audible to people around me. Hope this answer helps.
2028645
Oh then definitely do NOT purchase them. They bleed sound. I mean, I listen to music pretty loud, but if you're in a quiet library other people will definitely call you out. These are more for travel, airplane, home use, and whatever else. I know how you feel, I want to use these at the library all the time but not good :/
2028646
If you'll listening on low level of volume, then nobody will can hear of your music, but if level of volume will be high, then people around can hear your music.
1086035
First I own a pawnshop and am not an audio equipment dealer. Second, if others can hear what you are listening to with them, I suggest lowering the volume as you are probably damaging your hearing.
568148
No headphones truly cancel out people talking, if you have a good sense of hearing. But, when I have my mp3 player going, I can't hear what my wife is trying to say to me - at all!
631455
I asked the people around me if they could here my music while the headphones were on my ears, and they said yes. I also heard major sound leakage when other people were wearing the headphones.
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 :)
1625706
I think they do. I haven't used them in concert hall-like spaces too much, but they work really well in smaller rooms where I usually practice by myself and with a pipe band. I forgot to put them in one time, and was sort of shocked by how loud it gets without them! The good thing, too, is that you can still hear people talk and you can still hear enough of the music to play well.
514118
When I say they are loud, they are loud. I can't even put them up to 50 without dealing with roommates or other people next door having to tell me to turn it down. I haven't had that happen unless on my game or watching TV. That's just me on the audio quality. I still need to mess with it to see if there's a way, if I wanted to, to change the audio to concert hall or some other kind of audio format option.
1673915
How is it with sound? I may be one of a few, but I like my fans to make noise because it blocks out the irking street sounds of cars going by and loud music. I'd rather have fan noise than that irking noise!
894378
its great...the headphones really immerse you in the music. Once you put them on you only hear the music...but others can hear your music, if that's a problem for you.
1020164
You can hear the music well and others cannot hear what you are listening to.
1631095
Very good noise canceling. You can still hear really loud sounds here and there if your music is soft enough. But a person would certainly need to raise their voice from their normal "indoor" voice in order to get your attention. If your music is loud enough, there's no chance you'll hear any outside noises really. Would not advise for office use...
258607
That's exactly what I use them for. At reasonable audio levels, nobody around you can hear your music..
2069885
I tested this, and the music had to be really loud (old-school jungle at 120% volume loud) for someone next to me in a quiet room to report hearing anything. This is not, importantly, because of anything like "noise cancellation" (which messes with the signals themselves) but simply good design; you will have to turn the music off before you take them off your head in a library, because they do project some sound otherwise. Also, if you live in a city in which being annoying on public transport is considered unacceptable, please send brochures
991543
I would say they cancel it out well, in a normal setting they you will not hear anything other then your music, (my parents get mad because I cant hear them over the headphones) but for gym use, I boost it up maybe like 1 notch, however it also depends on the device your using, also I'm not one to listen to my music at extremely high volumes as well. Also the Sound quality is incredible.
1535147
Well you shouldn't have your headphones blasting if you're in class anyway lol. But! If you have them at a low or medium level no one would be able to hear them.
1796382
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,
2069884
You would have to have them cranked pretty much all the way (or close) for sound to escape. it's much easier for external noises to be heard since these are not noise cancelling. I have used my set on airplanes, buses, trains, in all kinds of stores and not once have I have seen anyone and or been told anyone that they can hear my music.