do they leak sound? like can i have the volume up without bothering people
1095245
As this was a gift I'm not sure on personal experience. However the person I bought them for says they don't leak sound, the output is so good you don't need to have it on full anyway.
1095246
I just tested it with my 15 yr old daughter at full volume, she said she can barely hear it and the sound is very faint. And that I have bad taste in music! At 3/4 volume, she can't hear anything at all. Also, I just want to add, at full volume, the sound is excellent and well balanced.
1095247
I don't hear any sound leaking when my wife uses them around the house, but I don't think she turns up the volume much either.
1095248
No. They do not leak sound. I have use them around people who insists they cannot hear anything. I hope this answer helps you.
1095249
Nope, there aren't any holes for sound to leak. My Brother'd have them up all the way, couldn't hear a thing.
1571621
Do not play your music too loud. People will hear you. I have used them in my classes on mid-low volume and nobody ever confronts me about them.
1271545
There isn't that much of a leak because the headphones do almost a perfect job at doing this. People will hear what you're listening if you have it have it full blast though.
250148
not sure I understand the question. they don't leak much noise if that's what you mean
2219217
Yes they leak too much sound to not annoy someone who is only a few feet away or maybe even 20 feet away in a quiet setting.
631456
these only leak sound when they arent on your ears. Once they are on ears the cusions do their job and keeping the sound in. I use these in a work enviroment at a fairly high volume and have asked my co-workers about the sound and they do not hear it.
1718583
As with any headphones, if they're at ear-bleeding volume people around you will hear at least something. At normal listening levels, there's a very quiet high-mid frequency leakage right next to them, but nothing noticeable from a couple feet away. I actually recommended them to a friend for use at work.
258608
I use them at my office...you may have to find the optimal volume...but I didn't receive any complaints.
802751
depending on exactly how loud they'll probably leak a bit. I work in a cube as well and i usually just get somebody to give me a nice reference part on how loud i can get before they leak. I went well past my comfortably listening level before they started to leak out. Hope that helps.
711848
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.
989954
Yes sound leakage, they are the open style headphones not closed. No to noise cancelling.
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.
129885
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.
33357
Yes, they are open air design, so everyone will probably hear what you're hearing if they're in the same room. Because of this, I have not taken mine to work. If you listen quietly you can't hear the sound leaking, but at the level I like to listen (mildly loud) people can easily tell what you're listening to.
183521
Well an interesting thing about these headphones is that at full volume they're louder then most ipod speakers! as for sound leaking, probably a 5 or 6, its not terribly bad but can noticeable if its really quiet.
28850
Leaking is not an issue for me with these cans... 99% of the people around me are not bothered by any sound leakage.
933981
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.