How is sound isolation with these? Can external sounds be heard well while wearing them (with or without music playing)?
1875439
I use them when exercising walking on the sidewalk. I can hear the cars passing by.
1875440
It depends on how loud the volume is... but some external sounds are heard.
1875441
Nose isolation isn't the best but it's not bad. You will definitely hear outside noise on lower volumes, not loud but you'll hear them. If you really want nose isolation get over ear. Trust if i had to do it obeer again that's what I would do.
1875442
I'd say they are on par with any other pair of non-noise canceling headphones.
1875443
I use these headphones at the gym... Yeah you do hear some clanging and banging in the background when you aren't listening to music, but when you are, they're pretty isolated, the volume goes up quite a bit so that really eliminates much of the external sound. But these about 3 or 4 months back and don't really have any complaints, great buy for the price!
719237
I'm not sure if noise isolation is the same as hearing protection, but I do use them when operating my riding lawnmower and my gas chainsaw, and that sound is minimized to where I can hear and enjoy music from my ipod. When the music is not playing the sound is lessened so much that many times I have to pull out 1 plug so I can tell when the chainsaw/mower starts so I can adjust the choke to complete the start.
564989
They block out external sound well, but do not have active noise cancelation. They don't leak sound so if you turn up the volume you won't bother those near you.
1608444
Yea they are very good..I have used them for years(the non leather ones) and never had a problem with external noise . Great product.
1553257
Yes, they will leak noise. These are semi-open headphones so isolation is not going to be very good
1695964
They are decent at noise isolation. I can tell that people are talking in my office around me with them on when listening to very quiet music. I can hear my keyboard keystrokes. I think I get about 15, maybe 20 db of noise reduction with the medium tips. You'll probably be able to tell you are on a plane, but will still be able to enjoy music without blasting it. I did not care for the included foam tips. I bought these to replace a set of Etymotic ER4Ps, which block 25-35 dB of noise. They are amazing in that regard.
1429477
When music is playing at reasonable volume, they're pretty good at blocking background noise, but not perfect. If you're just wearing them over your ears without input, the noise cancellation is more of a soft noise muffling than anything else. I wouldn't call them "noise-cancelling" so much as "reduces extraneous background noise so you can focus on what's playing".
587444
It depends: with usual music levels, people usually can't hear what's playing, but with maximum sound, there's a possibility that people can hear. So they work decently for internal cancellation, not as good of a quality as higher standard headset. Externally, sound can escape, depending on the volume levels.
1248702
these are open headphones. If you want noise isolation these are not for you, although I HIGHLY recommend them :)
988116
Not that good really, that will also depend how you wear them in our ears and which in-ear tips size(4 size available).With the music playing loud you may not hear outside noise. I would say isolation is about 50%, enough for medium noise environment.
1080306
In a quiet environment I find the noise canceling adds some extraneous sounds. In my case I think the cable or connection is picking up noise internal to my tablet (Nexus 7) that corresponds to tablet activities, which is partially due to bad interference on the part of the tablet design but also could be helped by a less sensitive input on the headphones and a cable with better shielding. I put up with it because the sound quality is so good and they are very comfortable to wear.
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.
572481
You do not need to listen to music... they work great just to dampen sound around you. It will be much quieter. I wear them on plane trips to "white out" the sound of the airplane engine. They may not drown out the sound of screaming children, for example, but they will make such sounds seem far away.
88591
I think they're pretty good at noise isolation. If I'm playing music at normal volume through my phone speaker and put the headphones on without plugging them in, I can't really hear the music at all. I do this every morning when I'm leaving for work, and I'm always surprised that it works so well.
935355
They fit snugly against my head and can get pretty loud, but they don't have a noise canceling feature per se (a lot of noise canceling headphones have a separate switch you press that makes "white noise" behind the music). I wear them mostly at the office and can hear my coworkers if they're being loud.
265433
I really like my headphones, but honestly believe that a good set of earplugs would work better. They will work without music playing. I sometimes do this on a plane. They do an excellent job of blanking out the engine drone but I can still hear people talking (albeit at a much reduced volume)
182133
They isolate very well. You're not going to have to turn the volume up much at all. Usually, maxing these headphones on a phone or iPod isn't going to be too loud, but the isolation usually makes it loud enough. I'd suggest getting a good DAP or a powerful phone anyways. I think your biggest concern should be how hot your ears will be :D