I will be using these from Denon Amp for Blue Ray Movies etc. My wife does not wish to hear what I hear. How much sound escapes?
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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.
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There is a decent amount of sound leakage once the volume is turned up past whisper quiet. At louder volumes (nothing the will hurt your ear drums), I can hear the headphones from a connected room 20+ feet away. Even with this leakage, they sound amazing on your noggin. If she doesn't want to hear what you hear, it is advised that you keep looking. The A700s are a little more $$ but don't leak audio.
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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).
521753
These earphones are open to escape sound ,to your wife is not the going to like it, but well worth the scolding jajajaj greetings
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Same answer as everyone else. But the nice thing about the open design is that if you listen to the volume low enough you can still have a conversation while listening to the headphones.
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Quite a bit. Enough that i will often leave them on my desk with the music on, using them as if they were desktop speakers.
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These are open back headphones so some sound escapes but not that bad really. Depends how loud you listen to things. If the room is quiet and your wife is reading a book next to you, she'll be able to hear whatever you're listening to. Perhaps a closed back design may suite your needs better, but these do sound amazing.
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Haven't tried that. I will give it a go today or tomorrow. Get back to me then. So I tested the unit on both program content and commercial content. Both were in the range of 38-40 db. Didn't see any difference in the sound level between them.
1614132
No worries there's no sound leakage. Nobody will be able to hear what you are listening
285478
Very, especially with the foam plugs. Even if you don't have anything playing they block out a good amount of noise, and when you DO have any audio coming through them, it all but blocks everything out.
1810475
They will sound very good---not to expect the sound to fill a concert hall--using four of these for your channels will be fantastic--or a two channael receiver like you said "vintage"---I uses mine as rear speakers for my Onkyo. Hope this helps.
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Any amp less than $75 isn't going to have good enough sound quality that the optical will make a difference you can hear...look for a used Harmon Kardon or Onkyo on Craigslist or Ebay. This is a good Bluetooth dont match it up with junk.
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yes they are. with quality sound from denon they sound very good. you don't miss nothing. you hear every little sound from it. it sounds like you are listening to surround sound. as for the bass, it got boom.
579678
No idea, I would never listen to these with the volume full blast. It would probably cause hearing damage! The sound isolation is great, meaning the noise floor is low enough that I hardly have to turn up the volume much at all.
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I'm in the same boat. I'm reviewing headphone sets primarily based on their noise cancellation abilities -- I don't even need audio. Recommendations would be welcome.
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I'm using these in a 7.2 surround setup, with my Pioneer 1123k. Just ordered 2 more for back surround, 9.2. @ 94db they should be able to handle your audio needs. They have crisp and clear highs, and mid range. The are not bassy, I use my subs for that. Just watched Captain America bluray, sound was great. Previous setup was Bose. The Bose had a tighter sound, but only 87db, I am hearing more with 94db. Yea I would EQ the bass down for these.
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Try with Peerless, those have a strong built and are universal, you can hide the cables inside main leg. I have a pair for years now, and I have use them with several satellites speakers and have worked with all of them.
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There is "sound leakage". At the moment, I have them hooked up to my computer. No special amplification, just on-board Realtek. At 75-100% volume, I can slightly hear them over ambient noise (such as my heater, which is kind of loud) while standing about ten feet away. I don't know if everyone else that answered this question listens to their music at low volume, or if their headphones have some insulation that mine doesn't but in my experience, there is plenty of "sound leakage". Also, you could actually use these as speakers while you're not wearing them. They wouldn't be loud enough to entertain anyone, but you could still listen to something while they sit on your desk. There is "sound leakage". At the moment, I have them hooked up to my computer. No special amplification, just on-board Realtek. At 75-100% volume, I can slightly hear them over ambient noise (such as my heater, which is kind of loud) while standing about ten feet away. I don't know if everyone else that answered this question listens to their music at low volume, or if their headphones have some insulation that mine doesn't but in my experience, there is plenty of "sound leakage". Also, you could actually use these as speakers while you're not wearing them. They wouldn't... » Read More There is "sound leakage". At the moment, I have them hooked up to my computer. No special amplification, just on-board Realtek. At 75-100% volume, I can slightly hear them over ambient noise (such as my heater, which is kind of loud) while standing about ten feet away. I don't know if everyone else that answered this question listens to their music at low volume, or if their headphones have some insulation that mine doesn't but in my experience, there is plenty of "sound leakage". Also, you could actually use these as speakers while you're not wearing them. They wouldn't be loud enough to entertain anyone, but you could still listen to something while they sit on your desk. « Show Less
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I have had them connected to a 19 inch TV that had terrible sound and they were fine - but I would say only for a smaller TV and in a smaller room personally - when I turned them up louder it's not so great sound.
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Unless you play your music at relatively high volumes (I-tunes slider maxed, and windows volume slider over 50-60) then it won't be very noticeable unless theirs absolutely nothing else going on in the room noise wise (fans, tv, talking etc.) If you plan to use them in the library or tend to be in a dead quite environment though, then I would go with any headphones that are "Closed back" such as any DJ headphones.
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They will not be powerful enough to give you any kind of quality sound from a TV. Good for a computer, not so good for a television.
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Check the lin-technologies.com website. They have an "action Ear" that will work very well in your application. It has cut-off for any sound above 90dB.
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i have an amp dedicated to subs... so i rock a pair of these in the couch and my 15 sub i built.... (keep mind of ohms and what not). i use an inline LF filter on my LFE from my onkyo to ensure the lowest hits are getting to the shaker-- so it does not become annoying.... BUY em they are worth it-- especially when u have guest and dont tell them about it--- then watch IROBOT or something---- YESSS im not sure what B speaers are... but hit me up if u need other deets.