Is the sound all directed in toward the ears? So many earbuds these days also blast the music outward, which disturbs everyone around you.
581429
Ear Buds to big for ear!!!!!! Hurt after a few minutes. Not worth the money
581430
The sound is all directed into your ear canal. There are multiple sizes of ear bud covers; small, medium, and large, so you should have no trouble finding one that fits your ears.
581431
The sound is all directed into your ear. I wear mine at work and when fully charged last about 7 out of my 8 hour shift.
581432
Nope just inside they are kinda big on the outside I feel like they don't stay in my ears as easily as wired headphones but there pretty good for 20 bucks
581433
They fit snug into the ears and are not heard by others. Earbugs also do a good job of reducing outside noises
581434
They do not blast sound all over the room they are pretty decent little ear buds got them for my wife's new Nano and we were satisfied with them.
581435
The sound is all directed inward as the ear buds are the type that fit into your ear canal. I did not like them. They were too big for my ear canal and hurt after only 10 mins of use.
42246
Yes. The earbud picks up sound from the same location as does your ear. So the phone must be held against the ear that has the earbud.
397738
Simple. Send them back and get some normal earbuds. The design is flawed, plain and simple
851443
Yup, unfortunately any kind of sound isolating mechanism will create this thump. Even the $550 E500's. There's no way around it. I sometimes where just regular ol' ear plugs, and even with those my footsteps also generate the same thump.All I can tell you is that these earphones are probably more for sitting and enjoying, like on an airplane, or at work. Not so much for walking or running.
1963208
I disagree with other comments here. I don't have my music quiet, per se, but yes, others next to me can hear sound from my headphones. They do completely surround the ear, but that is not the same as sound-cancelling.
239106
Some really uncomfortable ones. They are ear buds. Not the in ear kind too.
1463598
All earphones can hurt your hearing if turned up too high for a long period of time, but these aren't invasive if that's what you're asking.
1356391
Yes, they are entirely over the ear, but this is not the same as sound-cancelling. Others next to you may be able to hear sound, regardless of the fact that it surrounds your ear.
1722053
I think it would depend on how loud you like your music (as "background" or really rocking). Would also depend on how loud your workplace is (lots of chatter, phones ringing). I only listen to books on my device so the sound doesn't have to be loud. I really like the fact you can be aware of the sounds and situation around you which isn't possible with ear buds.
186514
Yes. It's not too bad to where it will bother those around you but at very high volumes 85-100% they'll be able to hear your music some.
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.
2062797
... and therefore it is not as stealthy as the earbud types. People sitting next to you can hear both sides of your conversation.
2191959
Not if you play at reasonable levels. If you are using these earbuds at max volume on whatever device you are using these with, it will obviously damage your eardrums. If you listen at a decent volume, one that you can ear, but one that won't kill you, then no. My test is this. i pause my music, and set the level at which i want to listen to. if it hurts me, or my instinct is to turn it off the second i turn it on, i lower the volume. Cheers mate!
1062678
Starting from large to small, over ear headphones cover all of the ear, surrounding the whole thing including a bit of hair on the side of your head. You've likely seen professional artists that wear over ears for recording sessions, or radio announcers and DJ's that use them. On ear phones are smaller and rest on top of the ear itself with minute spaces where the seam isn't perfect. There is some noise reduction, but not like overears. In ears are often called "buds", because they are very small and insert into the ear canal like a hearing aid.
502515
It doesn't block out all sound, but it does block out most of it. I think it's because of the padding, not any kind of advanced technology.
166253
It's a way certain headphones are made so that you can put the part of the chord that connects them over the back of your head. I personally don't like these kind but they are good for people wishing to jog with them. They're called asymmetrical headphones and surprisingly many people like them.
497716
That was a concern of mine as well, since the design is supposed to be kind of open. I usually listen at about 1/3 - 1/2 max volume, and a couple of times I took out my earbuds and held them in front of me and I couldn't hear anything. So I think they're pretty decent at directing the sound, although this is obviously not a thorough test.