do these headphones leak audio?
1826664
Only a tiny amount at Max volume. Very nice fit that holds audio in. I can hear the basic beat of her music if standing right next to my wife when she had her music very loud.
1826665
Yes, At full volume people around you will definitely be able to hear if it is quiet. They are not as bad as other over ear headphones but being over ear they tend to start leaking audio at around full volume. Walking around outside it is usually fine even on full volume but if you are in a quiet room I wouldn't plan on putting them on full volume if you don't want other people to hear.
1826666
Yes, At full volume people around you will definitely be able to hear if it is quiet. They are not as bad as other over ear headphones but being over ear they tend to start leaking audio at around ¾ full volume. Walking around outside it is usually fine even on full volume but if you are in a quiet room I wouldn't plan on putting them on full volume if you don't want other people to hear.
725702
Depends on what you're listening to. The button right next to the noise cancellation tab adjusts for ambient conditions, and can match it to an engine humming or an empty room. Try that first, then decide to return them. Otherwise, the second best option is to play with the equalizer on your device, assuming you have access to it. Other than that, I haven't had any real noise leakage aside from the fact that it might occur if you don't have them positioned comfortably to form a nice flushed your ears. Hope this helps.
593699
Mine have never leaked, you might have a defective pair, send the pair back to Amazon.
2175054
At moderate to low volume there is no appreciable leakage. They actually won't get quite as loud as I would like ... no ear bleeding head banging, yes I would do that at my office. Over all these are a good quality headphone, they really shine as hands free headsets for phone work.
2085853
These don't seem to leak sound. As an example: if you take them off your head and place the ear cups against your chest, crank up the volume medium-high, you won't hear leakage. I can't compare them to the AT M50x's as I've not tried those.
1860915
In my opinion the leakage will not be to loud.Having said that there is some leakage so if you want it to be silent these headphones are not the right choice.Edit...In regards to the DJ8 headphones, sorry but I have never heard them.
1157715
these are open back headphones so they leak like crazy. you will hear everything around you, and everyone around you will hear what you're listening to. they're only good in a quiet environment. if you're not in a quiet area to listen to, get a closed headphone. that will give you the isolation you need. a similar closed headphone to the he400 is the oppo pm3. it's also a planar magnetic headphone with a similar sound signature overall. I find it better myself, but the he400 is quite good.
2066781
They are tight yet comfortable and wrap around your whole ear instead of sitting on your ears, so I would say they leak minimal sound. You could take out the cord in it and they could second as ear muffs. I would recommend these headphones.
2160374
I'm not a sound expert. These headphones are super comfortable. I can wear them all day. I love them but can't really give a qualified answer to a technical question. I wear them mostly to keep my sound private from other people who are around me.
149775
Yes they leak sound, but if you listen at work appropriate levels say 20% on iPhone, should be no problem unless you share a cube. They sound great.
1530975
They don't. These are not noise-cancelling headphones, they're just closed. Sound wise they're way better though.
28851
Hi NzoMD. I'd rate the sound leak about equivalent to the noise-cancelling. Pretty darn good but not 100%. I tested it by playing music with my laptop volume on max then the headphone volume on max, and the results left, in my opinion, "quiet" sounds.
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.
711847
no, they don't leak sound at all. Just make sure you put the right sized pads over the ear buds. They come with 4 sizes, so you have to choose the one which fits snugly in your ear.
452343
yes, they leak sound but it depends on1) how loud you like somethign when noise cancelling is on2) how loud you can turn it up with surrouinding ambient noiseThey defintely leak sound though
2280477
They are definitely open headphones and the sound definitely leaks. You will hear the birds chirping outside and your coworkers will hear everything you
452342
Yes!The sound leakage is very noticable. I will return mine (they are also not as comfortable as the QC2)