Does the sound leak when the sound us loud? I played a set of headphones loud and everyone on the plane was disturbed.
1815393
When the volume is up quite high, very minor leaking, but this was in a quiet house. Nothing that would likely be noticed in a public area.
1815394
These are not noise canceling so you can hear a little. However, I listen to music pretty much on full blast and my husband can only hear very soft, muffled sound when sitting next to me but not enough to make out what I'm listening to or disturb the pertain next to you. If you're goal is total silence then you need to pay up for the nose canceling style.
1815395
Sound leak has never been a problem for me even at full volume. Very happy with it.
1815396
I use it on a daily basis in my office. No one was ever bothered. I also tested it having others hear classical music with high volume and I couldn't notice any leaks. Hope it helps.
1815397
No sound leaking. Bluetooth breaks up all the time, when on wire all is good.
255512
If you are on a plane and listening to music and the ambient noise around you, it does not bleed. If you are in a room and the drop of a pin can be heard, then yes it does.
285809
No, played at reasonable sound, but if exceeded " loud" sound play, leakage will occur.
323522
On airplanes I have found that I need to remove the volume limiter. It is a deeper are piece that the headphones plug into before plugging it into the device you are using. I hope that helps :)
569287
They don't cancel everything, but they are amazing. I love them on a plane with my iPod no crying baby ever bug me. They pretty much get the whole plane noise just by themselves.
1080308
I use the noise cancelation feature on planes all of the time and I have never heard that. Maybe the cable is bad or a bad connection maybe? Does it crackle if you twist the mini plug on the headphone side or phone/ipod side? They definitely should not do that. Maybe, maybe bad batteries could cause that too.
1359060
The sound leakage is there, but not at an extreme level, unless he plays really loud. But, considering the isolation performance of those, I doubt he will need to play it real loud. And, even then, it shouldn't create a disturbance that is considerably higher than what you would create by using an ordinary earbud. In any case, this is not an open-back headphone, so there won't be a lot of leakage.
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.
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.
1588570
1. I own a pair. They are closed back and will have to be realllly loud for sound to be heard by others. Sounds leak is not an issue with this one bit. 2. They are ranked 2nd on a list of top 5 headphones under $200 - http://boldlist.net/top-5-headphones-under-200.php3. They also hold up really well and don't show much wear and tear. Highly recommend.
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.
1080310
Hi Mikael -I don't find any hiss or crackling from the headphones themselves. I use these primarily when on the plane, plugged into my phone, listening to Google Play Music. What I've found is that sometimes, when the headphones are plugged into the phone and the Google Play Music app is open - but no music is playing, there's a bit of background noise. This disappears as music - even very soft - starts up. I believe it's an artifact of Google Play Music and my phone (LG G2 - VS980). I don't believe the PSB m4U2 is causing any of the noise. BTW: these still sound fantastic, and they have become a key part of every plane flight I take -- twice a week, every week. Love them. Hi Mikael -I don't find any hiss or crackling from the headphones themselves. I use these primarily when on the plane, plugged into my phone, listening to Google Play Music. What I've found is that sometimes, when the headphones are plugged into the phone and the Google Play Music app is open - but no music is playing, there's a bit of background noise. This disappears as music - even very soft - starts up. I believe it's an artifact of Google Play Music and my phone (LG G2 - VS980). I don't believe the PSB m4U2 is causing any of the noise. BTW: these still sound fantastic, and... » Read More Hi Mikael -I don't find any hiss or crackling from the headphones themselves. I use these primarily when on the plane, plugged into my phone, listening to Google Play Music. What I've found is that sometimes, when the headphones are plugged into the phone and the Google Play Music app is open - but no music is playing, there's a bit of background noise. This disappears as music - even very soft - starts up. I believe it's an artifact of Google Play Music and my phone (LG G2 - VS980). I don't believe the PSB m4U2 is causing any of the noise. BTW: these still sound fantastic, and they have become a key part of every plane flight I take -- twice a week, every week. Love them. « Show Less
631455
I asked the people around me if they could here my music while the headphones were on my ears, and they said yes. I also heard major sound leakage when other people were wearing the headphones.
1038836
You know I wore them on the plane and I think I adjusted them, I am out of town and my headphones are at home. If you want I can check again tomorrow night once we are reunited...and let you know for sure! :)
129881
Not sure exactly what you mean by sound leakage! I can hear some ambient sounds (for example, a table saw I was using) but no one around me has heard what I'm listening to. I hope this helps!
2049655
I'm using this in a office environment and mine seem to leak a large amount of sound in comparison to both a low end Jabra C820S and high end BOSE QuietComfort 15.I dont know if mine are leaking out more than whats normal, for a closed back design I cannot understand how on earth they released something like this without insulting it better, and they want to compete for space against BOSE?, give me a break....Just my 2 cents though, they do sound amazing and the noise cancellation works well.
1662842
There is a switch on the bottom of the cups to allow more air into the cup to increase the amount of bass they get, but it doesn't affect sound leakage at all they're closed headphones so there is almost no leakage at normal volume.