I bought these headphones based on all the great reviews, but during my first swim with them in, the sound in the left ear was much different (quieter) than the sound in the right. I don't know if I'm doing something wrong or if I just happened to get the only defective pair. I bought these headphones based on all the great reviews, but during my first swim with them in, the sound in the left ear was much different (quieter) than the sound in the right. I don't... » Read More I bought these headphones based on all the great reviews, but during my first swim with them in, the sound in the left ear was much different (quieter) than the sound in the right. I don't know if I'm doing something wrong or if I just happened to get the only defective pair. « Show Less
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I have not experienced that situation before with mine. Only had mine for a few months but no issues so far
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Hi, I hope you have better luck with these than I did. At first, they played great but then one ear stopped working and the other followed. It would be a few seconds of working then off again they would go. I know this doesn't help you much. I hope you get them working. Mine were returned to amazon within 30 days. Cheers!
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I'm hoping that they've gotten this issue fixed with later shipments. My pair as well as my brother-in-law's pair had the left cup fail after the first day of use. SteelSeries had us fill out an RMA and we got replacements within a week and a half. Neither of us has had any issues in the four months that we've had them and in the end I am very happy with this headset. A lot of options for tweaking them to get your ideal sound
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I currently use these headphones and have tried some of my friends "fancy" ones. And i have never heard a difference.
850231
Hi Dan... I just had the opportunity to use my headphones and found that they do NOT block the sound as much as I would like. I also noticed there's been a price INCREASE of $9 since I purchased my set! Hope this helps....
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Try...http://support.creative.com/Products/ProductDetails.aspx?catID=437&CatName;=Headphones+%26+Headsets&prodID;=20616&prodName;=WP-350Also if you have tried Pressing and holding the Multifunction button located on the Right Earcup for more than 5 second, and it does not give the light or make any sound then you might have to return them. Try charging them again and make sure the red charging light is ON. Maybe they didn't charge...? Otherwise defective. Mine are awesome for the $. GL
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The line in does not power the headphones, they needed to be charged separately. When they charge is gone they don't work until charged, the charge is done via USB, but they won't charge and work at the same time. BTW, I would also want to let you know that I had serious problems with one ear being much louder than the other. Make sure you test that immediately when they arrive if you choose to purchase them.
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No, It didn't have this kind of problem. the sound is great. just one point, they do not fit very well in your ears.
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No, your radio is not defective, this is not a stereo radio, it is only mono, there is no stereo sound (right and left channels) only mono (single channel) sound. If you use "regular" headphones with this radio you will only hear one side of the headphones, that is normal for this radio. If you want to hear both ears of the headphones you will need to split the wires at the connector; two negative (ground) together and two positive together like if they are only one speaker. Now you will be hearing in both sides of the headphones in full mono sound. Or just buy a 3.5 mm mono plug to stereo jack adapter ($3.00 at ebay) and you are done. No, your radio is not defective, this is not a stereo radio, it is only mono, there is no stereo sound (right and left channels) only mono (single channel) sound. If you use "regular" headphones with this radio you will only hear one side of the headphones, that is normal for this radio. If you want to hear both ears of the headphones you will need to split the wires at the connector; two negative (ground) together and two positive together like if they are only one speaker. Now you will be hearing in both sides of the headphones in full mono sound. Or just buy a 3.5 mm mono plug... » Read More No, your radio is not defective, this is not a stereo radio, it is only mono, there is no stereo sound (right and left channels) only mono (single channel) sound. If you use "regular" headphones with this radio you will only hear one side of the headphones, that is normal for this radio. If you want to hear both ears of the headphones you will need to split the wires at the connector; two negative (ground) together and two positive together like if they are only one speaker. Now you will be hearing in both sides of the headphones in full mono sound. Or just buy a 3.5 mm mono plug to stereo jack adapter ($3.00 at ebay) and you are done. « Show Less
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It seems to me that there is minimal (if any) sound leakage from these headphones. I have been using them for about a year now in various environments and no one has ever indicated that they heard what I was listening to.
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No, your radio is not defective, this is not a stereo radio, it is only mono, there is no stereo sound (right and left channels) only mono (single channel) sound. If you use "regular" headphones with this radio you will only hear one side of the headphones, that is normal for this radio. If you want to hear both ears of the headphones you will need to split the wires at the connector; two negative (ground) together and two positive together like if they are only one speaker. Now you will be hearing in both sides of the headphones in full mono sound. Or just buy a 3.5 mm mono plug to stereo jack adapter ($3.00 at ebay) and you are done.
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They leak some due to the open ports and the movable outer shell (the large diaphragm around drivers) to fit different heads. If you look at the headphones each of the peace signs is a port but no more than others. If you are looking to be able to listen and no one else hear what you are listening to, say in an office setting, the volume would have to be lower. These are big 50mm drivers so I like them a lot. But, quiet would have to be earplugs not headphones. Other headphones that sit on the ear would still have the same problem but not as much. Fantastic for the price, I believe. Hope that helps. They leak some due to the open ports and the movable outer shell (the large diaphragm around drivers) to fit different heads. If you look at the headphones each of the peace signs is a port but no more than others. If you are looking to be able to listen and no one else hear what you are listening to, say in an office setting, the volume would have to be lower. These are big 50mm drivers so I like them a lot. But, quiet would have to be earplugs not headphones. Other headphones that sit on the ear would still have the same problem but not as much. Fantastic for the price, I believe. Hope... » Read More They leak some due to the open ports and the movable outer shell (the large diaphragm around drivers) to fit different heads. If you look at the headphones each of the peace signs is a port but no more than others. If you are looking to be able to listen and no one else hear what you are listening to, say in an office setting, the volume would have to be lower. These are big 50mm drivers so I like them a lot. But, quiet would have to be earplugs not headphones. Other headphones that sit on the ear would still have the same problem but not as much. Fantastic for the price, I believe. Hope that helps. « Show Less
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There are 2 possibilities I know of - the cable might be defective (I had that problem with 2 headphones), or it might just be the very dark tuning that's the design of this headphone.
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Everyone's ears are different. The answer to your question is what do you think? Try them and see for yourself. Just remember power handling.
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I've read that different cords change sound quality with headphones so that could very well be the issue. If you have any other cords maybe from a diff shure model you could try those out and check the difference between the two. There are cords you can buy for high end earphones upwards to $200
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I haven`t but, these are the best headphones I ever used. Try them with my TAB, great sound(s) ONLY gives you the sound that IS recorded from the Source - (ONLY) No adds filters etc. Takes sometime to break in, must be place on the ears so that the sound is correct to your hearing...move them around; will hear highs,lows and mids only if They record with the right process. Will buy them again.
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I have a lot of issues with my ear canals being too small for headphones. It seems like the left is smaller then the right also. When I put these in, I can definitely tell they fit much better than anything else I've ever tried, however, they still fall out after a few minutes of running. The left falls out faster, but the right one eventually works its way out also. If you just want them for casual use and not for sports, I think they'd work fine. They feel snug and actually go into my ears and seem to block outside noise really well. Hope that helps!