How bad is the noise leakage with these headphones? I tried the ATH-ANC7Bs and found them unusable in an office environment, are these any better?
1364060
Usually the noise cancelling headphones (including those) are mostly for low-frequency noise (like airplane or street noise, or computer fan, etc), so they don't protect from chatter much. In fact, in airplane it's easier to hear what people say in headphones than without them.
1364061
Usually the noise cancelling headphones (including those) are mostly for low-frequency noise (like airplane or street noise, or computer fan, etc), so they don't protect from chatter much.In fact, in airplane it's easier to hear what people say in headphones than without them.
851242
I asked my cubicle neighbor if he could hear any sound leak from my headphones when I had them around 50% (less than 4 feet away, but through a foam wall) and he said "Not at all." I also find the sound quality to be high enough that I rarely have music turned up that loud. The thing I like best about these headphones is their ability to block out the office chatter. People have to tap on my desk to get my attention. Awesome!
265433
I really like my headphones, but honestly believe that a good set of earplugs would work better. They will work without music playing. I sometimes do this on a plane. They do an excellent job of blanking out the engine drone but I can still hear people talking (albeit at a much reduced volume)
631454
Sound leakage is minimal, but present. Depends where you are. In my quiet living room, if I have them playing loudly and put them down on a table, I can hear it from a few feet away. But that's at like, way too loud for a quiet room levels. Not world-class. But these aren't quite world-class headphones. If I turn it down to a level you'd expect to be listening in a quiet room, you can't hear any sound leakage at all
1642821
These would be excellent for listening at home. The problem is they are closed back phones so they will get hot. The good news is they block external sound. They are comfortable and sound really good but you will eventually want them off your head. You may want to search for earphones that are advertised as the most comfortable - rather than these which are advertised as good quality.
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Try checking out Samsung's SBH600. I have been using mine for the last 6 months. On the ear, a little weighty, but it did the trick. If you have large ears, it may not be comfortable. I like to listen to my music while I'm working, so I've been using them an average of 8 hours per session. Sound is awesome, syncing to my mac at work, Android phone and my old iPhone 3g (used it with the iPod on it) was practically seamless.
2028645
Oh then definitely do NOT purchase them. They bleed sound. I mean, I listen to music pretty loud, but if you're in a quiet library other people will definitely call you out. These are more for travel, airplane, home use, and whatever else. I know how you feel, I want to use these at the library all the time but not good :/
1457164
Glad to help...People often see to be able to tell when I am using the headphones....when in low to med noise environments the output is great. Seemingly the headphones do not defeat exterior noise so the result is often a mixture of everything that is going on my side of the call. Functionality is awesome...as long as you're in an enviro that is not noisy you will love 'em.
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I recently bought the Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7 headphones to block thumping and loud footsteps from my neighbor upstairs. Unfortunately, these muffle rather than block such sounds when no music is going through them. When I put on classical or ambient music, the loud parts block the thumping but I can still hear it when the music is quiet. So, these aren't a perfect solution. I suspect most noise-canceling headphones are intended to block constant low-frequency sounds rather than in-and-out random noises. Good luck to all of you dealing with noisy neighbors.
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.
258610
I use these headphones in an office environment daily, listening to a range of music. I have never had anyone mention that they could hear what I was listening to no matter the sound level while I was wearing them. If they are not on your head, you of course can hear them decently well. They are comfortable enough to wear all day in an office environment. And while not active sound canceling, while listening to music you are hard-pressed to hear any outside noise.
1000779
As far as the headphones, they are great in a work setting where you have to hear your surroundings. They work even better when you have ear plugs in when in a loud work place where you still have to hear around you
453317
If for home use then I suggest something more like the 558. If you have the cash though. It's more for better comfort and have the cans just engulf your ears. The 439 is a great headphones though and it will serve you well. I personally think they're better for office headphones though.
122160
You would really have to have your tunes cranked up big time to get leakage. I think the HD 239 headphones sound better and are more confortable. I use them at work because they cause zero ear fatigue (however, they do not fold like the PX100 headphones).
1722051
They actually work very well at work, in my workspace there are several people in fairly close confines. I sit five feet from the person behind me and a mere foot and half from the person in front of me, neither can hear my music through these headphones. The nice thing about them is that they don't go in or over your ears, which means I can also use the phone to call people while listening to my music.
521752
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).
1453225
Blow them out of the water in every regard IMO, less bass in these though (not an issue for me as I would rather controlled bass than more bass) also depending on what you are used to they are relatively bright as far as lower mid range headphones go. They are unweildy to take out in public if you aren't using them at home though (the M50's do a good job outside) I would recommend going for the A900X's over the A700X's if you can afford the difference though, the Aluminum housing makes a rather large difference imo.