Do they leak sound badly? Like how much can you turn your iphone up until everyone else can hear it too?
84610
They don't leak too much. The sound is quite focused and the design of the earbuds blocks out other sounds, so turning up the iphone too high isn't really necessary.
84611
Isolation is quite good with high quality foams. I don't think you will get any kind of leakage with normal usage.
1718583
As with any headphones, if they're at ear-bleeding volume people around you will hear at least something. At normal listening levels, there's a very quiet high-mid frequency leakage right next to them, but nothing noticeable from a couple feet away. I actually recommended them to a friend for use at work.
1588566
They don't leak sound very much in my opinion, not unless you have them turned up past 70%. Though at that point it's quite loud.
2184843
They work, but I can't figure out how to use the volume control that's built into the wires. Doesn't seem to affect anything. I think it's specifically designed for volume control on an Iphone. Hope that helps. The do sound very good.
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.
285808
yes , a lot. many of the better headphones leak noise its just a trade off. they have wonderful sound and clearity. the Bluetooth range is very far as well. I have a small head but they fit well but look enormous on me. I hope this helps. basically everything can be clearly heard by someone near by , you would be " that guy" on the plane , I would stick with some simple ear buds and use these earphones for personal use at home .
714875
No, they do not seem to leak any sound as my desk is next to my wife's desk in the office and she cannot hear me listening to music with the volume somewhat high. I can hear my wife talking over the headphones when the volume is not too high, but once the volume is turned up you do not hear anything in the room.
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.
1229284
I think they are pretty loud. My Mom is hard of hearing and when she stayed with us for a month she had no problem hearing my phone. I recently added one of these phones so I now have two. one in the living room and one in the family room. They have pretty good sound individually and together even better especially on "high" volume setting. In fact, I usually leave the ringer OFF on the one in the living room because the one in the family room is loud enough to hear...that is if you have normal hearing capability. Of course. for hard of hearing, I would leave both phones' ringers on. I guess it would also depend on the size of your home. I hope this helps. I think they are pretty loud. My Mom is hard of hearing and when she stayed with us for a month she had no problem hearing my phone. I recently added one of these phones so I now have two. one in the living room and one in the family room. They have pretty good sound individually and together even better especially on "high" volume setting. In fact, I usually leave the ringer OFF on the one in the living room because the one in the family room is loud enough to hear...that is if you have normal hearing capability. Of course. for hard of hearing, I would leave both phones' ringers... » Read More I think they are pretty loud. My Mom is hard of hearing and when she stayed with us for a month she had no problem hearing my phone. I recently added one of these phones so I now have two. one in the living room and one in the family room. They have pretty good sound individually and together even better especially on "high" volume setting. In fact, I usually leave the ringer OFF on the one in the living room because the one in the family room is loud enough to hear...that is if you have normal hearing capability. Of course. for hard of hearing, I would leave both phones' ringers on. I guess it would also depend on the size of your home. I hope this helps. « Show Less
518113
I max these on the iPhone 5 and there is a bit of leakage of audio from the headphones, but so is there with all headphones! These do however, isolate you from the outside world unless someone yells right next to you. Everything is blocked when riding the Chicago 'L' and sitting next to loud coworkers.
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.
1781933
Yes they do leak a bit especially at very high volume. Also I myself found that wearing them for a few hours while at the gym my ears got hot and sweaty
182133
They isolate very well. You're not going to have to turn the volume up much at all. Usually, maxing these headphones on a phone or iPod isn't going to be too loud, but the isolation usually makes it loud enough. I'd suggest getting a good DAP or a powerful phone anyways. I think your biggest concern should be how hot your ears will be :D
258609
There's some sound leak but it all depends how loud you listen to the music. Hope this helps
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
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).
480809
No, sound don't leak on normal volume, only bit sound leaks if the volume is higher. They are extremely comfortable headphones