Can I still hear the sound directly from source when wearing these, so I don't have to use monitoring to listen? Sound isolation question
1741292
Yes, but at a significantly reduced volume, exactly as if you were wearing earplugs.
1614132
No worries there's no sound leakage. Nobody will be able to hear what you are listening
1237223
Behind a thin wall? I doubt it. I find that the sound is so great that I don't have to turn them up very loud to hear every high and low. As far as someone in the same room hearing them goes, I don't think that's an issue either, because I can hear outside sounds like wife calling me, phone or doorbell etc. while hearing all of the music or sound effects from PC games. HTH
1728292
They block out ambient noise well but are not noise cancelling. At best, you might consider these "noise isolating".
592355
No, they don't keep noise out entirely, though good enuf for me, especially considering the good quality of the sound they reproduce. If noise cancellation is a primary concern, this product is not for you. Try Bose instead.
675955
Yes, they are noise isolated. And I discovered, after very careful manipulation, that you can bend them to fit your head. Before that I was ready to trash them!
129882
There is no noise cancellation at all so I imagine there is a lot of leakage. To be honest I will never use them except as a last resort they are that weak.
1376405
There's no active noise cancellation or isolation, so there is some leakage. However, it is over the ear and fits snugly and the noise leakage is minimal -- when I play music at comfortable levels (for me) in the office, my officemates are not bothered. As for isolation, I haven't tried them outside of an office setting though my guess is that these cans may not suffice for a noisy metro ride -- though they do cancel enough noise such that my officemates have to talk at an elevated voice to get my attention/oftentimes I don't hear someone come in the door.
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....
933981
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.
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.
851443
Yup, unfortunately any kind of sound isolating mechanism will create this thump. Even the $550 E500's. There's no way around it. I sometimes where just regular ol' ear plugs, and even with those my footsteps also generate the same thump.All I can tell you is that these earphones are probably more for sitting and enjoying, like on an airplane, or at work. Not so much for walking or running.
1161046
They are not noise canceling, but the isolation is fantastic. I have not had any problems with external noise while wearing these. The only disadvantage is they are a little large for carrying around.
1963208
I disagree with other comments here. I don't have my music quiet, per se, but yes, others next to me can hear sound from my headphones. They do completely surround the ear, but that is not the same as sound-cancelling.
1429477
When music is playing at reasonable volume, they're pretty good at blocking background noise, but not perfect. If you're just wearing them over your ears without input, the noise cancellation is more of a soft noise muffling than anything else. I wouldn't call them "noise-cancelling" so much as "reduces extraneous background noise so you can focus on what's playing".
536624
Not completely. I have not found anything that will do that as much as try to advertise! I wear them everynight because they do block most ambient sound i.e. fans, tv's down low.
1396642
Yes you can still hear sound (from your home surround sound system), they are vented so that they are not sealing out the outside sound. These are just for voice, work well