I would like to use these while commuting to work on the bus. Can people sitting next to me hear sound from these headphones?
1743843
The Gen-1 seal out sound better and they are far superior in terms of sound quality. These are not closed back they are not as comfortable and they sound like a ten dollar pair of headphones.
1743844
Yes. Depending on how loud you crank them and how noisy the bus is. It is not bad though.
567658
I think they would do fine. I use them for loud meetings, but I can still hear the person next to me. Hope this helps.
71167
Yes, they would block out local conversations, but you probably would not want to wear them for that purpose since they're a little bulky and not really designed for that environment. They work best around noisy machinery such as lawn mowers, leaf blowers and similar devices. In an office environment, look for battery powered noise canceling headphones that are lightweight and comfortable -- be sure to try them on before purchasing as there are wide variations among different products!
1439106
Someone sitting right next to you will be able to hear it a little bit if you have it cranked way up, but overall they contain sound well. The batteries last a long time. I got about 30 or more hours out of mine and use with noise canceling on most of time.
1523375
You mean the sound of people listening to music? I must say that although mine broke too quickly, they did an excellent job of cancelling out noises. I mainly wore them on the PT (train and bus, and walking downtown) on my commute to and from work.
104355
You can turn them up to ear-bleeding loudness before any sound leakage occurs, but that's assuming they're snug on your head. The sheer thickness and dense material of the headphone cups makes it so that they cancel out the majority of noise. Great for bus rides in that respect, as long as you don't mind the people staring at the strange-looking headphones.
543842
It depends on how light of a sleeper you are, I don't think that it would work for me. All I know is that is when I'm wearing them for walking, I have my ipod on, I can't hear people coming up from behind me. But, if I didn't have the ipod on & wearing the ear bags, I could hear & converse with people. I hope this helps!
2244909
Most likely not. I would get something else. I wanted to use this on the bus for cross country where it gets pretty rowdy but barely anyone could hear it.
842607
Not really. It's on the large side, and it's not noise canceling. They're open headphones, so people around you will hear what you're listening to if it's loud enough.
417048
No they will not, these headphones really are great in that aspect. The noise isolation is incredible. I have had multiple occasions where people have been trying to talk to me while I was using them, and I had no idea anyone was trying to talk to me. They told me they couldn't hear the music at all, but it was loud enough for me to not be able to tell anyone was talking to me.
258611
Yes. These work very well for that. I work in an over crowded office environment and these work well to block out noise around me, and work well to talk on the phone. If listening to music, it does not escape to bother anyone around me. Hope this helps.
52686
hmm, well I can tell you they block out noise very well, but I've never asked anyone if they can hear my music when the headphones are on. No one has ever told me that they are too loud or annoying. If you keep the volume level in the middle, then you will be fine, but if you blast it (prob not good for ears anyways), then I would think someone sitting next to you may be able to hear it. Hope that helps.
88591
I think they're pretty good at noise isolation. If I'm playing music at normal volume through my phone speaker and put the headphones on without plugging them in, I can't really hear the music at all. I do this every morning when I'm leaving for work, and I'm always surprised that it works so well.
1890582
They are absolutely NOT noise canceling. They're actually quite the opposite. They sit just barely outside the ear canal to allow some surrounding sounds in so that you can run safely near traffic and hear a friend talk to you during a run. The sound is still rather good despite this feature.
1826666
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 ¾ 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.
883629
I used them in my van and I barely heard them with the windows down.I doubt you'll be able to listen on a motorcycle
1400443
these headphones allow you to hear ambient noise as well as the music. they are safer in traffic areas because they keep the user connected to the sound around them. so they are not intended to drown out surrounding noise.