Excellent isolation

In other words, I wouldn't get these headphones if you're looking for SUPERB noise isolation

However, if OKAY passive noise isolation is good enough and you want stellar, balanced sound that kicks your listening experience up several notches, these are the headphones for you

They don't have active noise cancelling but rely on good old fashioned closed design and passive isolation

I would say the best thing about these headphones is the outstanding sound isolation, followed by comfort, then sound.

The isolation is very good, but it does squeeze your head to get a good fit.

The HD 380 Pro has a much better sound quality, isolation, and build

The headphones are very lightweight, comfortable to wear, sound isolation is very good (for non-active headphones), the carry case is really handy

Also there are replacement ear-pads that supposed to be even more comfortable and offer even better noise isolation from third party manufacer on Amazon.

Sound Isolation: Excellent

These are THE BEST noise isolation headphones I have used to date,

Passive sound isolation is fair, but don't expect to keep a lot of extraneous noise out

being a closed headphone, I understand why they used pleather, it seals better.speaking of seal, these headphones seal well and give great isolation

PASSIVE ISOLATION WAS MY REASON FOR BUYING THEM,

Sound isolation is very weak, it's not like HD280

Finally last thing - PERFECT sound isolation

The isolation is very good - even without music playing, ambience noise is cut by quite a bit - I wouldn't be able to understand a person talking to me with them on

They have great sound isolation and are extremely comfortable to wear for long periods of time

(less clarity and timbre, bad soundstage... but good isolation and quite comfortable)Comfort: Both are very comfortable, but I'm sure that A900 is the most comfortable phone (guess all ATH 3D wing system designed headphones)

sound isolation is almost perfect and the sound signature is somewhat reminds me

Good noise isolation and decent outside noise cancelation, meaning you can use these while traveling

Sound isolation is really good but hasn't come close to a real noise cancellation headphone.

Very good sound isolation, good size, good grip

Passive sound isolation is fair, but don't expect to keep a lot of extraneous noise out

Even if the cable is damaged, a replacement cable can be purchased and the cans need not be replaced.{The Sound}After wearing it, the sound isolation is great

On the other hand the HD Pro 380 have pretty great isolation with minamal leakage

The isolation is outstanding - these would work very well for live concert mixing

Bought these because I wanted excellent noise isolation and many reviews claimed that they were

The isolation from the ear cups is good enough to silence all but the loudest of babies

The isolation is excellent, and I can wear them for hours at a time

Isolation/leakage: hd380s is better at both

Excellent mechanical noise isolation.

With a closed-back take on the classic sennheiser sound signature, the generally warm tone gains some strong low end and provides excellent noise isolation.

They don't have active noise cancelling but rely on good old fashioned closed design and passive isolation

Folded and in the case, they fit neatly in a backpack and provide wonderful sound isolation for using in a train/bus or even in the university library I frequent

The headphones has an amazing Surrond feeling that draws you into the music, and with the great noise isolation that these headphones offer you can't avoid getting lost inside the music

(less clarity and timbre, bad soundstage... but good isolation and quite comfortable)Comfort: Both are very comfortable, but I'm sure that A900 is the most comfortable phone (guess all ATH 3D wing system designed headphones)

I am not big audio guy but this headphones gives good isolation and loud sound for passive headphone.

The isolation and sound quality are excellent, but they have a significant design and/or build-quality issue

while wearing (make better isolation tho), but I have no problem to wear it for hours

On the other hand after all of the review I read and the research I did I have now concluded that this is about the best sound isolation I am going to get without paying a LOT more money than I want to.

Surprisingly, I found that the 280 had a slightly better ability to block the sound of an air cleaner fan in my listening room, otherwise, both models provide good isolation for you and outsiders

Pros: if positioned right, you get amazing natural neutral balanced sound (not bass boosted), great clarity, comfortable, lightweight, good isolation, very easily driven by portables, very sensitive and efficient (portables' batteries last longer), accommodates large ears, removable cable

Great isolation from outside sound

The sound isolation is excellent

I was pleasantly surprised at how good the sound isolation is

Great isolation, but transmits mechanical noise from the cable or anything touching the shell of the ear cup fairly easily.

HD380 gives me very good isolation and it tightly fits to my head.

These have provided excellent noise isolation, even in a noisy room, and it has already helped our recording mix sound better.

I will say they have excellent sound isolation without a vice like grip

All in all this cans are very sturdy - AND VERY LIGHT - and this again compare to any of the cans i mentioned above - again if it would not be for strong clamping power i would keep them as spare headphones for my Shure 1540 - also Senheiser HD 380 Pro is good as portable - i like the cord and that this cans can be folded and very nice travel case

I wish Sennheiser’s would fix that issue

It's the quick deterioration of the phones ear cups and plastic L/R headphone components falling off (more than they obviously should).

but I feel as though it's an accurate reproduction sound yet not as good as for example a beyerdynamic custom one pro which is twice the

I haven't tested against my Yeti mic to see, but I presume this will minimise any leakage outwards, just as well as it isolates you from sounds coming inwards

I found them extremely uncomfortable and had to return for that reason...even as great as they sounded just could not get past the pressure they put on my head and ears..and as a point of reference I have a pretty normal head...or at least I think I do

To make things worse the earpads squeak as you move your head around

I have tested them on master material and raw, comparing as I said to the other headphones as well as compared them with ADAM A7X monitors and Dynaudio BM6a monitors

All in all this cans are very sturdy - AND VERY LIGHT - and this again compare to any of the cans i mentioned above - again if it would not be for strong clamping power i would keep them as spare headphones for my Shure 1540 - also Senheiser HD 380 Pro is good as portable - i like the cord and that this cans can be folded and very nice travel case