WH-1000 XM3

[NS..23]

I recently bought these headphones, generally the sound quality is amazing, they are very comfortable to wear and the noise cancellation and other features are great. The issue I have is the sound leakage from the headphones. When in bed, my Wife says she can here the music quite clearly, I have to turn them down to a level that makes listening a lot less enjoyable. Is there anyway to reduce the sound leakage. Many Thanks.  

[IamNic]

Hello @NS..23,

if the cup sits over your ear and you have no hairs in between the cushion and the skin, it is as good as it gets. 

Sadly only reducing the volume will lessen the sound leakage. The headphones are designed to shield you off the outside world (and in my opinion they do a good job with that), yet they only shield the outside world from your music to a certain extend.

- Nic

[Fjtom77]

Your listening volume taste might just be too high. At 50% volume I dont have any leakage as reported by other persons. Anything around 80% volume then you can start hearing leakage.. at 80% volume the sound in my opinion is way to loud but that can vary from person to person.