A:AnswerNot at all. I’ve taken the subway with them on–in noise cancellation–and I assure you won’t hear nothing but the music. If you wanna feel like you’re in a concert, also turn the Spatial Audio option on, it’s FANTASTIC.
A:AnswerAnswer calls with button press on the headphones and you can change the settings of the button presses to change the volume up or down with a long press of the button. A long press will normally toggle between noise cancellation or transparency modes.