Well yes, that may work in the specific case of music being too loud. Not so much when the noise is just from people talking and moving about and the coffee gri

Well yes, that may work in the specific case of music being too loud. Not so much when the noise is just from people talking and moving about and the coffee grinder whirring and glasses clattering and the room is all hard surfaces that amplify all of this. Designing the audible environment can be as important as the visual design.