I think people might feel that they look silly with the noise canceling earmuffs - don't they tend to be big and industrial looking? Anyway, good noise-canceli

I think people might feel that they look silly with the noise canceling earmuffs - don't they tend to be big and industrial looking? Anyway, good noise-canceling phones can actually reduce the amount of volume you need. Sometimes I just turn the noise canceling on and enjoy the reduction in noise, without even playing music. Or I can play music quietly to mask the background noise, instead of blasting it. Pretty comprehensive review of the market leaders. There's really only one brand of headphone that has solid noise canceling.... http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-noise-cancelling-headphones/ http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-noise-cancelling-headp...