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I've used construction headphones for maybe 5 years now, way better than noise canceling and they are cheap. These ones are the best: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00009LI4K/ref=sr_ph?ie=UTF8&qid=14...

Some people will tease you about wearing them, but honestly by the end of most of my stays at Companies I've converted at least 3-4 people to using them.

Like the article states, listening to music reduces your cognitive abilities, I prefer absolute quiet. I find it almost beautiful like a great song to hear nothing but the clarity of my own thoughts.



Any comments on Peltor X4A? They are much thinner, but only reduce 27dB. Strangely in Europe they claim 33dB.


>Strangely in Europe they claim 33dB.

The standards of measurement are likely different. Measuring "volume" (sound pressure level) is a very tricky business.




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