@mathowie I'm glad you covered here the question of whether noise-cancelling headphones actually reduce noise hitting your eardrums, for safety's sake. I use my AirPods under my standard over-ear hearing protection when running my table saw etc., and I'm glad to know that's actually helping. https://a.wholelottanothing.org/the-airpods-max-2-are-better-at-noise-cancellation-than-the-previous-version/