Comment by andrewshadura

14 hours ago

The problem with headphones is not noise cancellation. It’s the fact they play music.

My regular Widek bell penetrates ANC, but when there’s music, ANC or not, it’s hard to hear. I’m struggling to believe the claims this bell is going to be significantly better.

If this bell gets through ANC then yes it will help people with ANC. It's not an all or nothing situation, you hear it further away for each increase in loudness.

Also, ANC let's you reduce your music volume for the same signal to noise ratio.