CL, you don't strike me as the shy and retiring type that wouldn't just go up to the bozos and ask them to turn it down, so you can hear yourself think. I often do that in pubs here when me and my mate want to chew the fat.

>Looking for something that can be used to listen to music, or not, that will keep noise out. I'm sitting at a coffee shop and their music is incredibly loud. They don't seem to be interested in turning it down because it sounds fine up at the front. I would like to find something that would keep the noise out, whether I have it plugged in to listen to music or not. Bose has some ( http://www.bose.com/controller?event=DTC_LINKS_TARGET_EVENT&DTCLinkID=2724&perfsourceid=k15318&src=k15318 ) but I'm not spending anywhere near that much.