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Noise cancelling isn’t really bullshit, though? It lowers ambient noise so that you don’t need to turn your music up to drown it out.
There are two kinds of noise cancelling, active and passive.
Active uses built in processing and microphones to analyze the noise around you and then drown it out. (Think Apple Airpods Pros, or Samsung Galaxy Buds)
Passive noise cancelling, which is exactly what earplugs are. They plug your ears and then don’t let outside sound in.
In my experience, I have yet to have any IEM that passively cancels more noise than any active IEM, but my experience is limited. Personally, I’d recommend something like the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 or Pro