Can't you just use a pair of noise-canceling cans without piping audio through t...

testudovictoria on Aug 21, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Is the open office layout dead?

Can't you just use a pair of noise-canceling cans without piping audio through them? Is there a drawback to turning on the noise-canceling feature without coming through the speakers? It won't be completely quiet (on basic models), but it is probably comfortably quiet for most.