A trick I have used is to use those headphones that wrap around your ear, yes, I'm talking about those ones for use with a walkman. Then take the earmuffs suggested above and place then on your head with the little earphones now completely inside the earmuff. Blocks out mega sound and you don't have to turn up too loud to hear the music. I also use to use this idea at a job I had working around really loud power tools all day. I was able to really enjoy some tunes without making my ears bleed and still protect my ears from the big saws we ran. Tim Umstead