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A lot of early reviews describe the ANC (Automatic Noise Canceling) for the Buds 2 as "meh." Fair enough, this is my first experience with that technology so I don't have any other frame of reference so bear that in mind. I'm confident that over the ear headphones most likely the best. But these are buds - how much can they do? Do you really want to wear heavy headphones as you mow the yard? Here are my observations comparing Galaxy Buds 2 to my old $20 wired cheapies. 1) I ran a noisy, everyday box fan and turned on ANC. It easily halved the volume from that. It almost seemed like I'd remotely turned off the fan. 2) I started and ran the lawn mower and then turned on ANC. It easily halved the volume. I still heard it, but it was much quieter. 3) A couple times cars drove down the street in front of my house while the mower was off. I didn't hear them at all. 4) If I put my head in front of the fan I could hear a windy/buffeting sound just like any other buds. Just like when my lazy coworkers call me from the golf course and assign my extra duties. You know what I'm talking about. Yes, I could still hear the fan and the mower, but I was able to turn down the volume of my podcast quite a bit to hear clearly. I'm really attracted to the idea of listening at a lower volume to protect my hearing. I'm sure it's too late for anybody to read this review amongst the thousands already written, but I'll update it tomorrow after I run my line trimmer, edger & leaf blower while taking care of yardwork for any of you weirdos who have an interest in that. TLDR: No, it's not the "cone of silence" from Get Smart but it's worthwhile. -- Just a regular guy - not a cynical perfection-seeking professional reviewer comparing it to tech 4x as expensive.