BGB to Wally, come in please!
"The noise up front isn't so bad..." Well, try a DHC-6 (Twin Otter) then! It is loud enough to set off a car alarm just from the side-line noise on takeoff and it will do a number on anyone's ears, BGB or no. (Thinks: Some mothers do have them! What, macho men don't get hearing loss or tinnitus?)
Jeez, the guy asks a straight question and this is what he gets? Mind you, who does he think he is, dragging aviation into it here on Jet Blast!
Dave started as a maker of ladies' undergarments before getting into headsets. Music must have been just a sideline.