I have have a BOSE headset and swear by it. As soon as you flip that little switch it's so quiet.
When I was flying with instructors I would be turning the radios down as the ATC transmissions were so clear and to me loud, only to find the damned instructors with their cheap headsets couldn't hear the ATC transmissions and would keep cranking the radio's up again.
I love taking pax with me and lending them my headset for a few minutes so they can hear the difference.
IMHO you should buy yourself a decent set of ANR headsets and protect your hearing now.
BTW I fly TB10's, C172's, DA40's and the Duchess and I wouldn't be without it!