I bought the Sony Noise Cancelling "Full Ear" headphones.. most expensive ones. As far as noise cancelling they work well, not as well as I wish they worked, but they work.
Music... there's the problem. The highest volume is a whisper. Yes, I'm hard of hearing, but I've had my grandkids test them and even they admit they are VERY low in volume. Done the research and nothing can be done about it.
My history with Apple is NOT good for volume BUT... I listened to a pair of airpods (Apple), that my grandson has and they weren't bad... at least they were MUCH MUCH MUCH louder than my Sony Headphones... so I'm thinking of getting some BUT... I would prefer the ear buds, OR full ear headphones, that are the loudest on the market... any suggestions?