Systems and methods for selectively providing audio alerts

A method for providing a listener audio environment via a speaker device, comprising:

• at least partially acoustically isolating the listener environment from an external audio environment;
• receiving first audio content at the speaker device;
• and
• generating the listener audio environment by playing the first audio content and sounds from the external audio environment through one or more speakers of the speaker device.

A system for providing a listener audio environment via a speaker device, comprising:

• the speaker device;
• control circuitry configured to:
• at least partially acoustically isolate the listener environment from an external audio environment;
• receive first audio content at the speaker device;
• and
• generate the listener audio environment by playing the first audio content and sounds from the external audio environment through one or more speakers of the speaker device.