This from Amazon works for me: https://a.co/d/09FcGlfr SABRENT SATA to USB Cable - USB 3.0 to 2.5” SATA

I’ve used it with a few Samsung SSDs with Linux Mint, OSX , even works with Xbox.

VeraCrypt – creating encrypted partitions/disks with easy manager. I am surprised I did not see anybody to mention it.

Sony MDR-V6. I’ve had them for 15+ years, only had to change ear pads to velour ones after the first 5 years of use, after that 10+ years, no issues.