I never got those "in space there is no sound" arguments. One would think that the technology is advanced enough for the onboard audio system to artificially generate appropriate sounds to help the pilot get a better grasp on what's happening around him. We even have that in cars already:
http://www.cnet.com/news/bmw-m5-generates-fake-engine-noise-using-stereo/
Tyrian used that excuse back in 1995. There was a lore datacube you could find that talked about something called Mega Soundchairs that did exactly that.
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Reference: Mega SoundChair
Sensors on your ship pick up the minute disturbances caused by sound-waves
acting on the very fine particle streams in space, then amplify and filter the identified distortions which are
then sent to your Mega SoundChair for playback. This is a consumer product which has been found to
alleviate stress and panic in untrained pilots who began invading space with their own Star Yachts a
number of years ago. It was found that when placed into silence, people would turn to music to alleviate
the dread (and subsequent insanity) caused by being alone in space and unable to hear anything. This remedy
was insufficient, however, since the music had several adverse side effects: It didn't make sense to the
mind when you're watching meteors and other objects hurtling by, consumers couldn't hear messages
broadcast to them, and people would get so wrapped up in the music they'd relax and wouldn't watch
where they were going. This was an especially bad problem in the time before Automatic Guidance and
Proximity Warning systems were refined. So, they decided to amplify what little sound was out there and
solve the problem of the unending silence panic before there were no more Star Yachts to go around."
