[colinloretz]

Check out the various levels of headphones on The Wirecutter. http://thewirecutter.com/leaderboard/headphones/

I use the Sony MDR-7506 which are rated as the best $150 Over Ear Headphones (actually $90ish on Amazon) and they are very popular with audio pros. Not noise canceling but they are comfortable enough for wearing all day and if you're listening to something, you don't have sound leaking in or out.

[icpmacdo]

I have them also, you might want to look to get some replacement ear pads

http://www.amazon.com/Beyerdynamic-Velour-Earcushions-MDR750...

[acomjean]

I have the twin headphone Sony-MDRV6. They are awesome, but suffer from the same earpad issue. I've had them for 10 years now (yikes).

The earpads will go and start flaking (for me after 5 years). They are easy to replace though.

[alabut]

Yeah, the MDRV6 with Beyerdynamic Velour earcushions are my secret sauce for getting in the zone. The stock pleather earpads will give you "hot ears" that make long shifts uncomfortable.

If you keep going down the audiophile rabbit hole like I did, next up is a DAC or a tube amp. A good starter cheap one (sub $100) is the Qinpu:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001TGDB9Q/

[geoelectric]

Yes, the ear pads are a big improvement on the V6s/7506s for sure.

[curun1r]

I've been highly recommending Sony's for a long time now, but for my left-at-work pair, I use a MDR-XD200 headset that I paid $18 new 10 years ago. They're nearly indestructible, sound better than most non-Sony sets I've tested them against and when I've got music playing, they block out the world really well. And, most importantly, they're so comfortable that I forget I've got them on...I almost wish they were less comfortable so I didn't have them ripped off my head when I stand up without remembering to take them off first.

I use a more expensive pair of Sony's at home where there's less chance they'll be damaged.

[chaddeshon]

Yes. These are great. By far the best I have used. Better than many that are way more expensive.