Lars Rasmussen wrote:
I spend hours each day in a noisy cubicle and am ready to shell out
$50 - $200 for some comfortable headphones to insulate me from the
loud folks in the adjacent conference room.
I highly recommend Sennheiser headphones. I've owned several pair over
the years, and they have been great. I am currently using the
Sennheiser HD590. These sound great, have a good balance of highs and
low, as well as some of the most comfortable pads that I've felt on a
set of headphones. I'm not sure how the HD590's match to the current
product line, but I think you could take a look at the HD555 and the HD595.
I'll speak for my personal preference here. I really don't like sound
canceling and closed type headphones. In my experience, it makes for a
disorienting listening experience. That being said, there is definitely
a place for those types (airplane, server room, etc). Some people
really like the complete isolation that you get.
I really prefer open headphones. The sound quality is better, and I
don't feel like I've completely disconnected from my surroundings. I've
found that even a low level of sound is enough to mask out most noisy
environments, yet give you enough awareness of your environment that you
can respond to the people around you.
Here are a couple of links for you:
http://www.goodcans.com
http://head-fi.org
-James
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