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I use a pair of Sony MDR7506 headphones. They’re meant to be used in a studio setting, but they block out enough noise if I have music or white noise going and

• idoh 8y ago
  I'm also on the Sony MDR7506 plan. It feels about as good as a Bose QC in an office setting but is far less expensive. I had to give up on Bose QC after going through two of them in about five years - the plastic started to flake off and they were falling apart. Active noise cancelation is good for aircraft, but they are tuned to NOT block out human voice, which the opposite of what is needed.
• ThrustVectoring 8y ago
  Seconding the MDR 7506. They're optimized pretty hard for sound isolation, fidelity, and cost. The only kind of awkward thing about them is that they have a 9.8 foot coiled-up cord that's designed to give you a good chunk of slack between your head and what you're plugged into. Office listening doesn't really need this slack and it can get in the way or get tangled up sometimes. IMHO they're the best headphones at their price point. You can get better headphones, but you have to pay a lot for very small improvements. Cheaper headphones tend to be significantly worse.