After losing my beloved QC-25s on a plane years ago, I picked up some creative HN-900s on the cheap. They aren’t as good, but you can also pick up a set refurbi

After losing my beloved QC-25s on a plane years ago, I picked up some creative HN-900s on the cheap. They aren’t as good, but you can also pick up a set refurbished set for under $40 at Amazon. If I ever end up flying a lot again or back at a noisy office I might upgrade back to some Bose headphones, but the creatives have largely gotten the job done and the other brands I’ve tried (mono price on ear, an audio technica set) weren’t as comfortable. If you are trying to cancel out office noise, definitely go with over ear headphones. They are more comfortable for long wear periods One thing to consider as you are deciding- in my experience noise cancelling headphones block out distractions better when actually playing audio. If you want to work in total silence, even the higher end Bose’s won’t get you there, as you can still make out the noise.