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I have a Sennheiser HD 280 Pro which I love. I think they are supposed to be studio phones, so they have a fairly flat frequency response (which is what I want

I have a Sennheiser HD 280 Pro which I love. I think they are supposed to be studio phones, so they have a fairly flat frequency response (which is what I want). They are also really comfortable--even with glasses; I've worn them all day for years. They only have 10 dB of isolation, so while they reduce office noise, they don't eliminate it. But the 10 dB plus some quiet music is pretty effective. And you can still hear when someone asks you a question (or pretend not to). I think the "big brands" in headphones are Sennheiser and Audio-Technica, though, with Sony as a lesser brand, and Bose down there with Beats. But I'd recommend going down to your local music store with your laptop / music player and trying on a bunch of headphones and seeing what you like. I got the Sennheisers after a friend at work loaned his to me for an afternoon. (On the topic of audio, I bought a MacBook Pro recently and I'm really impressed with the speakers. They are about 90% of the Sennheisers, the only weakness is that they are a touch weak on the bass [no surprise, the surprise is that it's only a touch weak].)

SOLAR_FIELDS 7y ago
I also keep the HD280 on my office desk. I love them. They do a pretty great job at attenuating noise. I have taken them on planes and it’s enough to put them on without music if I want to sleep. They are in fact really comfortable, but I do prefer them without glasses. My head starts to hurt after about an hour or so with my glasses on, especially if I’m wearing larger rims. But I think that any decent closed back set of cans is going to have that problem as they need to grip your head to make the seal. It appears to be a pretty common consensus in headphone circles (read:head-fi) that Beats/Bose are decent quality but terrible value for $$$ (for instance, you’ll get better frequency roll off on the HD280’s we are discussing vs a set of Beats that often retail for 2.5x the price). Occasionally you’ll read someone on the internet saying Bose or Beats are crap; they really aren’t unless you’re speaking purely in terms of what you get for how much you spend.
Thaxll 7y ago
After using my Bose QC25 for years I can't go back to the HD 280, very heavy, not comfortable overall, very tighten on your head, they're cheap with good sound quality but I care more about sound isolation / confort nowadays. You can have the best sound possible if you hear ambient noise it ruins the experience imo ( especially in an office )
highhedgehog 7y ago
Would probably add AKG to the "big brands" in headphones

SOLAR_FIELDS 7y ago

I also keep the HD280 on my office desk. I love them. They do a pretty great job at attenuating noise. I have taken them on planes and it’s enough to put them on without music if I want to sleep. They are in fact really comfortable, but I do prefer them without glasses. My head starts to hurt after about an hour or so with my glasses on, especially if I’m wearing larger rims. But I think that any decent closed back set of cans is going to have that problem as they need to grip your head to make the seal. It appears to be a pretty common consensus in headphone circles (read:head-fi) that Beats/Bose are decent quality but terrible value for $$$ (for instance, you’ll get better frequency roll off on the HD280’s we are discussing vs a set of Beats that often retail for 2.5x the price). Occasionally you’ll read someone on the internet saying Bose or Beats are crap; they really aren’t unless you’re speaking purely in terms of what you get for how much you spend.

Thaxll 7y ago

After using my Bose QC25 for years I can't go back to the HD 280, very heavy, not comfortable overall, very tighten on your head, they're cheap with good sound quality but I care more about sound isolation / confort nowadays. You can have the best sound possible if you hear ambient noise it ruins the experience imo ( especially in an office )

highhedgehog 7y ago

Would probably add AKG to the "big brands" in headphones