As awesome as noise-cancelling headphones are, they're just a tad too inconvenient to carry around most of the time for me. I hate earbuds, though. I wind up trying my darnedest to find decent "traditional" headphones that are a step up from the airline ones. What do you prefer?
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Sony MDR-7506. They are reference monitors though. They are not intended to reproduce sound in the most pleasant way possible, so if that is a consideration, ie, you dont necessarily care how accurate it is due to a multitude of other factors. I would still be using a very accuracy destructive reproduction system today if It weren't for them. I like accurate speakers myself and then I master the rest of the signal chain to compliment that along with visually looking at the spectrum analyzer.
I can only use "traditional" headphones. Anything else just falls out or falls down. Skull Candy makes some decent "traditional" headphones. That's what I use.
I'm using Samsung SHS-100V headphones. I prefer headphones with high quality filter such as this brand. I have a sharp hearing and I get distracted even by the slightest sound, so when I'm with my music, I don't want to entertain any sound waves from other sources except those coming from my music. The size of the headphones is not one of their appealing features, but the padded ear pieces and the extendable headband do provide the comfort.