Ask HN: What type of headphones do you use at work?

I had a pair of Sennheiser HD570. I bought this back about 7 years ago and they still sound amazingly good. List price at the time was about $150, but I got it off Ebay for around $80.

My friend had a pair of Bose (the collapsible $150 one) that has noise-canceling, but sound-wise my Sennheiser headphone beats that Bose stuff out of the water.

I'd recommend any mid/high-end Sennheiser headphones. They are totally worth the money. Especially when you like listening to music with lots of layers and bass. You'll feel the difference right away.

Good hunting!

I use a pair of skull candy titans at work(they are ear buds, but some of the best I have tried.) They do a good job of passive noise cancellation and have inline volume controls.

The nook ear buds are also really good(they come with 5 different size covers if the reason you don't like your current ear buds is fit.)

At home I use skull candy Hesh headphones which I rather like, but I wouldn't bring them to work as they are a bit garish.

Grados are old-school ugly, but they sound fantastic and don't completely block out the world. I have the SR60.

I use a pair of Sennheiser HD201 headphones at work. They are unbeatable for $20. My ears do get a bit sore after 6 hours, but it's a good excuse to take a break.

I have bought headphones from Deal Extreme. Everything you buy will be a rip-off, but prices are very cheep and shipping is free (from Hong Kong).

Sony MDR 7506s

Truly awesome headphones IMO. If you have a bit of time, you can probably catch a deal on them.