Noise-canceling Headphones?

[Eric]

Hi all,

I'm interested in getting some noise-canceling headphones for use when I'm monitoring myself while playing. I personally hate all in-ear-type headphones I've tried, where you stick the drivers right in your ear; I think some people call them canalphones. I highly prefer the over-the-ear type, even if I look like a doofus while playing.

Anyway, I've been looking at some options and was wondering if you guys have any recommendations. I was looking at these Direct Sound EX-29 ones, but I have no experience with them:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/direct-sound-ex-29-extreme-isolation-headphones

It seems that they make both active and passive noise-canceling phones, and these are passive, but they drop the sound by 28 dB, which looks to be pretty good even when compared to the fancy and expensive Bose ones. Anyway, I'm open to suggestions. Right now I have AKG K240 and Sennheiser HD201 headphones, but would like more sound isolation so that I could run them at lower volumes and block out ambient noise (mostly from the drummers).

Thanks!

[Eric]

Anyone? Any recommendations for live headphone monitoring? I've been using AKG K240s, but they tend to fart out at louder volumes -- I think they only handle up to 200 mW. I don't know if that's a lot, but I do notice clipping if I play very loud. I was also considering these Audio-Technica ATH-M50 headphones:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/audio-technica-ath-m50-studio-monitor-headphones

Some people I know have them and swear by them. I'd like to block out more outside noise, but I'd also like a clean, accurate mix with no distorting. I suppose that's the main thing. Anyone have any experience with any of these? Any other recommendations?