Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I'm not like most reviewers on here. I do not fly often. I do not work in an office where the noise of the A/C's bother me. I haven't ever owned another pair of headphones this high end so I do not have anything to compare them to. I have been called a "high tech redneck" before by several of my friends. I have an Iphone, Mac and samsung tablet. So what do I do and why do I want or need a pair of 300 dollar head phones? Well, I work offshore on a derrick barge (a boat out in the Gulf with a huge crane). My routine is I show up for work and take a bus (usually 3-5 hours) to a dock. The bus is full of all manner of noise. These headphones blocked all of that out. No stray conversations. No snoring. The noise cancelling is awesome. The music quality is great if you are not into deep bass. The sound is clear, precise, full bodied with very balanced high, mids and lows. Queen's Somebody To Love gave me goosebumbs the first time I listened to it. You will hear parts of songs that you've never heard before. The music is very rich and clear without having to be turned up. John Bohnam's bass drum pedal squeaks in Led Zep's Since I've Been Loving You and it is very clear even with the occasional loud outburst. After the bus ride I then step aboard a crew boat and ride the loud, rocking, diesel fueled beast 3-6 hours out to where ever the barge is. During the boat ride I like to watch TV shows or movies on my tablet. Before I owned theses headphones it was hard to hear the dialogue of the characters with my tablet's volume all the way up. With these I could hear the TV and music in the background of Sons of Anarchy while the characters were speaking. I also listen to audiobooks and these are great for that. After the boat ride I am transferred to the barge. I work, eat, sleep and relax while under the tracks of a crawler crane (the kind of crane with tracks). To say it is noisy is an understatement. These cover that and make it enjoyable to listen to Norah Jones before bed. If I would have known that her voice would sound even more angelic through these headphones I would have bought them a long time ago. I was watching Sons earlier and someone yelled through the Gaitronics (the overhead paging/phone system) and I could hear the speech but could not make out the words. It is very nice to be able to raise and lower the volume on my mac while leaning back in my chair. The same controls work on my Iphone but do not work on my tablet. Nothing in life is perfect. I like that they still work if the battery dies. I carry many batteries with me. It is more convenient than having to charge the headphones themselves. I like that they can just reduce the noise without music. It sounds and feels like I am sitting in a vacuum until someone drops something on deck. It is muffled but you can still hear it. To tell you how awesome they are, the crew was running winches (the huge diesel engines that turn the drums for the huge anchors) and the whole barge shakes. I could feel the barge vibrate but could not hear it. I had to take them off to make sure there wasn't an emergency. The case could be better (they could come in a pelican case) but I doubt you office types would like that. Comfort? Yes. They are like wearing a dream. After 6 hours of my other in-ear, I would be sore. After 8 hours of my on ear my ears would be sore from where they would press against my glasses. These touch my glasses but I do not feel it and it does not disturb me. All in all, these are worth their weight in gold (which is what it cost to own a pair) when you work and live in a noisy environment. I should have saved all the money from the countless numbers of other earphones I have purchased while working out here and bought the Bose ones first. I hope this helps in your decision.