yea, well, as you could have guessed from the title, me and my sister were looking for a excellent sturdy headphones that (you could have guessed) cancel out the outside noise. no, not just passive insulation. ACTIVE cancellation. if anyone out there, in this huge huge world can finally lay me at peace to finally answer this elaborate question, i would be eternally grateful! thanks guys!

I like the Bose Silent Comfort, they are expensive but they are worth it, I had mine for years, I like the over the ear design. They are very comfortable and make overseas flights tolerable. As far as my body is concerned they take 3 hours off a 9 hour flight.