I decided to bite the bullet and try out the M-50s mentioned in this thread. They were inexpensive enough and have pretty high ratings. Unfortunately, the reviews here on that set all start with "I've never owned high-end headphones before..." so I need to take them with a grain or three of salt...

@eucariote   Thanks. No problems with big headphones; my team is known for looking like a bunch of radio personalities on the conference calls since we do so much video and podcast work and use the same equipment for the calls :)   I'll check out the K271s as well. Recommendation on an...

Thanks all.   I'm partial to big ear cups that aren't going to press into my ears all day (remember, I wear these for roughly 12 hours, broken up by only a few breaks)   The Beyerdynamic DT770-PRO was on your list here. Those look like they'd be big enough. What's the sound profile look...

I work from home, and wear headphones > 12 hours a day. I do a lot of teleconferencing, and need to be able to make out individual speakers on the line. This is challenging to impossible with headphones that are open. I had a pair of inexpensive noise cancelling phones in the past that worked...