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Beyakusenn, thanks for your reply.
 
I have the following options:
Recertified & Used P7 for £225
OR
New Denon AH-MM400 Headphones from ebay from Japan for £260
 
Shall I go for the Denon instead? I'm a bit concerned about fakes.
 
Edit: I just realized that if I buy from eBay from Japan some import charges may apply that could raise the prise quite a bit.

 

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I'm looking to get my first serious set of cans that I'm going to use practically all day long: at work, on the underground and sometimes at home. Therefore, noise isolation (and cancelling(?)) is important, and I will probably buy a FiiO DAC to get the maximum out of them.

Mainly I to listen to rock and pop music: Pink Floyd, The Doors, Amy Winehouse, Radiohead are some of my favourites.

Today I took my time at Currys to try on a couple of headphones and the Sennheiser Momentum Black was the only one that sounded interesting (there were only a couple of units exposed) but this pair is a bit expensive, costs £200 and no noise cancelling. Not sure about the isolation. The detail seemed quite allright despite the reviews. I could hear how ****ty spotify "extreme" quality is - I didn't had any better quality source at the moment. The sound was very spacious and they were comfortable as well for the time being.

Before, I owned a Brainwavz B2 which I really liked and got disappointed when I got my Shure SE215. That thing is dull.

Please let me know what kind of headphones do you recommend. Does the Momentum worth the money?

TL;DR: looking for a pair of cans around £200 that has very good detail, soundstage, comfy and noise isolation for office and possible noise cancelling for the subway.

Edit: I wonder how the SRH840 sound compared to the Momentums; based on the reviews they seem to fit my taste and are much cheaper.

First of all, I have no idea what "the best HP" is ... for anything.
A few reccs inside your budget:
- philips fidelio L2. I like the sound very much but it's a semi-open ... for the office the isolation is good enough both ways but prolly not for metro.
- sennheiser momentum 1 or 2 ... heard those in stores, good sound, good looks and pretty good isolation (closed). IIRC, they have a noise cancelling model too but that's over your budget.
- Bose QC15 or QC25. Very good noise isolation and cancelling and decent SQ. QC15 prolly fits your budget and with some luck the newer QC25 fits too (e.g. try ebay)

 

[Beyakusenn]

  Beyakusenn, thanks for your reply.
 
I have the following options:
Recertified & Used P7 for £225
OR
New Denon AH-MM400 Headphones from ebay from Japan for £260
 
Shall I go for the Denon instead? I'm a bit concerned about fakes.
 
Edit: I just realized that if I buy from eBay from Japan some import charges may apply that could raise the prise quite a bit.

If that had been the price, I'd definitely go for the Denons. I just calculated the import charges for you:
http://www.dutycalculator.com/new-import-duty-and-tax-calculation/saved_calculations/view_details/192457315/
 
That's not a bad deal, but it isn't great either...
 
The deal for the P7 looks great though and I think you'll be pleased with it anyway.