Bose QuietComfort 2 Consumer Headphones

I went from working alone in my own home office to a distractingly loud office shared by 15 people and noisy office equipment. I purchased the Bose QC2 headphones hoping to reduce the chronic noise fatigue I was experiencing. While certain voices, and other higher pitched noises still come through, I found that the QC2 headphones have nice isolation particularly when used with environmental nature CD's. I wasn't really sure they were helping until I took them off and noticed how loud my surroundings really were.
With the noise cancellation feature I am able to listen to CD's at a much lower volume, thus preserving my hearing.
At $299, if the cord is damaged it can be replaced without suffering a total loss.
Interest free financing and return policy made me a buyer.