It gets down to individual preferences and needs, but I've got an aversion to dropping lots of money on headphones, I'd rather put the money into good monitors.
I use Sony MDR 7506 for headphones when I need to keep things quieter, I bought them maybe 7 years ago, I think they were $80 back then, and even cheaper now. Impedance is listed as 63 Ohms, I've certainly never blown them and they work as new despite plenty of abuse (for a while I was in an apartment and had no choice but to mix with headphones). A couple of years ago I replaced the stock ear pads because just like all leather ones they peel off after a while. Velour ear pads are so much more comfortable anyway, and that's one of the good things about them (ubiquity of the model and availability of aftermarket parts).
I bet in a blind test against higher-end headphones it would be hard to tell them apart. This thread reminded me what a great product they turned out to be.
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