Headphones for commuting, being in public, etc

Koss Porta Pro aren't bad, but there's another problem. Yeah, they cost about $40 here in Czech Republic, but half of people with headphones are wearing them, so this is something I don't want.

Another thing - filtering noise from the street is good thing for music listening, but I wondered if this is good thing at all. Because with some headphones, you can hear music well and still hear car sounds, tram sounds, people shouting at you, car horns, policeman shouting to stop at once ... you name it.

I sometimes don't even look left-right when crossing a street, I just listen. Beware of silent cars then :-)

I currently wear these:

And they have interesting attribute - when I concentrate on music, I can listen it well, very well, but I also hear perfectly noise/sounds around me - also when I want to. Without changing volume. They're quite open and people say that they provide quite good music experience. Who knows, I like them.

Mike, I was wondering about your earphones and unfortunately, these are the ones that I'm not able to wear.

Simply reason, they don't hold in my ear :-D I have too small ears, even I hear very well. I'm carrying these Koss to city because they're small, but at home, where I listen 75% of music, I use those that are in my signature, big headphones with closed environment.