Greetings folks, lets get this out of the way first, I'm not looking for the best bluetooth/etc/wired/whatever headset for my N900, this has been discussed umpteen times and I already have a good idea of what I'm planning... I just need a sounding board and seeing if other minds have other thoughts/suggestions for me.

Since buying my N900 I have been swapping between the included Nokia headset/earbuds & mic for making calls on the road, and using my Philips SHE 9500 earbuds while at work to listen to music and making calls with the built-in mic on the N900 itself.

I've been running into the problem of the cords on both sets being to long and just getting in the way. The Philips have a nice feature where the cord has a shorter cord built-in and it would work well with the BH-214 which I may be buying in the next week. I was considering buying a new set of full-ear (circumaural) headphones to use with the BH-214 as a swap-out when I get tired of using the ear buds, or if I just want to have better sound quality. I've been eyeing the Sennheiser HD515's or maybe the 280's as an option, but they have such a long cord, not sure if I should go that route.

My issues are work/exercise related. I work in a large data center as an engineer (tech) and spend a great deal of time working on machines or walking all over the data center performing various tasks. I often use my headphones to block out the fan noise, I don't usually ever crank the volume up beyond 70% on the N900 while at work, and if I'm working on sensitive equipment, I'm in a quieter room, at work benches and have my headphones draped over my neck keeping them out of the way. In the evenings I go for a 2-3 mile walk, using both the pedometer widget and the media player to just zone out as I walk, and if need be I make calls along the way (using the default nokia headset, this will get replaced with the BH-214 for the ease of answering calls and track switching).

My main question... does this sound like a decent track to go for headphones, or has anyone done this and just gave up, went with a full bluetooth headset for both music and calls, eliminating the cords all together? What did you do and why?

(I plan to make purchases off Amazon, still have some discounts and gift money on there to burn)