What I want to do is be able to play my mic'ed drums along to music and
have it sound good and not be too loud. If I use regular headphones the
drums are so loud that even if I max out my headphones the music is barely
loud enough to hear through the drums and then obviously I have to wear
earplugs so everything is muffled and sounds like crap.

So what I would like are headphones or earphones that block out so much
outside sound that I can get a nice clear, even mix between my mic'ed
drums and cd tracks at a -comfortable- level. I've read about the gk-music
ultraphones ($219.00) which are basically 29db gun muffs with sony 7506
drivers in them, my dad had a pair of the same muffs so i tested them
out, just put regular cheapo earbuds in, put the muffs on, mixed in the mic'ed
drums with a cd track and even then the drums were still too loud and I still
had to crank the cd player fairly high.. not nearly as bad as with regular
headphones but it still wasn't quite enough attenuation for my liking..

So what are my options? Reading google groups I found out about the Sennheiser
HD 280 Pro's which have 32db attenuation and cost $99.99. Whats the quality
like on those? How would it compare to my Audio Technica ATH-M40fs?
Are there any other iso headphones out there? I also found out about isolation
earphones http://www.microphonesolutions.com/ear-monitors.html
some of which block out 41db.. these seem great however to get that kind of
attenuation you have to use foam tips which need to be constantly replaced..
also I don't know what the quality is like on these things.. headphones would
be ideal just because they're so easy to put on and take off, you don't have
to clean them or change tips, etc.. i figure worst case scenario i could get
a pair of of 30 db iso earphones with the non-disposable rubber tips and wear
light muffs over them however I'd like to get an all in one solution.

if you have any advice, please share!