Did you even read my posts?
TO OP: You shouldn't be so set on the Bose and Monster headphones. Go to a shop that carries the big headphone names and at least
try models like the beyerdynamic DT770, Ultrasone HFI-780, Audio-Technica ATH-W1000, ATH-A950LTD or ATH-M50, Shure SRH840, Denon AH-D2000 or AH-D5000 and the JVC HP-DX700. And that are only the good
closed headphones that come to mind. If you don't mind open or semi-open models, you'll have many,
many other models to choose from.
EDIT: That's not to state that I don't think you should get a good IEM anymore, as I certainly think you should. Most IEMs block sound way better (using passive noise isolation) than most active noise cancelling headphones. You should really try the Big Four in IEM-land: Shure SE530, Westone 3, Ultimate Ears Triple.Fi 10 and Sennheiser IE8.