Sometimes dads just want to shut the rest of the world out and settle into their music. Great headphones can be the perfect solution for that. Wrap some premium cans around your head, lay back on a hammock and let the music take you away. Audiophile headphones are as far away from those white earbuds as boxed wine is from the stuff that gets stored away in locked wine cellars.

These Soul SL300WB headphones ($299) include active noise cancellation with a passive mode, an in-line controller and advanced driver circuitry.