Pretty dang impressive at $50, and a nice change of pace from my IE80's straight out of the box. Vocals and treble really shine, but bass is certainly present as well once you get a decent seal - which thankfully was the standard tips that came already attached to this set for me. Trying some others that were included with it, it certainly does have a very tinny sound without that seal, so if you do pick up a set be prepared for the possibility that you'll have to order around if nothing included works for you. What's strange to me about these is that even though they're fairly bright they're not in the slightest bit fatiguing - I fell asleep with them on for a few hours and had no issues whatsoever.
Bonus points for them being smaller than I'd thought they would be as well. I'm able to lay down on my side with them in without the earbud feeling like it's being pressed into my ear at all. I think the initial MSRP would be a bit high on these, but I would recommend them even at the current going price of $99 on other sites. It hits that sweet spot of price to performance for me where I feel like I can carry a fairly high quality and well built set around with me without being out a huge chunk of change if they were to go missing.
Bonus points for them being smaller than I'd thought they would be as well. I'm able to lay down on my side with them in without the earbud feeling like it's being pressed into my ear at all. I think the initial MSRP would be a bit high on these, but I would recommend them even at the current going price of $99 on other sites. It hits that sweet spot of price to performance for me where I feel like I can carry a fairly high quality and well built set around with me without being out a huge chunk of change if they were to go missing.