Okay - just got them in the mail today.  Two words:  Completely satisfied.  As far as I can tell, they sound even better than the top-tier Turtle Beach headphones which I listened to at the Turtle Beach display at Walmart recently.  For those of you already somewhat familiar with some monoprice...

Been following the thread a bit. Thinking I'll take the plunge on the Monoprice set and try them out.