Have had these headphones for over a year. They retail for a little over 20$/20€ in most places. The sound is somewhat clear, not too much, but enough to not make me call them muddy. The differences between various kbps rates between MP3s are very audible, for example. Signature's a very squished V: a bit of bass, mids are recessed a bit, highs just a little higher. Of course, imaging works for what the headphones are worth (only the sharpest things like a saw wave-y synth patch on a track will be very distinct), and, err, soundstage? Nope, of...