I'm not very good at comparing Happy Meal toys. $20 for a pair of earphones is nothing. I haven't heard the others but last night, I picked up a pair of Marshmallows and was blown away by what $20 could buy. Maybe I bought the only good pair in North America - and for reference, I've owned the Triple Fi, The SE530, The Westone 3, the UM3X, the ER4P and the PFE. My earphones of choice are the UM3X but for a cheap knockaround pair, I love the $20 Marshmallows. If somebody has a better pair for $30, I frankly don't care. I'm not waste any time figuring out which McMonitor is the best of the breed. What works for me on these Marshmallows is the throbbing bass which, with the right EQ on my iPod, can still be joyously clear.