Price: $299.99

Website: www.monoprice.com

Brent said: They’re not the headphones I’d recommend for detail fanatics, but those who want an affordable, pleasant listening experience -- with comfort and sound that they’ll enjoy for hours on end, with neither earlobe mashing nor eardrum fatigue -- will probably love the M570s.

Read the SoundStage! Solo review.

The gist: Good sound, if not as lively as some may want.