I think they are defo worth the moolah, probably worth more actually, so I was happy about paying that price. What I like about them is that the sound is so even, right across the frequencies. None of them are drowning out any of the others, and actually, I can hear a lot more detail in songs when I am playing them in Winamp etc than I can with my old headphones or even my actual speakers. I don't know how to explain it, but all the individual instruments just seem to..."pop" I guess. Brilliant clarity for the price!
I can't wait for my voice to come back so I can truly test them out in a vocal recording environment. I have dreaded lurgy at the mo. :x