Overrated/Underrated

@mkash3 

Yep why some call(ed) them 'Van den Dull'.
Though mostly, if not only, applicable to those mixed carbon-fibre ICs.

Had used them once, had 2 happy days.
When I bought them - and when I traded them for something else. 

Very nicely packaged though they were, in some pretty carton as I recall. 👌
Michélle 🇿🇦 

I am going to list some very fine brands because so many rate them as universally most neutral or revealing or aspirational:

• B&W
• Pass
• Magico

Are they fine brands?? Yes. Are they universally suitable for everyone? No. Same goes for my own faves too!  I find them overrated, not because they make less than stellar components, but because their fan boys can't believe anyone wouldn't like their sound.

Dynaudio - Constantly playing with the house curve with different models in production at the same time so really depends. Good for them for making a variety of different sounds.

Dali - They tip the treble up several DB’s and many are mesmerized by how "revealing" they are. Neutral? Hell no, but at low volumes a good listen.

Underrated:
Synergistic Research (vastly, unbelievably underrated)
Tekton
Townshend

Overrated:
Wilson   
REL

Underrated
Miner DunnHuber Bock

Overrarted
Red RobinNew Glarus

Overrated: 
Mark Levinson!  
Krell  
speakers (in general)