I like the ground pounders but they do blow up a lot of dirt.
I have had mine since around 2002 and they still look great.
They are very loud but not obnoxious. I run a/r cones with samson performance rings for added backpressure. I appreciate the growl of these pipes without the obnoxious downshifting noice coming from a pipe like a vance and hines.
No disrespect to vh but to each their own.

 

I had the street sweepers on my bike for years...problems were they dragged when riding two-up, I installed the torque rings and that made a huge difference in performance. Lost an end cap last summer and contacted samson for a replacement...they told me that they didn't sell replacement caps, and that I would have to buy a new set of pipes...so...I run V&H straightshots now

 

my .02 = I will never buy another set of pipes that points to the ground,but I would definitely recommend samson to anyone,I had them before my jokers and wish I still had em

 

my vote out of those two goes for the ground pounders