The stock Dunlops actually had pretty decent dry grip from what I could tell. After about 10k miles, though, the wet traction was just awful.
I managed to get about 27k miles on them before giving up and getting new tires because I knew I'd be in a world of hurt to use the Dunlops over another winter.
I ended up getting the Kumho ASXs because they were much more reasonably priced than the Pirellis that I really wanted.
In my opinion, the Kumhos definitely have a much softer sidewall than the Dunlops, slightly less dry grip, but vastly improved wet traction. They still aren't super great for the Wisconsin winters, but I make do with them (until the day I can afford a set of steelies with winter tires).
Overall, I'd say the Kumhos were a good buy.