I have the Blizzak LM-25 on the STI. I didn't buy them specifically, but subydude had these mounted on the Rotas they were selling as their winter package, so I went for it.
They are perfectly fine for the type of weather we get, pretty good in snow and not too bad on ice. My wife did have an incident last year where she ended up spinning, but that had more to do with too many steering and brake inputs in a low traction situation rather than the fault of the tires. They are a noisier than the stock RE070's on dry pavement, but I would think all winter tires would be. The treadwear on these things is actually very good - better than on the stockers. This is great, since we only get a few days where the roads are covered by snow, and the rest of the time we have dry roads. A tire with softer compound will get torn apart by our dry roads, but not these.
Dry traction is also not bad for a winter tire, but you can feel the sidewall flex, and it is just a lot less precise, but these aren't meant for that type of driving...
I have driven on a set of fresh Dunlop Wintersport 3D (or M3?) - when we picked up Theostubb's car. Those were nice too. If I had to replace my set, I would probably look into getting the Hankook Icebear W300. A few people have had good experience with these, and they are reasonably priced. I think Pee_Sack has these.