For me, price has zero to do with it.

For years as a bmx rider I destroyed headsets. Bearings bouncing on the ground kind of destruction. BMX teaches you an aircraft maintenance type of mentality where a part's lifetime is measured in hours and a failure is not wanted. You swap it out before it busts if you can. I've had expensive parts and cheap parts fail. I've had cheap parts and expensive parts that were bulletproof. We did this with no internet to "ask" wtf worked. You did it by word of mouth or just trying stuff out.

After having so many bicycles and parts over the years I really can't chew on some of these road bikes that are 10k. I know why they are 10k and the purpose they serve. The sum of all the components on a bike should be one that makes you happy. I'm not even going to chuckle at a headset debate on here since if the bike turns hey, it's working. A $20 headset and a $200 headset that has needle bearings that lasts 2+ years with a little grease in it is the same thing to me.

Chris King = Monster Cable

If it makes you happy about your ride then have at it. I guess I can't verbalise it but really, it's a headset. If it turns effortlessly, makes no noise, adjusts nicely, no grit, lasts more than 2 seasons then hey, WIN.