Dammit, I knew this was going to happen as soon as I typed it. It has been established that Campagnolo employees do not work in sweatshop conditions, so I'm sorry if I started this up again, but please regard my question only in terms of quality.

This component/pricing situation has struck me as weird for a long time. Okay, so Phil hubs cost a small fortune, but if you're looking in that price range, there's a lot of competative sexiness: old Campy, all kindsa NJS stuff. I know there must be others, but CK is the only $100 headset I'm aware of and see on a regular basis. High-end manufacturers, like the ones I mentioned, cost less. IMO, I find the CK headsets to look a bit garish on a frame. So, seriously, what's the performance difference between all these? I mean, I believe that a CK headset will last forever---but won't a well-maintained DA last forever, too?