Originally Posted by
LarDasse74
Factory wheels are a decent starting point, but if a serious rider is going to put serious miles on a wheel then before they are mounted on the bike those wheels should be retensioned and stress relieved.
From a straight cost standpoint, buying factory wheels and then adjusting the tension and stress relieving them is the only way that makes sense. Some factory wheels are good enough as received and no corrections are needed. I've gotten two sets of wheels from Colorado Cyclist, used them straight out of the box and put tens of thousands of miles on them. They never needed any truing or touchup.
Now, if building wheels is a hobby, not a cost consideration, knock yourself out.