Sopra No.2 Overpriced?

I hear good things about the sound, but as far as I know they are made out of painted pressboard.  The Magico S1 MK II's are the real deal, but I doubt they sound at all alike.  They have their own colorations, see if they suite you. 

To say something is "over priced" or not, only the marketplace determines that.

My friends who consider Bose to be "high end audio" are shocked at how much my equipment costs...so to them it's all "over priced".

When I took Econ100 back in the day the professor said "how much is something worth...it's what people are willing to pay"...

I would venture to say that any gear made in china is over-priced. We all know how "cheap" the labor force in that country.

jafant, in my experience most companies strive to make as much profit as the markets will allow.  The advent of the labor unions in the U.S. gave workers more leverage here.  Think of all the IT jobs outsourced to India.  India's compensation for IT professionals, job for job, is way below our standards.   

"I would venture to say that any gear made in china is over-priced. We all know how "cheap" the labor force in that country."

Come on Jafant, I've read enough of your posts to know you're smarter than a generalized, myopic statement like that.  As if the cost of labor were the only input on which the price of an item is based.  Did you accidentally get served a decaf at Starbucks this morning?