Over rated, you can do much better for cheaper.
Exhibit A: the wave radio.
Cost:$500
Result: a big hunk of plastic that sounds like arse.
Conclusion, your paying for a brand name and are a sucker for marketing campains.
yeah, you beat me to it. my dad bought a wave radio a couple of years ago. um...does it sound ok? yes. would i pay over 300 for it? hell no. id say $50 is pushing it. basically, its a sony walkman with a speaker attached to it. and that wave radio model didnt even come with a CD PLAYER! jeeze. theyre good stuff, but theres better stuff for the price.
if you want expensive speakers, get something like mcintosh . i inherited 2 huge mcintosh loudspeakers(ML2C i think?), and they are just incredible. and they were made 30 years ago. but then again, mcintosh is really expensive too