I think there may be a perception with some of these machines as well that people think - it has an asking price of $5000 therefore it must be a good machine as opposed to that Whitewater over there for $2000 which must be crap (it wasn't that long ago this is what WH2O machines were selling for).  Not always necessarily the case though.

These highly regarded machines have got the reputation and the hype around them, how they got it I'm not sure.  Personally I like the road you are on with your collection - a heap of machines that you don't see everyday, something different and not the stereotypical big name collection with bang for your buck.