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Not sure I'd say Goldtec and DA were in the middle.
If I were going to guess at why the pricing is like it is for fixed hubs, it would be because hubs aren't that hard to make and the materials they use aren't rare or expensive. The cheaper ones probably all use the same/similar bearings, axles and block of alu. Any differences are small and subtle.
Grand Compe are a slightly cooler brand, so that gives them the lee-way to increase the price. It also makes it worth it to produce colours like white in a good finish. Condor's the same, plus all that lazer etching probably bumps the price abit. But again it also allows then to say "see this is a quality product, look at the details."
Then at the top end you have co's like Phil/Royce. Who make a niche high quality product, using expensive top quality materials imported into a developed country and pay a 1st-world skilled worker the salary they demand. The idea is you produce the Rolls Royce of whatever it is you produce and charge handsomely for it. People pay it, because it's the best.
This is why I don't believe in a middle ground for fixed hubs (accept for looks and branding). I can't believe that there is a viable business model for it, which means I don't believe it exists.
waits for the engineers or mdcc_tester to correct him