Perception of quality is of course a substantial part of what you are getting with high priced luxury goods. This varies somewhat from country to country and the perception of K&H/Neumann vs ATC is, perhaps unsurprisingly, different in Germany.I honestly don't have a good answer to your question
MEG is perhaps a bit different in not seeking a conventionally balanced technical performance but one that optimises some aspects of technical performance at the expense of others. A perfectly reasonable thing for a small company to do but it will reduce the size of the population that perceives high quality rather than an overpriced car/ceiling speaker design.