If I was blindfolded...

I wonder if I could tell the difference between a $1000 wheelset and a $3000 wheelset.  I know I can tell the different between the "whatever-random-set-comes-on-a-cheap-bike-wheelset" and something like a Mavic Ksyrium SL but that's about it.  I'm almost afraid to ride a ridiculously expensive wheelset for fear I WILL actually say they make a difference for someone has horrible on a road bike as me.  The irony, of course, being that any normal human would consider $1000 for a pair of cycling wheels to be ridiculous in the first place.

I did look at Competitive Cyclist and find the the most expensive wheelset that they sell is by Reynolds and tops out at a paultry $4500.  Of course you do have to pay for tires (in inner tubes required) and maybe even skewers...

You save by not having to buy inner tubes!