Hi all,
The MCD5000 range from Miyabi which uses SG2 steel is on sale at Amazon. The steel is one of the best available. Yes, these knives are expensive in general but for SG2 knives + aesthetics (if you're into it), it's pretty cheap.
According to camelcamelcamel this is the cheapest both of these knives have been so it's an All-time low.
Yes, you can get sharper hi-carbon knives and what not but these are for those that don't want too much maintenance and decent warranty :).
A $230 bread knife. Just what I needed for my rock hard loaf.