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Message: <blockquote data-quote="PhilR." data-source="post: 3499195" data-attributes="member: 118722">The only thing I would add to Chuck's excellent post above is this:  I own many alphas, along with a Toric and many other very good brands of "non-alphas".  I have used Mavens when at the World Birding Center in south TX.  If one cannot see the superior view that the alphas provide over a Toric or Maven or Razor or Conquest HD or Trinovid, then I would agree that the alphas are not worth the money.  However, my vision is good enough for me to easily see the difference between an alpha and the others, and I am certainly willing and able to pay for that difference.If one thinks a Toric or a Maven is just as good as an alpha, then good for them.   I'm sure they will be happy with the money they saved, along with the happiness their bino's view provides.  Certainly something like a Toric or Maven makes more sense for most people.  For me however - I will stick to the best view I can buy, since I can still make use of that extra level of performance.  Given that there are lots of people out there like me that have no problem seeing, using, and affording that extra level of performance, there will be no "death of the alpha" any time soon..........</blockquote>