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Message: <blockquote data-quote="elkcub" data-source="post: 1520726" data-attributes="member: 14473">Good for you.  As you've discovered, by willpower alone one can not instantly appreciate something never perceived before, and for which one has not developed verbal descriptors.  Side by side comparison with something known may actually be counter-productive; because by clinging to old criteria one tends to inhibit the formation of a new perceptual construct.  In general, this phenomenon is called "mental set."  Given enough exposure to the SE image, in this case, the perceptual system may eventually say "ah, ha," or "eureka."   A clear percept has emerged from the morass that is not easily forgotten, but also not easily conveyed to someone else in verbal terms.I've had one or two such experiences; the first with the Swift 804ED and the second with the 8x32SE.  At least for me the two were not the same but they were worth experiencing.  Congratulations!Ed</blockquote>