Whilst concurring heartily that the OS .46AX is generally reliable and certainly powerful, your intel sources are providing you with effective disinformation if categorising it "best bang for the buck" as far as .46's go". Perhaps 20 years ago OS were that, but unquestionably Thunder Tiger's Pro-46 dominates that title today. After you've tried one, you'll never return to an OS .46 for any logical reason. All of what the OS is without the precedental (FX) risk of liner peeling problem and the advantage of a front mounted N/V, but at 70% of the OS price in the US. For those of us buying internationally (AU), the price advantage is even better. Effective cost of the TT unit for me is about 55% of local distribution OS .46AX retail street pricing.