There is no question Nordica is hitting on all cylinders right now...in skis and boots. IMHO, I liked the originaly Experience 88 verses the new now which is more a me too ski, It is better in every way but nothing seperates it from the pack. The new Black Ops Senter Ti I have here is a stellar ski, they did a killer job with it. The Enforcer 104, is also really nice, as will all Cage Matches, there is on one ski for everyone.
As far as the recent Ikonics, that ski did nothing for me, a Camry or great appliance. The new Disruption 82Ti? A fun ski with an actual personality.
I liked the original Rossi Experience 88 too. In between, they lost me.
There were so many different new Black Ops at the industry/rep Rossi/Dynastar demo day I went to late last Fall. Slightly overwhelming, that first introduction. Not sure they pushed any one of them over the others, at the time. And we had a better relationship with the Dynastar guy, in the other tent. (That day, I liked the Dynastars better, for the most part - except for a Rossignol 174/r.14 Elite Plus near slalom, and the Sender Squad 112.) One of the Rossi reps suggested the Sender Squad as his favorite, was how I tried it. Not sure introducing all those unknown skis with similar graphics and names all at once was the best strategy. But I tried as many as I could.
Similarly, there were so many different new K2 Disruption models and so little time at SIA. And I knew that my shop would never carry them. I picked one to try, after the rep suggested it as one of two or three, as I recall - but it wasn't his first pick. (If that one showed promise, I'd have tried another.) That one, that particular model, ski and tune, was a "no." Strike out, especially comparatively. It was a Disruption 84 184/r. 25.
(When I could get my hands on them, as my own pet project, I'd been skiing one narrower "cheater" GS ski after another, in the weeks before that, so I thought I'd try a "change up" wider version, one I could compare to the 19/20 Fischer RC1 GT 86 Multiflex, maybe. Oh, well. That RC1 turned out to be Ski Magazine's Ski of the Year. )
If I do try another Disruption, I'll opt for the 82ti, unless the reps push another.
(SIA probably not as likely this year. Everything more complicated.)
Meanwhile, for me, the Mindbenders were hitting triples and home runs. I happened to get on a wrong length MB 90 for me, possibly mis-tuned, but otherwise it was "wahoo!" especially as I got the mount points down.