Thanks Jim for a key piece of info that I was unaware of and seems reasonable. Having done shootout between my Nagler T6 5mm and Tak LE 5mm with 18" scope in very dark skies I and a fellow observer as well had a tough time feeling the Tak was a better view (to any noticeable level). That shootout was a while back and my observing has progressed somewhat since then. I'm still thinking I will pick up two high-mag SuperMonos (if I can get them) as the much smaller FOV will also help me better judge sizes for small objects.

Thanks for all the info and leads Gents.