Here I go swimming against the current again

IMO, with the current market of MF towels, you will not receive proportional gains in performance as compared to the increase in price. ***There, I said it***
The above is not to say that I won't purchase some of the new thicker/plusher towels. I surely will. I have an addiction. :redface: But I know going in that I already have towels that will do what those towels will do and I probably won't be able to tell the difference. That is not speaking poorly of the new generation towels, but rather the quality of the towels put out over the last several years. Additionally, you don't won't a super plush towel for every job.
There are quality towels to be had at every corner it seems. I've been buying mf towels from a variety of sources (online and OTC) over the course of this decade and I can't say that I have every purchased a towel that did not work, and that includes the "infamous" offerings from NicSand.
Of course in the end quality, like beauty, is in the eyes of the beholder. Buy a few towels from several sources and make your own comparisons. Then you will be your own best reference about where the best deals are. Just be sure and tell us all what you bought and what you thought.