I’ve put my hands on new Armadas today at shop, there were AR6, T-Hall, JP, El Rey and Cantica.
El Rey (178) seems to be very fun to ski on, they are really light, almost Jon Olsson Pros (178) light like, noticeably lighter than AR6 (181). They also felt stiffer than AR6 overall, but with the same flex pattern (tail softer than tip). I’d say they have Big Trouble (186) like flex, touch softer. The only thing I didn’t enjoy in them is somewhat fragile feeling due to the cap construction with edges, which stick out from the sidewall quite a bit.
JPs felt noticeably stiffer than my 05-06 ones, still weight like nothing.
Of course, hand flexing won’t tell you much but i think it could be helpful for someone.