RAAL already was going for the high end market imo. SR1a is $4k new. That's high end in today's market and was very high end when it launched in 2018. That's Susvara/Elite/1266 territory. It wasn't until the CA-1a that we got a "budget" option and even that is out of reach of most people. I view the above $5-6k market as something separate. That realm is a different market, those are what I would call halo products. Like how Ferrari makes a $2M model that they only sell 250 of and most people buy their "only" $200k models. It's a showcase piece, it's ultimate performance and luxury. People care nothing about value at that price bracket, it's just about having the best.
Nothing against RAAL for targeting this market, it's smart to go after the money is no concern market and like you I'm happy for them when they presumably sell out even at $10k or whatever the price is. I love my CA-1a and they deserve the success I assume this will bring them.
Having said that, I hope this tech eventually trickles down into the RAAL brand. Ditch the gold and luxury materials and just give us a really amazing driver in a functional housing like RAAL does better than anyone in the space. I'd buy that model for sure. Hell, I may even buy this one but it's gonna have to REALLY impress me at CanJam. At $10k I can't justify it without selling most of my collection and in order to make me sell things it needs to be better in every way, not one of those "oh, it has a bit more soundstage" type improvements. Thing is, if anyone can pull that off, it's RAAL. Typically headphone improvements are trade-offs, if you make it more airy, you lose bass, etc. But the CA-1a has shown they can level up everything simultaneously and this three ribbon thing is genuine new technological advancement. Can't wait to hear it.