great write up! i pretty much had the exact experiences and findings as you did. i tested all those, plus a drenalin and a truth over 2 weekends at a couple different shops. after the first weekend, when i shot the hoyts, the drenalin, the guardian, general and 101st, i was about 90% sure i was going to buy a dxt...it just felt and shot really sweet. then last weekend i tested a few more, still looking pretty slyly at that dxt. then i pulled the 82nd off the rack, shot it,and........it was all over!
that dxt is still on the rack.
im loving my 82nd, but there just isnt enough daylight after i get home from work to satisfy me! if i hurry home i can get about 10 - 20 arrows in before its too dark.