I've owned an Xi1 that I loved and lost, and have a CC Perfect Cutter and a Xikar XV cutter. I think you can't go wrong with any of these. My take though: I'd start with Xikar Xi, your choice of series. It's just the most versatile. Let's say your cigar starts tunneling, and you need to cut an inch off the end. You can't do that with a V cutter or a CC Perfect. I've had problems with the CC Perfect not cutting enough off torpedoes, so I have to cut them again. It's not a deal breaker, but if I know how big I want the opening on a torpedo to be, I can get it with the Xi the first time around. If you're smoking small ring gauge cigars, I think it's harder to control the depth of cut with the V cut or a CC perfect. If you can swing it, save your money and get one of each.