Wow lol, glad this helped someone!
As my experience with brakes has grown a lot since, I can say that they are not as good AS good as hopes, but they are definitely something close to them.
Firstly, never ever use hydralic avids. Don't even think about it if you don't want to spend your time moaning about how shit the brakes are.
But if you want a comparison when my Avid brakes actually worked as it should of (for 2 days..), the MT2's where miles better. The elixir 5's hold where shite, which made riding really boring.