It really is an interesting ball. Going back to the XV towards the end the sound differences really jumped out. Waaay different off my M Craft. And it had that crisp but slippier feeling off some wedges in the cold. When I take into account what I've seen with the diamond for me through a good amount of holes now (long, seems pretty fast, isn't overspinning in the long irons and costing me anything, spins well on short but it's penetrating enough to get through tough conditions, feels good off the putter, etc) it took just a couple holes playing the XV for me be saying 'nope. don't ilke it as well.' Your results might vary and I didn't play the XV like you have because it wasn't my jam in a couple small ways, but I like the diamond better. Still feels duller to me in some situations. A bit dead, but I think people will call that softer. And it definitely sounds and feels a little softer off driver and putter.As a longtime XV fan, I'm listening