I haven't watched many a-kraze releases lately ... but I'll agree, they've always been very solid and consistent. In the past, their biggest weakness has been styling, in my opinion... but that's totally subjective. What I think is a tacky, horrible font or karaoke job or color scheme, other people might think is the pinnacle of beauty and elegance. That said, they don't even do what I'd call tacky, horrible jobs there ... just maybe not the best possible. But then, not every group can have a styler like Eise, right?

I used to have an artificially inflated opinion of AonE, because I worked with them for like 3 years. But, they're sort of hit-or-miss. Some of their crew is really talented, and others are sort of mediocre -- consistency, especially early in a series, is one of their biggest weaknesses.

I have a lot of respect for Triad, Live-eviL and a.f.k. -- all three of them produce very high quality releases with simply incredible consistency. Having done the work I've done, I know that it's very VERY difficult to get that sort of consistency, and it reflects extremely well on all of their staff, and on the dedication of the groups.