What is your favorite performance muffler?

This is where I might be headed. The reports I read show them to be better flowing than most if not all others.
I looked around and found this X pipe:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/jex-xp6/overview/

What changes do you expect when switching to an X pipe system? I've read that they increase torque and soften the "bark" in the exhaust tone. Did I read that right?

Here is another type of X pipe:

http://www.autoanything.com/exhausts-mufflers/69A2672A0A0.aspx