5-8K for just the hull?
Best all around flatwater, chase boats, Surf IMO is the Superfreak badbass
The ski performs very well at all types of riding, at all skill levels... that why you see a lot of guys buying and building freaks... Also dont see many for sale, if you do most guys are building another one... Theres a lot of very cool A/M skis, I love my XFS/XFR but its not for everyone...
Don't buy any of them until you test ride it...
If you're coming from a SXR, then it is very likely that you will like the EME Q8. It is sxr based, but rides aggressively. I have ridden a superfreak and a Q8, and I prefer the Q8. The Q8 Sky is the crazy horse of a/m hulls.