Help me pimp my brakes - brake upgrade (calipers / pads)

Yep I've read that link before, tho it says they aren't great it doesn't say they are crap either. Many repliers on there also saying they are great! But I wanted to know if anyone on this forum have got very bad or good reviews.

Can you read?

"In practice, the first year's production run was a disaster--the cable clamping mechanism would fail, and the brakes would of course stop working!

They were difficult to adjust ... God help you if you lost the 3.5 allen wrench. I manufactured a tool for final cable adjustment. Stopping power was fair, but easily modulated. I can lock the brakes, but it takes more effort than my dual pivots. Worn out pads can create problems ... you can run out of brake. They're heavy."

I want brakes that work, are reliable and easy to adjust. Failing on these points is pretty poor.