Originally Posted by
RobinK
It is my understanding that Xpec was made by the same manufacture that made Domenico Caraceni. Unfortunately, both my reviews from the time got lost when the review software here reached end of life.
Either way, a defective batch of Caraceni was shipped, had to be recalled, and the company that owns the brand decided to discontinue the product entirely. And that was that.
Personally, I found Caraceni to be the better of the two. I still have half a tub of it (now almost ten years old, but still as performant as it was on day one). Nevertheless, those were outstanding products. But not necessarily better than the best you can get today.