A new but somehow old Topic - IQ of X-E1 ? Is it really there?

This statement is far from the truth. I think that I can speak on behalf of all the x100 and x pro/x-e owners by saying that high ISO of x trans sensor is more than a stop better than the one in x100. Also, if I understood correctly OP prefers to shoot in jpeg mode most of the time, and if that's the case than he'll love the output of an x trans sensor. No scientific tests here but I compared my D700 with my x-e1. During indoor shots the x-e1 consistently had a better metering, DR, WB.....With high iso shots fuji retained the colors perfectly while nikon was quite a bit off. Iso 3200 looked better on fuji than iso 2000 on nikon...again, I'm talking about jpeg here and I understand that it's not a very good comparison but if jpeg is what you shoot than x trans is even better than D700. Having said that, when it comes to AF D700 is leagues ahead of X-e1(most natably when it comes to moving objects).