which would be the best raw processor for the XE-1?

thanks for the clarification. I was confused with the results initially.

well, it's not surprising considering that you did unsharp masking on Silky Pix. I agree that it does sharpen the image alot although my concern was more on the fine details that I could get from the image. for a quick workflow, the Silkypix do come in handy but for more elaborate work, I think the C1 might be better. LR is a bit underwhelming. the issue would be some artifacts. I'm not yet sure if further processing on PS would be as good as the C1 result or a C1 to PS would be better than a DNG LR to PS post-process, with careful application of course.