Come now Toxteth, you can't leave it open ended..
The next thing to do is for you to list your recommended spec, and then the both of you basically argue the toss for and against each other's list. That way get to see arguments for and against..
Seconds out.. round one.
On a more topical note, I've used NTL for a few years now, and (I know there will be some dissent here..) but I've had no problem with them.
Cheers
Liam