Hooligan

Quantum most assuredly is not the same as others in the price point. The bails and trips are magnetic for a reason, they suffer from terrible durability issues because of it. They have infinite anti-reverse because they can't design a reasonable, durable selective anti-reverse that is outside patent restrictions of other companies. Their rotors are heavy and poorly balanced, their handles uncomfortable and awkward. The bearings on the rotor are fast to loosen up and become very noisy. The frame metals are poor quality by comparison, and the roller bearing placement on the guide is poorly executed.
Other than that, they're great in every detail when compared with reels of a similar caliber.
In all honesty, I would fish a pflooger president over a quantum smoke. Even an Exo. No question about it.

XL and Senshi are very similar lines in terms of softness and knot strength. The greatest attribute that Senshi has over almost all other mono lines is that it is lower in stretch by comparison. It has generally similar diameter, and is close to almost every other line in terms of handling, if not better. The single greatest drawback to Senshi is its lack of abrasion resistance. I would rate it slightly better than that of Trilene XL, but have not spent adequate time with the new formulation. I still lean towards Suffix Siege for mono lines, all else said. Yes, it has a bit more memory, but on casting gear that is minimized. Where Senshi lacks in abrasion resistance, siege makes up, and still has relatively low stretch, reasonable diameters, and is very consistent in diameter.
I'll probably go back to Senshi for walking baits, but in those situations that I am in need of a dual purpose line for jerkbaits, top water, and small spinnerbaits, I will go back to Siege.

Both are great lines. The Bawo is much harder and tends to react rather poorly in terms of memory. I dislike the knot strength of Bawo by comparison to Tatsu.
Tatsu has better behaviour in terms of knot strength and memory. It's also reasonably similar in diameter as Bawo. One thing that Tatsu definitely takes the advantage over Bawo is abrasion resistance. Even though Bawo is harder, Tatsu does better in this category. Tatsu is also thinner, with 8lb being the same as 6 in Bawo. The diameters are sufficiently close as to allow the 6lb Tatsu to act almost exactly like the 5lb Bawo. The advantage, then, of smaller diameter is lost, as you get a 6lb line in Tatsu opposed to a 5lb Bawo. The Bawo, too, is not far over the marker with its break strength. I would say the 5lb breaks at 6.5 or so. The Tatsu is a lot closer to 12lb break strength.
The two are extremely similar in terms of stretch and sensitivity. I really would have no problem fishing either as a dropshot line, though I definitely prefer Tatsu for the purpose.