I have come to discover that the quality of the blade is every bit as important as the quality of the saw.  This blade is giving me glass smooth cuts with no tear-out.  Before getting this blade I used my miter saw strictly for cutting rough lumber.  Now I am happy to cut even very expensive wood -- it is a joy to use with woods like padouk and mahogany.  The one possible down side is that with all those teeth it does cut a bit slower than my old blade.  I can't just slap a 2X4 down and drop the blade through it, but that's a small price to pay for the cut quality.