To answer your question succinctly: yes.
I've had no fins, TVs, and not TV XLs on my 09 232. By far the XLs give the best steering response when in a very low/slow speed situation. I also like the XLs as they greatly reduce the yawing motion when in no wake mode. Here's two examples where I greatly appreciate the XLs over the other two options.
First. My slip is about a mile of no wake mode out to the lake, past rows of boats at docks, the rental dock (be very afraid of those boats), the marina fuel dock, and then the narrow breakwater and channel out to the lake. Depending on the weekend it can be pretty crazy. The XLs are great because the boat will track better and respond much quicker to steering input than with the other two set-ups.
Second. I'm in the very last dock in the marina next to the sea wall. This means I have to navigate a 90 degree turn to port, go down the finger and then do another 90 degree turn to the port into my 10' wide slip. Distance from the dock to the sea wall at the end of huge dock is only about 20' and it is about 35' where my slip is. When pulling into the slip, I generally feather engines between neutral and forward while making that second 90 degree turn. The TVs help me track this second turn right along with my intended path where as before I always had to compensate for the strain wandering about.
When coming out of the slip, I also I like the fact that I can still pivot the boat on its axis using engine thrust.
One more added bonus of the XLs is that the steering is responsive enough so that other people feel comfortable handling the boat in slow maneuver situations. This is nice for those times when I want to get into the water and play on the wakeboard.
Finally, when it comes to dealing with Will and JBP, I wish there were many, many more vendors like Will. I had a warranty issue with one of my XL (they were an early production pair) that meant I needed to replace one of the sets. Will graciously mailed out the replacement kit, let me keep it for three weeks until I could get back up to the lake to replace it, and then promptly accepted the returned parts. All without question.
I hope this helps.