Like most things, not all cuban cigars are "good", although the better ones are very good. The DR cigars are typically made/rolled better, but lack the punch of the cubans. Why? I really don't know, must be the soil or the water. Using the comparison to beers the previous poster used, some beer drinkers like guinness beer, some like hieniken, some prefer coors light... is a paricular beer better than the other? It's the individuals preference.
I realize bringing cuban cigars back to the states is illegal, which I don't plan on doing, but I figure since it is LEGAL in DR why not smoke a few legally. of course that's if I can find any real cuban cigars... that's why I posted here, I was hoping to get some local knowledge of where to get the real deal.