From what I see around here, Some E1Bs have been around the same output(maybe a bit less for a few) as a new L1, so either the L1 was really bright, or the E1B was at the lower end. I'm guessing the first one but either way, 80 Surefire lumen is still less(even after the way Surefire measures lumen) then 130 lumen from a good company like Nitecore and such.
It is still much brighter then what most people need and the optic makes it throw more then almost all other lights around the same output range.
His Amilight, presuming it was a T5, was probably 100-120 lumen OTF. It was not recommended to run with a RCR123.
Either way, you have some really good suggestions here, and probably doesn't help you pick at all.