Pretty sure I know which one of these will win out.....
This is exactly the kind of comment (not saying this comment *will*) that gets people riled up needlessly.
We all need to get it through our thick skulls (including my own), that there is no "winning". Different people's ears and brains prefer different sonic recording characteristics on sonically different playback systems. Period.
If by "win" you mean you know which gain stage(s)/ADC combo your ears and brain will prefer recording a certain style of music with the AKG 480 mics/caps and played back on a particular playback system, then sure, the post makes sense. But otherwise, doesn't mean a whole lot (not trying to get personal here, we're almost all guilty of this kind of mind-set now and again).