Looks like I like the CA-Ugly the best
Preamp 2 for me too. Has better HF response and overall better tonal balance to ME
I like preamp 1 better. Has a better low end and fuller sound, while at the same time maintaining a crisp highend
Sorry Bean, you seem more like a flip-flopper.
I just had a chance to download and listen. These samples are much closer to one another in sound to my ear. Harder to discern the differences in this latest comp.
Overall though, I think I'm a flip-flopper too, just opposite of Bean.
I liked preamp 1 in the first comp, this time around, I think I have a slight preference for preamp 2. I still feel like I'm hearing more pronounced mids in preamp 2, but in this latest go-around with this latest material, the more pronounced mids sit better with me. Again though, I'm sure with a very slight EQ on preamp 1, I could get that more pronounced mid sound.
Either preamp is very nice, I'd say. Each sounds better than the other, depending on the material and what your ear is tuned to.