were both of those sources taped from the same location/same stand? Sounds as if they were.
I'll go on record and say that I prefer source "B" myself.
I know for shows I've been at where there was one other taper (who was right next to me), listening to both of those sources now and there is a whale of a difference between the 2 sources. Mainly the difference of ~$200 mics versus a $2k set (CA 14's vs Mk4). While my mics were the Church mics (in my example), which I think produce a really nice sound, they don't just compare to be "big boys".
Just sayin'
So fess up, when will we find out what the rig info is/was?