Without knowing what the rest of the system is, how can anybody even recommend a " favorite"?
They are all fine kit but each will sound very different when finally married up to the electronics and cables and listening environments.
Just because say , Choice #1 sounds good in one Guy's kit (and resulting Predictable biased personal opinion) it has nil assurance that it will sound equally good in the next. System synergy matters .... Big time .
Maybe the question should be altered to ask which sounds better with your preferred brand(s) of accompanying gear? Right now all you have is a muddled "pick 'em" based solely on heavily personal bias; and purely anecdotal opinion.
They are all fine kit but each will sound very different when finally married up to the electronics and cables and listening environments.
Just because say , Choice #1 sounds good in one Guy's kit (and resulting Predictable biased personal opinion) it has nil assurance that it will sound equally good in the next. System synergy matters .... Big time .
Maybe the question should be altered to ask which sounds better with your preferred brand(s) of accompanying gear? Right now all you have is a muddled "pick 'em" based solely on heavily personal bias; and purely anecdotal opinion.