Thanks for that Ben, it's really helpful - isn't it cheating though when your track is amazing and I'm mesmerised by it so as to be convinced lol
Seriously though, I always enjoy listening to your music and thanks for sharing - and the Spitfire longs do sound good - and I was mesmerised by it. Having said that, there's a quality to the BWW oboe which I really find appealing.
I grew up with an older brother oboist (he's had a good career - filling in for Heinz Holliger etc), and there's a quality to the oboe sound which I always look for after having heard oboe being practiced on its own for many years - and the BWW oboe has it in my opinion. The SSW oboe is good but it has this fat quality to it which is probably AIR - I think it softens the sound and isn't as sharp as the BWW oboe. Hard to explain really!
We're all different though with different preferences shaped by our experiences - and I'm not saying I think the BWW is more accurate, just to my ears and experience.