Kontakt 2's Sample Library adequate?

Hello everyone! I am thinking of getting a better Orchestral Library. I was wondering if the Orchestral Library bundled with KONTAKT 2 (VSL) is adequate enough... from standard orchestration to film score like arrangement. Lush strings and big brass...
Or should i get a dedicated one?
IK Miroslav Classik?
EWQL Gold?
Motu Symphonic Library?
thanks

Greetings Anjelo,
unless composing orchestral mock-ups is putting bread on your table, there is no need to even look at the Vienna's stuff. Surely, those are great, amazing samples, but the price tag is great too... Vienna's libraries get regularly recommended, simply because: what's expensive, it must be good... I can't help wonder about its' actual usage by the people who do recommend it...
I would say if you have $10K for the Orchestral Cube + the extended libraries, man, go for it, I can garantee you that you will not be disappointed... I know how it sounds.
Otherwise, any of the listed (IK Miroslav Philharmonik - not the Classik - MOTU Symphonic Instrument, Kirk Hunter's Emerald Symphony Orchestra, EWQL Gold, Garritan's Personal Orchestra, and even (... forgive me) Steinberg's Halion Symphonic Orchestra will keep you busy and creative enough until your work starts requiring something like Vienna Symphonic Library...
Even the cheapest instrument can sound amazing in right hands...
Good luck,
H.

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This is the 1st version of this tip. It was submitted on January 11, 2011 by Frank Caggiano.
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