I can vouch for the control room sound regarding Ken, Harry, Wolf, Nate, et al. But they all sounded equally great just being in the actual room with them.
Thanks for the clarification, Dave Houck. Missed you and your cool vibe. Which reminds me. I'm admittedly ignorant of many of the particulars of these instruments in my facebook picture album. PLEASE let me know the specs so I can edit the captions. I have many friends who either are not musicians or are unfamiliar with Alembic and I want to expose them all to the magic that the rest of us get to experience. Thanks!