[spenner]

Another vote for Komplete. I haven't made the leap to Ultimate because I am waiting to see what IK does with the ST3 upgrade and perhaps upgrades for all their other VI's I have. I'm really hoping that this year is the year for IK VI's... It's been long enough already!!

I would only recommend IEP if you already have a complete arsenal of VI's that also come in VST format. IEP has some goodies, but it is only RTAS and just doesn't compare to something like Komplete 7 or 8 if you could only get one.

Also, take a look at EWQL Composer Collection. I've gotten a lot of use out of it. It comes loaded with sound design specific patches that are good alone or great for building custom patches. Also gotta love Symphonic Orchestra that comes with it.