[LAU] Sample Packs/ Collections?

[Joshua D. Boyd]

James Stone wrote:
> This may well be a bit OT, but I would be grateful if someone could
> point me in the direction of some reasonable quality sample packs (any
> genres). There seem to be a lot of commercial packs across the
> internet, some with pretty hefty pricetags, but as far as I can see,
> most have no way of finding out what the quality is like before
> buying. I don't have any objection to spending money if the samples
> are good, and useful - I'm mostly interested in single-shot samples.
> To my mind pre-bought loops are just a bit too lazy (even for me!).

http://www.digitalsoundfactory.com/soundfont/index.php/cPath/44

Has anyone ever tried Digital Sound Factory's Proteous sound font 
packages?  Supposedly they are fully licensed from EMU, but I don't know 
how well they hold up.  I've been meaning to ask if anyone has tried 
them, so I thought now was a good time to mention them.