Roger Hecht:

>Vienna Philharmonic, for the incredible rich dark sound and passion,
>unlike anything I hear anywhere else.

While I find the Vienna to be a great orchestra, their lack of a
permanent music director makes them lack a consistent, unified sound.
I would vote for the Berlin Philharmonic, followed closely by the
Philadelphia Orchestra, who despite recent leadership, still maintain
the magnificence that was bestowed upon them by Ormandy and Stokowski.

Kevin Sutton