Actually...the sibilance doesn't bother me...but you oughtta' hear my recordings...JESUS, I'M SOOOOOO SIBILANT.
I'm nobody, but I think they're both great. I like the minimalist version better too, but I think it's because of the low end. Seems to be more of it in the min. version.
Anyway, I think I caught this before. Was this the tune where you were trying to decide which vocal to use? (male vs. female?). If it is, you definitely made the right choice. If not, it's still a cool vocal, lol.
How did you record the vocal?
Anyway, it's beautiful.