I find that Brooks saddles don't give me that "ooh, this is nice" feeling as soon as I get on them, but at the end of a long ride, I am less fatigued than with any other saddle.

I had a saddle with padding that caused me no pain at all while riding but gave me pain the next day. It took a long time to notice the correlation, and I was wondering why I was having such pain.

My point is that feeling good while on the saddle may not be the most important saddle.