So K, what's the difference, master bus only (or mastering, I guess)? Listening in a tv control room with a badly set pair of small nearfields, I thought 08 was clearly better, but now I listen to it on headphones I'm not so sure anymore. Everything in 07 seems to be more natural, open and generally more pleasant to the ear. But I think 08 is the way to go, only left pinpointing at what's out of place in it and correcting it, since there's more potential for widescreen LP sound in it. My uneducated guess is that there might be some frequency in the mids area that's making it a little off, but it has to be someone with more expertise than me who says which.
Just a few small moves on 08, added some air to acoustics and vocal, put a reamp on the bass and brought the kick forward more. I kept hearing the midrange frequencies your mentioning, I think its between the acoustics and the vocals, Ill have to sweep the frequencies and see if I can find the buildup and correct it.