Well it's a great sounding unit, it did not become substandard overnight because the II was released. But I like the II better and "me personally" will probably always go for the II.
I had first heard the II at the NY Amp Show in early June and impressed made up my mind right then and there, getting one, and want it fast as possible. Time passes I get a II, as you know the best place to test any piece of gear is in your environment well as soon as it was fired up, going through my gear, in my house, the Holy S*** factor kicked in. It was much more than I remembered at the amp show. As I said on another forum, the II looks like the Standard/Ultra, programming the II for the most part is the same as the Standard/Ultra, but that's were it end's. The II is not an Standard/Ultra with some added bells and buzzers, it is a different animal all together.
Still using the Standard on a friends project, started with it and will end with it just for consistency alone and I'll make a decision after that.