On the same violin I found Obligatos to be "warmer" sounding, but Ambers to be more responsive, more sensitive to bowing subtleties and deliver more overtone sound.
The amber e seems to work well with other string sets too, incl. obligatos,
Obligato sound very much like Warchal Brillian Vintage at least for me.
Nowdays I've been using old scrap strings but if I had a choice, I would use:
Obligato G
Warchal Brilliant Vintange D and A
Amber E or Infeld Red E
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