Just goes to show, sometimes cheaper saddles can be better!
I recently picked up a Giant Composite Defy 1 as my first road bike (excellent deal used, and I am loving this bike so far). My first few rides using the stock saddle started giving me saddle sores. I was initially worried that I might have a really difficult time adjusting to the bike -- was it the more forward position? Seat angle? Changing the angle helped some, but the most dramatic change came when I swapped out the stock saddle for the saddle that came on my Escape 3. What a difference! Night and day!
Now, one would think that the saddle that came on a $2000+ bike (when new) would be better than one that came on a $400 bike, and on a technical level it may be. But this is a perfect example of why saddle fit is more important than materials/price/etc. The saddle on the cheap bike is much more comfortable for me. Perhaps I may need to upgrade in the future as my distances increase, but for now I think I'll stick to the cheap saddle.