aftermarket spring question

Howards cams are priced very close to comp, and lots of good grinds.

Comp gets a bad rep because probably 2/3 of people buy from them, it's a numbers things. I've run several or their cams with good luck, but their lifters are trash (I'm running microtrol hydraulics now and they're good so far). I really wish I'd sprung for the howards grind I wanted, but I was in a hurry and the comp was supposed to arrive sooner (it didn't).