It is certainly a matter of preference.  I prefer the NO to the Tridentine Mass, because there is much more lay participation.  However, it is my Liturgy (the Byzantine Catholic one) which truly nourishes me.  
And I have to tell you, Annie, that when I go to Liturgy, I don't have to "make it through" the Liturgy; neither do many others.  The prayers are all meaningful to me, and I chant along with the cantor and other like-minded faithful.