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@Dammit
I think different bikes suit different ratios also- and maybe different times of year as well.
I've been perfectly happy with 46/36 and 11-32 recently.
I ran out of gear very early for sure, but given the state of the roads I didn't really want to go any faster- and 46/11 can still punt you along at a decent clip.
The nice thing as Oswald says is that you can use more of the block.
On my (much) lighter/faster bike I've had 53/39 with an 11-25, and tend to stay toward the larger sprockets most of the time (in the big ring).
This summer I'm going to try 52/36, not that I climbed anything last year that required such a low gear- but this year I want to climb some real mountains, 22%+, so being able to chuck a 12-27 on the back with the 36 up front has significant appeal.