The more you can tell us about what changes you're aware of, how they affect your viewing experience, things you definitely don't want to see, etc. will affect which version we might suggest to you. Your 'No SE' clause will greatly reduce the numbers.
To get a head start, you can read general descriptions of many versions from this forums wiki:
http://originaltrilogy.com/fan-edits/fan-project-list.cfm
There's no easy answer to your question. Many people create the versions which satisfy their requirements, and sometimes they overlap with new people like yourself.
Also read OT.com's FAQ:
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Fan-edit-preservation-forum-rules-and-FAQ/forum/17/topic/5950/
Since your last positive viewing experience was the VHS release. Someone might have preserved those, but can't think of them off hand.