Im just starting to wonder if this is how tube guys feel about a/bGenerally speaking, yes. That's why they have tube....
It's always good to remember, folks, that most decent quality audio system owners are not on forums.
We get so inundated and caught up with our back and forth... that we fail to realize that, still... the majority of system owners don't care for forums or use them. They know what they like and they've got better things to do.