I find eric's posts to be very interesting. -Certainly not 'Flame Trolling'.Me too. Not that i always agree, but at least he posts informed comment and asks interesting, if to some provocative, questions. Maybe if i spent more time i'd feel differently, but that's my two pence.
heck, its fact, not speculation that one part of tubes' allure is the euphoric distortion. Oh yea, same can be said about Pianos (sounding boards), Violins (cases), .....
I will admit to choosing to leave some distortions and vigorously banish others. And often, the trade off is a natural one is circuit design, so choices simply one's task.
Do we want accurate or "nice sounding". They may be very different. I can argue either side. Side out :-)
G