I am not sure if this argument is Fellini-esque, or sad like Bergmanesque, or what...it is surreal.
Dude, we have no knowledge of you...Dave has been a respected member of the audio world and is respected in many audio boards as well,,,and I never saw anyone argue his audio wisdom. No one here follows blindly either, we look around and try to compare, and his counsel always comes up to be right on the money.
The issue about watts not being important is irrelevant, and what was meant is that you can have a nice system with tubes, with I hope more than 90dB efficiency...Its just a matter of objectives.