tangential answers to specific questions on the forum

OK, so here's a general question.

My observation has been that specific questions posed on this forum often get answered in entirely tangential ways.

For example.

QUESTION: I've narrowed by short-list down to Ayre, Hegel, and Simaudio integrated amps.  Which would you choose between those three, and why?

ANSWER TYPE #1: None of those are what you really want to buy, because they're mediocre in comparison to others.  What you should really be looking at is Plinius or, if you can stretch, Gamut.

ANSWER TYPE #2: You're coming at this all wrong.  (2A) You should be looking at tube integrateds. (2B) You should definitely be looking at separates rather than integrated, ideally a tube pre-amp combined with a high-powered solid-state power amp.

ANSWER TYPE #3: most stereo sounds dreadful.  Only I have the key to true 3-dimensional sound, but I cannot divulge what that is.

Do you find these kinds of answers (a) helpful, (b) irritating, unhelpful, and counterproductive?