LTA microZOTL or Backert Labs Rhumba Extreme 1.3?

Personally I think the Backert is the better design over the LTA, should have sprung for that. 

@jc51373 Curious why you would say that.  Do you know the LTA is a David Berning ZOTL design?  David Berning designs/builds some of the most incredible bespoke (and expensive) equipment in the biz.

@soix 

Well for starters I've heard LTA...But mainly because of Backerts approach to the power supply which is everything in hifi. 

@jc51373 Well, the power supply is certainly important but definitely not “everything” — the overall circuit design and output stage are also critical, and the LTA uses Berning’s patented circuit design and a relatively rare OTL output stage.  So lotsa variables here and saying one overall design is superior is not so cut and dried IMHO.  I’d also note the Rhumba Extreme 1.3 was 30%, or almost $2000, more expensive than the most expensive upgraded version of the LTA.  

@soix  Not gonna go round and round with you in this and argue what I say or you say is fact, anything on a forum is an opinion. You like LTA (I do too) all the power to you...And me. 

@jc51373 You’re misinterpreting this.  None of this is fact, and I’ve no idea which sounds or is designed better or even which I’d pick myself (I happen to love Backert products too), and at this level it could well come down solely to personal taste more than anything.  The issue was you said the Backert was a better design, which is your opinion and that’s perfectly fine but I was curious what made you make such a definitive statement and why I asked the question.  But overall design is certainly an arguable point all things considered because there are many elements involved.  That’s all I was saying.  Peace.