SET vs OTL

I know someone who says those PP DevaVu 45s are the best amps ever made.

Paulfolbrecht,

I have one of those Pavel designed Deja Vu PP 45 amps (it also can run 2A3's) built around two big Chicago circa 1950 output transformers and it is indeed one of the best if not the best amps ever made. And it can drive some pretty inefficient (89db) speakers such as Spendor SP 100s, DQ 10s, Soliloquy 5.3s Quad ESL 63 to name a few. I use vintage RCA and Cunningham 45s and RCA biplate 2A3's which gave me the best results although I also have used Sophia mesh plates, KR, Sovtek, and VAIC 2a3's.The amp uses 6sn7 input tubes.

Everyone says they have the best. In the English language, the meaning of the word requires that there can be only one. All the others are then 'better' but not 'best'.

This has been argued a lot elsewhere on this site. Any consensus on the idea of 'best in my experience'?? instead of merely 'best'?

Ralph,
Why let appropriate linguistic usage get in the way of a good hyperbole? Well... in other people's cases it's hyperbole. In mine, it's just plain fact (if only I could figure out which ones).

Lets be transparent with  OTL what is bad and what is good about it not just trying to promote your own product.I know that most all pre amp are OTL.Not all OTL are the same.I hope we can Blind test  otl out there