Good point, Kevin - and completely true.
The reality is, there's no hard and fast rule with taping: which gear to use, in what combinations, when, where, and how. We each share what we know from our own experiences, and obviously we've had different experiences.
If taping were a science and everyone could just plug all their gear in and make identical tapes, it would take all the fun out of it.
Best advice I can give is:
[1] Monitor the board and people's replies to get a feel for who consistently offers good advice.
[2] Take
everyone's opinion with a grain of salt (especially anyone who claims hard and fast that one piece of gear or one configuration or one
anything is unquestionably, unarguably
THE way to go).
[3] Try out many options - buying different gear if you can afford it, borrowing gear, playing around at home or at shows - and decide what
your ears like best and then stick with it (until you feel the urge to try something different!).
And if you ever have a chance to meet Armen in person, do what I would do - give the whippersnapper a swift smack upside the head!