The debate is getting a bit too derailed.
When in disagreement, the scientific approach is more reliable than the number of debates on the internet.
Everyone will admit that OT multi-layered parameters make it very easy to get it wrong.
But it has been proven that OT converters are as transparent as possible.
FX are substandard compared to the offer today, but still very usable.
Deactivate timestretching and the filter (on by default) if you need a sound the closest from the source.
Understand how to setup gain staging (see links bellow).
I think everything that needed to be said on the subject has been written in this forum.
It takes time to compile the interesting information for some reason. But if anyone wants to take the time to do it, they are more than very welcome.