first let me start by saying this is not personal. i'm only quoting you because yours was the last post in the thread. i really don't even know why the damn thing hasn't died yet since the OP already made his decision, but anyway ... i'll throw it up to the top one last time. i realize it's pointless to argue especially when there doesn't seem to even be an argument.

this is the best part of your post (not being facetious). i say that because that's what all of this comes down to. preference ...

the "high compression versus low compression"-thing has been moot for years. advancements in technology have seen to that. there is obviously going to be a threshold to tuning forced induction on higher static compression, but i don't think any reasonable mind would say there isn't. it would be asinine to think otherwise.

people are going to gravitate toward whatever works for them and shy away from what didn't. that's what they will promote. it's natural. there need not be judgment either, though i realize that this is the real world and judgment will invariably figure into it. however, (and i apply this to myself, too) just because something didn't/doesn't work for you, it doesn't mean that it doesn't work. this is especially true if several people have already done it and the simple fact is people have, and continue to, run high compression engines with considerable boost levels. i can speak for the Audi and BMW (to a lesser extent) crowds when i say this and there's no reason for me to think other automobile communities haven't done likewise.

the "argument" is pointless. the bottomline is there are too many variables to say one is better than the other without stating the application and goal. it comes down to application first, and then what your expectations and abilities are.