Don't forget guys that the tubing decal and the forged ends ease the entry into the kennel club, but it is how the frame was constructed will bear a great weight as to the performance of the final product.
My current view is that if the weight is not out of the norm and the performance is what one wants, the tubing is not part of the crucial focus. Seen too many frames not up to the tubing decal's declaration to worry. It is too easy to pass judgment on a tubing's characteristics, then discover upon removal of the finish that it was made of something else... It then becomes more a view of the constructor and fit, not the tubing.
Thirty years ago, it was Styling that made an impact and affected attitudes a lot. Columbus forks looked big, beefy and stiff. On the track, one wanted those 24mm round blades on a sprint bike. "Fastback" seat stays were part of a criterium bikes' package, (save for the Raleigh Pro). If a rider believed ha had an advantage in a race it became one, love that placebo effect.
John Jorgensen
Palos Verdes Ca