Wanderer, you're misquoting. Nobody said go for perfect tension rather than true. I said true was necessary to even have a wheel worthy of the name, and even tension is necessary for the wheel to last.

Never forget that just like everything else, half of all wheel builders are below average. Whoa, that's not a pretty thought. Are you sure you are using one of the good ones? How would you know? Better not measure anything on the wheel. That would be a cop out. Better just believe his line of blather. That is what a "good" customer would do.