Atmasphere amps trustable?


Tube world, a big world, then I came acorss the Atmasphere on the net, looks different from those common tube stuff... kinda weird, the M-60 uses 8x 6AS7G output tube and 4x 6SN7 driver tube per channel, where're the rectifier tubes? Plus they're so-called OTL, sounds even more weird.
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Atamasphere amps might sound great but the "trust" factor could be an issue. I've heard that these amps can go through your personal items when you're not around, and there was one incident (not verified) I heard about where on of these OTL amps ran off with the owner's sister, and another where the amp ate the family cat. Sure they are wonderful sounding amps but can you trust them? Risky…just seems risky...
Wait…can't I simply get a screwdriver and remove the transformers from my amps? And where do all the unused transformers go? Is there a pile somewhere? Is there an opposite amp that is ALL transformers? These are the sort of sophisticated questions that need to be asked…impedance imschmedance!
I love my single ended class A Burriss Royal Bluesman guitar amp…but then it's merely a toy that I get payed handsomely (!) to play through. The words "toy" and "play" do fit together well.