Helveticum said:
Kent is still shite. Although I really liked the subtle way GD had put it - "it replicates boar"
Some people just like to suffer though, it seems.. :s
I think you need to accept the fact that different people have different tastes. Stating the obvious, I know, but the fact seems to have escaped you. And unless you have
incredibly delicate skin it's hard to see how you would suffer!
A brush that is ready the instant it is wetted, never sheds a hair, and works to the complete satisfaction of its owner cannot realistically be considered 'shite' by anyone making an intelligent assessment.
It seems to me that you are a bit of a 'fan boy' for the Muhle and will go out of your way to rubbish anything that anyone considers a good alternative.
It may well be that when I get the Muhle replaced I do, indeed, find it superior to the Kent, but if I do it will not be by any great amount. And if I don't, (and, again, the difference will not be great), that will be nothing more than the way I react to the two products.
You may feel the need to pontificate about other people's taste in brushes but, quite honestly, even if someone prefers to use a nylon nail brush for their shaving needs, that's really no one's business but their own.