I couldn't agree more.(posted 8177 days ago)I use two different developers- Ilfosol-S and PF FX-2. I fooled around with different combinations before settling on Neopan @400-800 in the FX-2, and Ilfosol-S with Delta 100 for the slower work. I am not quite satified with the Delta/Ilfosol (although quite good), and in my total of 36exp. on Plus-X (6 years ago), I recall good results from d-76. I priced out Plus-X, but figured i'd give FP4+ a try and got 20 rolls to test. Pete, I'm glad you mentioned D-76- I keep some as a "back-up" if needed.
My point is I did a little searching, but I try to search as little as possible. I agree that expending energy making progress with known combinations and refining your results is the point. Sharing your results with others is just plain good "karma".