Totally get it- you like what you like etc. I have to say- side by side on my two A bodies, with the MC that Dr Diff has, vs power booster, my wife, who is not a car person, says the only difference is that the power brake system is "touchier"
if we want to go down the path of one upping each others wife.... lol
My wife who auto-crossed a 1972 Datsun 510 with a Nissan 300z VG-30 v6 for several years would say power brakes is the only way to setup.