I think as others have said, you need to appreciate what each type of instrument does well. They excel at different things. Archtops in general excel at fast attack, string-to-string clarity, balance and projection. Flat tops in general excel in their bass response, sustain and overtones. I frankly enjoy both!
I have also lucky enough to have the opportunity explore a spectrum of hybrid guitars that incorporate features and tone characteristics of both types of guitars through some custom commissions. I have a 16" maple archtop (left), a 16" mahogany hybrid oval hole archtop with a flat back guitar (middle, left), a 15" carved maple back, flat top guitar (middle right) and I have a 15" african blackwood oval holed flat top guitar.
