Hi Gary, I'm on laptop so I can easily hear the plosives but they didn't bother me that much because I really enjoyed the performance. By 'tube' you mean tube gear or emu? That's more of a taste option but I liked what I heard.
That's one reason I would never use a subscription distribution service. Catapult is good & I use them along with CD Baby ( also one time fee) as I also sell cd's.