I think gear means nothing until you know how to properly use it and get the best out of it, and that's what engineering is all about.

excluding the source, from a production perspective, the engineer is 80-90% of the sound. The gear is the rest...

I would rather record with a proven experienced engineer with only an mbox, than with a graduate with a million dollar studio at their disposal...

But maybe thats just me...

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