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Hi, to me, a "high end" studio has to start with the people and the enviroment more than anything else. I've used/worked at quite a few high end rooms in England, USA and Japan, and they all share those points. I'm more into production than engineering, but have been in studios long enough to tell.
One is stuck in a studio to make music, sometimes for 16 or more hours each day. So, the people element becomes most important. I and many other people I know often write down info of good assistant engineers and remember them. Sometimes, we offer them work and eventually they become good engineers in their own right. Studio managers are very important too, so are maintenance.
As for gear, one expects everything to work without stress, or, things that are a bit dodgy to be explained clearly before the session begins.
Once all this is cleared, then I tend to think about which studio is suitable for the project at hand, be it the console, outboard or room sound.
Oh, a really clean and silent toilet helps! That's about the only place I get to hide in privacy most of the time.
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