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I really shouldnt be typing anything being that I dont have the expierence everyone else here does, but to me its not about the outboard gear much at all.
I can think of high end rooms that dont have half the outboard some people I know do. I know a guy that has a really nice pro tools room with a pro control, awesome pres (neve, api, millenia, cranesong) awesome compressors (1176's, a bunch of distressors, 2 cranesong trakkers, 2 dbx160's, and an alan smart) and some good EQ's. He has a really nice project studio. The equipment is nice, but theres no huge SSL, theres no gigantic tracking room that you could fit an orchestra in, theres no lounge with lots of entertaining things to do, and noone up front you can call to run out and buy you stuff late at night, noone that can be called to fix band members instruments. To me thats what a high end room has. The rest of the gear can be rented.
That being said I dont ever want a high end room. Give me a nice comfortable space with good equipment any day.
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