Why do people fight so much about this? It really does confuse me, I live and work in LA and I have NEVER heard anyone who WORKS complain about PTs. Do what you can with what you have. At this moment in time, the only thing you are gonna get better than PTs is "Being there".
Every song on the radio, every television show and every film in the theatre is made using Pro Tools. Maybe the issue here isn't the Program or D/A converters.... dare I say, maybe you just need more practice.
