It kind of depends on what you want to record. If you want to record a drum kit, you got a different set of goals than a guy with an acoustic.
Digital converter does make a difference.
Microphones do make a difference.
Preamps do make a difference.
How much difference, well...It kind of depends on what you want to capture. You got a band, you need total tracks. You are a one man band, you might want to concentrate on the preamp and digital converter and/or quality of the microphone.
― earlnash, Wednesday, 15 November 2017 02:16 (six years ago) link