I think Pete has always been way ahead of the curve. The guitar smashing thing turned me off but later I understood he was TRYING to make a legitimate artistic statement (that I never got). BUT art for art's sake.
At the high end, Neve OPX1078's. VERY colored pre that I am now smitten with. The best thing that ever happened to my drum recording. The rest of my Harem is just inputs
My son lives in Texas and I'm in Missouri. So I set him up with 16 tracks of Behringer and Reaper and now we can do shit. He did the drums and keys, I did guitar and bass and one of my best friends sang ( I did some harmony). Here Comes The Sun