Tony as an overall comment, I would say it is less likely equipment considering what you have and most likely in 2 areas: (considering I have heard many of your tunes fresh out of the box)

1. That it is all being recorded in on a minium # of tracks, thereby losing control in the mix.

2. The final mix, ie., panning reverb and placement of everything in the mix. Unless you are spending a great deal of time on your 9K's mixer ahead of time what you are getting is what the programmer decided was cool going in.
Terry

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