Even in the 1980ies, owning all the best guitars, microphones and Marshall stacks (and hair products) wouldn't help you become a rock star if your music wasn't

Even in the 1980ies, owning all the best guitars, microphones and Marshall stacks (and hair products) wouldn't help you become a rock star if your music wasn't any good. In streaming subscriptions you can very much fail from bad tech, but better tech won't make any difference over good enough.