I've seen different strains with the same equipment that was completely different. One was really wack(that wack that we said that we won't ever order from that breeder again. lol.) and the other one was good.Being able to diagnose cannabis problems that can occur, and fix it yourself, and having good equipment is probably more important then genetics.
Years ago, when and where I grew up, I had many many options for cannabis. Born 26 miles from Woodstock NY.........Mostly pure landrace strains I opted for.......these days everything has been crossbred with cannabis genetics from different continents. It may make the cannabis taste better, yield better, but todays weed cannot compare to 1970's Thai Stick, genuine Panama Red, Maui Wowie from Hawaii///// The high is NOT comparable today......I smoke on average 45-50 grams a week.......Yrs ago I could not have functioned, and worked as much as I did, with the killer sh1t we had. I def couldn't have smoked that much back then.......you'd wake up dreamy faced in some strange place if ya did.
So,I guess that the equipment is not more important but indeed being able to diagnose and manage yourself everything along with the equipement is a plus.