There are some cases when you can say, sorry, I?m in charge of the sound here, and since you are not going to be responsible if the sound is not good enough to (you name it, the label, the producer, the boss, etc) then I get to choose the tools to work with; no considerations for brand or name, and just going for the sound. So let my make my choices and only AND if you are not diggin the sound, THEN you can speak your mind regarding the subject.
Good Luck
Hans