But a cowbell isn't known for its flexibility... which is exactly why you used it as a substitute to make the statement sound absurd.
The skills required to utilise a device isn't a defining factor of how good it is. It can definitely increase the average output, but something isn't bad simply because most people have no clue how to use it. If the Genesis were released today, then far more musicians would be able to achieve better results, as the proliferation of software studios, VSTs and the like would mean that people would be more exposed to the concepts of working with a synth, whilst at the time sound engineering was part of few people's skillsets.
I would agree that the SNES for the time was better suited for the industry and what it required... but I also see it as the worse actual device when it comes to audio. The Genesis has continued to sound better as time has passed and the average person's audio equipment has improved. The SNES however, removed from the crappy mono TV speakers that most people would have connected it to at the time, now reveals clearly all that it lacks in clarity and range. Emulation has somewhat disguised this, as people will rarely ever actually hear a SNES or a Genesis today, but t Genesis has a notably better output, where the music is still sufficient as it, whereas you'd basically have to remaster anything a SNES put out, to make it even remotely acceptable quality today.
