How true!
I start a project at 32 buffersize then move up to 64 as the project grows.
I am “lazy”, meaning that I want a “finished” mix in my ears when I record.
I think it makes me play better when I hear good, processed, lag free sound coming into my ears when I do my guitar stuff.
It is not the price that have deterred me from buying a UAD card or two, it is the 512 or even 1024 buffer settings you have to use to even get it working properly.
If one is purely a mixer, then the latency does not mean a thing, but for me as both a performing musician AND mixer latency (or more correctly; the lack of it) is VERY important
All the best, Kim