I'm not sure if you're taking the piss with 'look stronger than I really am' as a desired outcome so I shall reserve judgement but suffice to say no matter what your goals are in relation to training a barbell will be better for achieving them than a multi-station home gym.
Machines are expensive for what they can do, which as I said is usually less than what free weights can do. For example, in one of my gyms there's a $4,400 machine just for shoulder press. You could get a serviceable squat rack, bar and 200kg of plates for 1/4 to 1/2 that, new.
If you have lots of money to spend on machines, rather than spending (say) $2,500 on machines, it would be better to spend $1,400 on serviceable rack, bar and plates, and $100 on instruction in a few basic compound exercises. You'll get more out of your training by spending less, but spending it wisely.
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