What stereo equipment do respected musicians listen to?


With all the debate on this piece of equipment is better than that, it got me to thinking… What setup do well respected musicians have, e.g. amps, speakers, etc.  What does Wynton Marsalis listen to, for example?  Just curious and thought it might be a fun topic. 

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In general musicians have a completely different mind set and emphasis when listening to recorded music. They are so involved in the creation… the notes, the relationship, the performance that fidelity is an afterthought. There are exceptions… like Neal Young and others, the 1%ers, like we are. 

From what I've read... the majority listen to ATC and Ocean Way... both very neutral / accurate.

All/most of my respected musicians listen to the tight slap of English Leather, or they listen to nothing at all (but here's an exception).

 

 

 

DeKay

I know a bunch of audio engineers and record executives who love Von Schweikert speakers and McIntosh amps and pre-amps.