Why Don't More People Into Music Reproduction At Home Play Around With Musical Instruments

That young woman on guitar was simply incredible!!!! WOW

@ lcplthomas - well yes of course, if you want to be a "proper audiophile".

Anyone foolish enough to get hung up, or upset by the qualification or judgement of others in this recreation, there are some things I consider are actually important.

What you are/become, is your ongoing choice, and it's that choice that's led you here interacting with this forum. If someone feels special or more justified because of their chosen knowledge, skills or what have you - let them cling to it.

Please keep in context that it means nothing about any one else, any elitists don't know us, and cannot isolate and define us for our choices and tastes in equipment or music.

If we can acknowledge that we're all special, then nobody is special.
I have some equipment that I have started to gather, and I am learning so much from others in this forum who genuinely are passionate in sharing their experiences and knowledge with others in here.

Just because there's truth in turntables offer something digital may not, or being able to play an instrument and understand music, playback devices and such on a technical level may grant someone a better understanding of what's going on... Doesn't negate another's choice to enjoy what they can from the marvel of music to our ears.

If an elitist thinks they are special because they think they know more, have more, have more skills - let them be, it may just be all they have. Looking past their attitude you will find a passion for audiophilia, and just maybe by not judging we open ourselves up to the cause.

Great love and passion for the sound that moves us.

Ime, real musicians rarely have great stereos at home.  There are several obvious reasons (e.g., they want to play, not just sit there), but one is that music is not financially remunerative for the vast majority (see, “Rockonomics” by Alan Krueger.)  income in music is concentrated in a small number of superstars, much like income inequality in society, only worse.  
   Another: stereo systems almost never sound like real music.  Sorry.  It can be a fair approximation, and can even be “better” in some ways, but it’s not the same.  The dynamics of real instruments are extreme.    I studied classical guitar in college, and still sort of play, so that sound is my benchmark in equipment.  Piano is harder to emulate, much less a symphony.

Playing in an orchestra and assembling a good sounding home audio system have very little in common. I don’t know why people think they are complementary. Entirely different skill sets. Maybe cryogenically treating brass instruments comes close. But I do not think the so called trained ear of the musician is any help when it comes to high end audio. Audiophiles probably have better trained ears anyway. 

My garage has two separate rooms in addition to the space for cars.  One holds the bicycles.  The other has my early 20th Century Mason-Hamlin studio upright.  It's great to be able to stumble through my Chopin without getting dirty looks.  I don't care, either, that the piano is now incapable of being brought up to proper pitch.  As Mason-Hamlins always have, it sounds big and wonderful.