What stereo equipment do respected musicians listen to?

So many ignorant, contradictory incorrect suppositions, self satisfying assumptions and so few matches. It’s sickening, really. It’s sickening, really. Weighed against reality, they fall far short of the individualism present in meaningful performing arts and the varied types of humans that occupy that space. And the outright psychosis admitted to here has the second hand embarrassment clowns all trying to cram into a tiny I suppose car that’s on fire and hurtling towards oblivion. 

@dgluke 

 

Thank you for that insightful post. 

My ATC 40As also sound great. In fact phenomenal. The question simple enough is how many commenting about the ATC speakers actually own them? That's all. Thanks

@bvdiman - I have to laugh because we just finished rebuilding and upgrading an old FM Acoustic power amplifier yesterday.  Wow did it sound good.  Right up there with the old HK XX power amplifier as two of the best SS amps I have ever heard.

 

We also just finished adding a few chokes to our 6SN7 preamplifier and we were listening to Al DiMeola Kiss my Axe. It was so natural and dynamic we were like little kids in a candy store.  We were saying that we should have Al come over to have a listen!

I have been playing guitar for over 40 years.  Never met a musician who had a system worth anything.  I do know a few who have investments in their equipment and recording studios though.

 

Happy Listening.

Musicians and recording engineers tend to listen to music deconstructively. It's a quite different way of listening which doesn't put a premium on a lot of qualities valued by audiophiles. That plus the fact that music as a profession is, with exceptions, not a lucrative pursuit tends not to make musicians audiophiles - IMO.