friend just sold Ayre+Vanderstien speakers to Neil Young for his Malibu home. also i have been in number of homes of famous musicians and you would be surprised how modest their systems can be, can you spell Denon.
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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"Musicians and recording engineers tend to listen to music deconstructively"...no, they don't...some might but still...Generalizations like this are just silly...Did you read my previous post? Also, many musicians can retain hearing after years of abusing it, and their taste...and mastering engineers...how old is Bob Clearmountain? Bob Ludwig? |
@wolf_garcia Plus, most of today's major musicians use in-ear monitors on stage, rehearsals, etc. The days of "big honkin" amps and monitors blasting in your ears are few and far between. Sure, you will see rows of giant Marshall stacks on stage. Most are props |
@wolf_garcia. I am simply reflecting my own experience of my interactions with other musicians over a period of over forty years. Yes I did read your post - is your comment about musicians and money not a generalisation in itself? As it happens I agree with you. On your last point, it is not a question of "retaining hearing", but of retaining the capacity to listen discriminatively having suffered significant amounts of NIHL - which I agree that at least some people can do. However, I've also listened to a good few recordings where it's pretty obviously that the engineer's ears were shot in the 2-4k range and their eq decisions reflected that. |
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