Musician vs. audiophile

Repeter,
I believe most if not all BAT power amplifiers have input impedances of 100K ohms. It seems this shouldn’t be an issue matching their sibbling preamps regarding Al’s earlier caution. You'd think the manufacturer would make these family components compatible.  I could be wrong in this assumption. 
Charles

Hi crazyeddie,
 I replied to czarivey earlier in this thread that there had to be some musicians out there who happily owned Wilson speakers (law of averages). Thanks for the confirmation 😊
Charles 

Hi Frogman,
Thanks for sharing your very well presented perspective. I can surely attest to the "engrained" factor of live instruments due to frequent/chronic exposure to them. I’m a former student of the trumpet and still own trumpet and cornet. For 30 years I’ve frequently attended intimate jazz venues that present music that’s often unmiked.

Just the pure sound of various instruments filling the room. This type of exposure is very valuable (not to mention extremely enjoyable) as it does seem to train or condition the ears to immediately recognize this unadulterated sound. It sure seems to be "engrained" in my head 😊.
Charles

Musicians comprise a fairly large and diverse group of people and there will certainly be marked differences of their listening impressions. To suggest that not a single musician would find the Wilson good sounding is an obvious exaggeration to make a point. I’m sure somewhere a musician(s) is enjoying the Wilson speakers.
Charles

Open discussion forums can be so interesting at times as people describe their listening experiences.  Czarivey and uberwaltz couldn't be more different in their assessment of the Wilson speakers. Subjectivity allows such a very broad spectrum of impressions.
Charles 

Repeter.
nycjlee brings up an interesting observation regarding the listening perception of perhaps some musicians. They could in fact be particularly sensitive to speakers/components that they feel deviate from what they recognize/consider a natural sound or tone quality . It seems reasonable their ears could quickly detect what they might interpret as an artificial sound quality.

Just a hunch and certainly not all musicians perceive or hear the same. As nycjlee mentioned though some speakers (components also) do seem to present what some may identify as a more "natural " sound. Maybe the 2 musicians wife’s cited in this thread fit in this particular category of listeners.
Charles

I agree with the sentiment expressed above. Trust what you hear. A more expensive system won't necessarily "always" be the better sounding one. I learned a long time ago to have confidence in my ears and go with it. This approach has served me well.
Charles