I sold HiFi in the Boston area all my career, and members of the local orchestras and chamber groups were customers. As a group they didn't buy really high priced gear, but listened for tonal naturalness. I sold them KEF, Mirage, a/d/s/, and Snell speakers in those days. These people have the ultimate playback systems without paying a dime...the ability to read the sheet music and "hear" the score in their minds! I also sold to some famous rock bands, like members of J. Geils...they had more dough, but I wasn't in a real high end shop, so they'd buy stacks of Nakamichi separates and KEF Reference or big a/d/s/ monitors.
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.