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what system musicians prefer? Do they care?

I have never aspired to be a musician, although I am very artistic.  I am bad at singing and never enjoyed dabbling at playing an instrument. But I enjoy listening to music tremendously and I always wondered if being a musician would improve my experience as a listener. It seems to me that musicians (good ones) would have a lot more expertise in sound, what is good quality sound, a good system, a high fidelity speaker.... but I have never seen any proof. Am I just imagining it? Are good musicians mediocre listeners? Are they not obsessed with good sound? Any musicians out there to comment?
One example I know is the  Cambridge Soundworks Mick Fleetwood Speaker System, which I finally purchased last year, I knew my collection would not be complete without it. It's evidence of great talents crossing paths: a  genious speaker designer Henry Kloss, and Mick Fleetwood, one of the greatest drummers of the century (and  the previous one). But I don't see musicians weighing in on what are good systems are, how much is it worth spending and what to focus on. It's much more like rich douchebags bragging about the price of their systems on these forums. 
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adg101
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By no means a professional musician but I get the job done. I have lots of musician friends and I don’t think any of them have even an off the shelf Best Buy’s system and I’m not talking about the Magnolia section.

Most of my musician friends either have something fairly old or just use their smart phone with cheap Bluetooth inears. They know of Spotify but no idea of Tidal or Qobuz. They flat out think I’m nuts for the audio system I have.

Not sure there’s any correlation between being an audiophile or a musician but I think it does give me and edge over many non musician audiophiles I have meet over the years to know how or what to listen for or what may be more accurate.

I also believe being an audiophile who appreciates higher end equipment has pushed me to buy the best drums and equipment I can afford and appreciate as well. Owned my share of drums and what I have today to my ears sound the best, which again my musician friends probably think I’m nuts there too

 I will say all my musician friends love and prefer vintage gear and when it comes to their instruments they strive for great sound. They can definitely wrap up a lot of money and have just as much passion in their hobby as well.
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