I'm an ex pro studio musician. My experience is that most musicians have little to no idea that high end audio even exists. Most who do know, are also very put off by the prices that a lot of the gear demands. But, I know of a few other ex-pros and current pros who have decent systems. Not systems that are mega high end, but systems that tend to be more middle of the line, but also sound quite musical.
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.
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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This may come as a surprise to a few here, but i know several musicians who are now concerned about the cabling that their gear utilizes. I noticed in the studio, when i was playing, that a specific brand and type of cable was important to me, it really did improve my tone. Lot of pros also are after the best tone, ( i was one of them) and will now go to extra lengths to minimize digital artifacts etc.,
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@mahler123 Do you not think that the very same musicians would have been a whole lot happier listening to music on a great system, if they had known about that opportunity and had the option to avail themselves of it? |
@billstevenson You make some very good points about musicians vs. pure audiophiles. Speaking from my musician side, i do have a very good understanding as to what i want my system to sound like, and do not suffer from 'audiophile nervosa'...yet. |