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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In 30 years of providing sample cassettes for many well-respected artists, the most common complaint was "There's something wrong with your recording. The entire concert is sharp/flat." The problem was, of course, their not very good cassette machine running either fast or slow.

 

Bob Weir McIntosh, Neil Young McIntosh and Tannoy…..just from what I know

Neil Young: I have a lot of McIntosh equipment that I use for listening. My studio is full of different stuff, Tannoy and an old pair of Altec [Lansing] speakers with Mac 275s running them. It’s the old Voice of the Theater speakers. They’re ridiculous [laughs]. Also some reel-to-reel gear.

My ATC's don't sound "bad". Unless "bad" really means, "extremely dynamic, supremely accurate, and riotously fun"!

 

Jimi Paige has been photographed using a Luxman preamp with McIntosh amp.

McCartney has two Garrard turntables in his listening room per photos. 

Marvin Gaye was photographed with Mac amp, Thorens turntable, and a Teac reel-to-reel. 

Magic Johnson was a DJ at Michigan State.  When he made money in the NBA he had a pretty sweet system, but I don't recall what the gear was at this time.