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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. 
gano
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daveyf
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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.,

 

garebear
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.........from what I recall ; Bobby Weir of the Grateful Dead was a McIntosh owner and enjoyed the sound that came out of those electronics. 

Note : Mick Fleetwood is / was a good drummer, however not the greatest in my humble opinion.   

 

mahler123
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I’ve known world class classical musicians who were perfectly happy listening to music direct off their phones.

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daveyf
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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?

audition__audio
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Well I dont think that most musicians have as much disposable income as many on this site.

More detail and a truer representation benefits all and I would think those with trained ears would benefit the most.

A musician friend of mine states that many musicians prefer reproduction that makes them sound they way they would like to sound. 

I'll take rich d. bags over poor ones every time. Envy indeed. Maybe you should do something about your current economic state.

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