I’ve known world class classical musicians who were perfectly happy listening to music direct off their phones.
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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@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? |
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. |
Yes, where should I begin... how my wealth affected by a million things outside of my control. For most people, being poor is not a choice. Other than robbing old ladies and banks, it's not possible to move up the ladder, not a matter of working harder or doing anything different. |
My friend who was a trombonist in a classical orchestra was cynical about many musicians takes on musical matter and despise audiophiles as maniac... i think there is in the musicians crowd the same amount of interest and disinterest for audiophilia in %... Also it takes much money to create a very good system... i estimate a high end system well chosen with synergy and an acoustical dedicated rooom around 15,000 bucks using my knowledge... ( most audiophile here will laugh at my low bound in price but knowledge matter more than snobism) If not it takes me a lot of time to learn how to make the best with a low cost one around 1000 bucks most people had not the time to figure this out nor the interest.... |
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