Why do musicians ignore high-end audio?

[Fran]

Very interesting set of replies I think....

[Ivor]

Maybe if they heard their own music on a good system, it would encourage them to call it a day!

I've had a few musicians in here who heard their music on my system "of the day" and they all remarked they heard detail and nuances they were not even aware of before. It didn't make them run out and buy a high end system (being musicians it wasn't an option!). These weren't famous musicians obviously, just Dylan, Cohen, Morrison. That's Mick Dylan, Elijah Cohen and Joe Morrison.

What's the difference between a musician and a 12" pizza? A 12" pizza can feed a family of four.

[Claus]

As an amateur musician this has always been a mystery to me.... But after a brief chat with my son we came to a conclusion of sorts...

I am in a band that is currently in the process of releasing an album. I am the only person in the band that has anything beyond a bluetooth speaker, so I am the only person really able to evaluate masters on a decent system.... The writer and producer only uses headphones and relies on me to write comments on mixes as they would sound on a stereo system... I am not sure what the reason is, but I’d say it has to do with financial priorities....

Also within the hobby itself there are many sub-hobbies: tweak focus, technology focus, music focus, media focus, vintage, diy, etc etc...All of which makes it a “hobby” as opposed to just appreciation/consumption...

If you work in TV/Film do you have a good TV/home cinema? I’d say, probably not....
If you work in IT do you have the newest phones/laptop/tablets? I know lots who don’t...
If you work as car mechanic do you drive/restore/tinker with the coolest car? I don’t know, but I would guess not...

So the “job” is something different to a hobby.... As an example, my studio/guitar cables are just regular good quality cables. My Hi-Fi cables are much more expensive...🤔😉😂

[cybot]

Perfectly summed up :)