So you're an audiophile - are you also a musician?

I sing. Mostly classical, chamber classical, madrigals/renaissance, spirituals, occassional broadway show tunes.

While not even close to being my full time profession, I have been very very fortunite to have performed as part of a group in concerts with Dave Brubeck (three times), The King's Singers (twice), and twice with Peter Schickele (PDQ Bach).

I was also recently part of a group that participated in a studio recording with Dave Brubeck that will be out on CD sometime in the future.

No. I tried guitar, trumpet, bass, piano, and voice with no success. My Ex (a professional opera singer with perfect pitch) told me that I am the only person she has ever met, that is truely tone deaf, and, that I should never, under any circumstances, sing in public.

The funny part is, music does not emotionally move her. I, on the other hand, would never leave smoky bars, if I could just play the blues.

Maybe in my next life.

Yes, I play Piano/Keyboards, and some guitar. I have also done quite a bit of home recording studio work, and have made some master tapes for demo recordings, for various bands trying to get recording contracts. Several did even get the contracts, but never went anywhere.

My daughter (age 11) is an excellent classical violinist and a pianist, so any hi-fi investments are simply part of her education expenses! I'm also an amateur bluegrass muscian (banjo, guitar, mandolin).

There are certainly a lot of musician-audiophiles out there, but I do not think they are in the majority.

Formal training on trumpet from preschool up through sophomore year in college--classical and 'big band' type jazz ensembles, broadway musical charts (lots of things transposed down an octave), etc. I got good enough to realize that I wasn't good enough! Then I discovered the guitar, and bye-bye trumpet. Been playing guitar now for 25 years now, not professionally, although I have tried to get bands together on several occasions; never had enough time, and yes, once again I got good enough to realize that I wasn't good enough.