Musicians And Celebrities Who ARE Audiophiles

Tanya Tucker is a big Klipsch fan.

She has Klipschorns, Fortes, KG-1.5s, KG-.5s and Heresys. Now that's loyalty. http://www.klipsch.com/news-center/...-from-tanya-tucker-the-klipsch-interview.aspx

 

yea, but he loves his iPod more.

 

The new Russian President Medvedjev owns a Kuzma Stabi Reference turntable.

The price of turntable alone without tonearm is $8K.

 

I guess he decide to economize. that's a drop in the bucket for him!

 

I'm sorry. It's not Gorbachev. It's the new Russian President Medvedjev who is an audiophile and owns the great-sounding Slovenia-made Kuzma Stabi Reference turntable.

 

"More Barn!"
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Didn't Kareem Abdul-Jabbar lose some audiophile gear when he lost his jazz collection a few years back...?

 

In 1983, Abdul-Jabbar's house burnt down, incinerating many of his
belongings including his beloved jazz LP collection and stereo gear.

 

I wonder if that was when she was married to Peter Wolf of the J Geils band

 

You know, let's go the other way for a while.

I'd say myself; but, I'm neither notable nor that self-centered.

I was looking originally at some Simon Phillips Protocol II videos and then came across this from Andy Timmons. I don't know if all the gear is his; but, I spy a pretty "audiophile approved" Pass Labs amp in this video; loudspeakers look impressive (no idea what they are).

Reportedly, Keith Jarrett owns a ELP Laser Turntable.

So, what other notable musicians are known audiophiles?

 

Albini.

 

Steven Wilson and Neil Young

 

Don Dixon

 

Oooops... forgot the vid link (hint: look lower left).

 

Although I don't know this for fact, I suspect Alan Parsons likely has the best of the best gear, give the insane extremes he would go to in order to get the best sound that could be had at any given time.
I think the same thing might apply to Fagan/Becker.

 

LOL this time i read pedophiles.

 

Phil Lesh is a bit of an audiophile, I'd say.

 

Also Weir, apparently...

 

Henry Rollins

He wrote a great column in Stereophile a couple of years back that confirmed he's an audio guy

 

Some years ago, my buddy set up Flea's gear, all top of the line Audio Research components, etc.

 

Is that the one where he's dissing all the audiophiles with their particular pressings and 5 mil sleeves?

 

Marc Maron, when interviewing Jack White, noted that White had like 11 or 12 McIntosh tube amps on the wall behind his desk. Maron decided he wanted to buy one for himself as part of a new turntable setup but decided not to when he found out that they run in the neighborhood of 12K a piece. So, Jack White, audiophile.

 

I don't know what he listens to it on, but I heard Peter Buck has a huge record collection.

 

Tom Petty and Jackson Browne.

 

I would love to see a series of articles about performers and their systems and what they listen to.