Vote

Violin, oboe, cello & piano—in that order.

Vibraphone

It really depends on the genre of music one is listening to. For classical works I love the sound of the oboe and for jazz I dig the sound of vibes.

Classical: piano. Jazz: saxophone. Rock: guitar.

Concert Grand Piano

Piano

Trumpet. The trumpeter's ability play a soft, lyrical passage or to project through an entire orchestra has always amazed me.

This is a stupid question. You're talking music, not ice cream.

Tenor sax, for its smooth tone and expressiveness.

The Fender Telecaster.

Love the cello, very closely followed by the oboe. Those rich, woody sounds!

Guitar

My newest synthesizer. At the moment, it is a Kawai K5000R. Who will that upset?

Fluegelhorn (best performed by Kenny Wheeler)

Saxophone. Probably the tenor version is the best, followed by alto.

Piano, no contest

Velodyne CT-80, an affordable subwoofer.

Steel drum

clarinet

Piano

Oboe

Guitar and tenor saxophone

cello

The human voice. All other instruments have the possibility of individualism, but none is as distinctive, versatile, or expressive. All instrumentalists imitate the voice—that is our standard. By the way, I am an employed professional instrumentalist.

cymbals

Cello, of course!

When my wife and I are checking a new piece of equipment, we use the couple of excellent piano recordings we have. But for "normal" listening I like acoustic guitar.

Voice

Flute

When I hear a n unstrument live the complex sound alway excites me. It is always more interesting than what I hear on my system