I never know about this book until today when I browsing though Audiogon's tweak section. Normally I would be reluctant to purchase another good-sound type book, but when I saw that it was written by Jim Smith, I placed my order without giving it a second thought. Jim is truly the real deal.
The first time I met Jim was way back in the early '70s when I bought a set of speakers from him at the now long-defunct Sound Shop in Norfolk, Virginia. Years later when he opened Auditions in Homewood, Alabama, a good friend mine and I jumped in a car a drove down to Alabama from Virginia just to check the place out and to see what Jim was up to. Even though Jim was still putting the place together, we able to hear some great sounding music and talk about all sorts of stuff audio. His main staff at the time were some Norfolk, Virginia, transplants that happen to be some guys that we used to hang out and listened to music with. (Jim, please don't hold that against me!) Anyway, we had a great time in Birmingham, we bought a few pieces of used equipment, and received first class treatment the whole time.
Now I can't wait to get the book and do some adjustments in order to Get Better Sound. This book ought to be the next best thing to actually having Jim Smith in your listening room. I'll sure let you guys know.
The first time I met Jim was way back in the early '70s when I bought a set of speakers from him at the now long-defunct Sound Shop in Norfolk, Virginia. Years later when he opened Auditions in Homewood, Alabama, a good friend mine and I jumped in a car a drove down to Alabama from Virginia just to check the place out and to see what Jim was up to. Even though Jim was still putting the place together, we able to hear some great sounding music and talk about all sorts of stuff audio. His main staff at the time were some Norfolk, Virginia, transplants that happen to be some guys that we used to hang out and listened to music with. (Jim, please don't hold that against me!) Anyway, we had a great time in Birmingham, we bought a few pieces of used equipment, and received first class treatment the whole time.
Now I can't wait to get the book and do some adjustments in order to Get Better Sound. This book ought to be the next best thing to actually having Jim Smith in your listening room. I'll sure let you guys know.