Is Jim Smith's Book"Get Better Sound"Best Book ?

The advice in Jim's book works. I was stunned by the impact a couple of inches (or less!) made in improving my system. It met his claim of being worth a major component upgrade. A fun bonus is that the music he voices with makes enjoyable listening. I'm still working on system improvements following his advice of a making a roadmap, and anticipate more improvements to come.

Thank-you all for the thread and the responses. I ordered my copy last night.

-P

I am searching for the Jim Smith PDF file named "31 Secrets To Better Sound."

It was free and all over the Internet until he changed jobs. Does anyone have it?

It seems clear to me that Jim's book is the best $45 one could ever spend in pursuit of good sound. I guess for that money you could instead buy something like, uh, 1 hifi fuse. In any event, implementing his set up tips will make a bigger difference than most any of the high end equipment purchased on this site, irrespective of price. If there is a bigger bargain in high end audio, I have never come across it.

I have not compared Jim's book to others, but I was really impressed by how much of a difference I was able to get following his recommendations.

I also know where new speakers cannot fix the problems I hear in my sound. My room imposes limits that I cannot get around until I move!