What is "west coast sound"

I recently read a review of a CDP from HiFi Choice which characterized that the player has a "west coast sound".

Anyone knows what it is.

andy204-22-2004 8:42pm

jameswei Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 883 posts 04-23-2004 at 03:31am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Bigtee got it right. Jrd351, too. The market was dominated by JBL (made on the West Coast) and AR (made in New England). Regional stereotypes (sorry) were reinforced by the conservative (flat, but a little compressed) sound of AR versus the more colorful (with ear-pleasing emphasis of highs and lows, and more dynamic) sound of JBLs, a la the respective social styles and mores.