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

I'm an audio journalist who gave this book a rave review because a) it contains an overwhelming amount of information in ONE SINGLE VOLUME, and b) Jim is the best set-up man in the business, and his advice should be treated as gospel. I'm a little concerned that someone found this book to be anything less than incredibly helpful.

Like I said in my review, this is the best $45 audio tweak money can buy.

I read Jim's book and had great results. While I knew a few of these ideas he wrote in his book, there were plenty for me to learn.

Creml,

Thanks for the post. I was not aware of the book, but now have a copy on the way and am looking forward to receiving same.

IMO, the listening room is by far the most important component of any audio system. I am always interested in any tools, techniques, and so fourth that might help.

I bought a copy because I have under construction a dedicated room. It has been helpful to me because it addresses set-up and room treatment issues, I had read a lot about how to design wall structures and select optimum room dimensions but not the stuff Jim covers. I expect his detailed instructions on speaker/listner location to be very helpful.

I like his use of TIPS, it makes re look up of subject matter pretty easy.

BTW, if you have a question about one of Jim's TIPS, he has very kind and answered my several queries promptly and with detail.

A good read I think.

I purchased Jim's book last Nov. I took my time reading it so some of his most important points could sink in. I created the grid and made all the proper measurments. I learned that there is no possible way to set my system up properly. I also learned that I made some poor purchasing decisions. Set up issues include the WAF, room layout, room construction, and not being able to properly locate components. Reading his book did answer a lot of other questions.