In this newly updated directory, the latest in cutting-edge audio equipment is provided, including how to choose the best audio equipment on a budget, how to get the best sound for the money, and how to set up a system for maximum performance. Revised and expanded to include all the latest audio technologies, this book is packed with expert advice how to make speakers sound up to 50 percent better at no cost, avoid the most common system set-up mistakes, and how to choose the one speaker in 50 worth owning. Among the new topics covered are streaming audio, computer-based music servers, music-management apps, wireless streaming, high-resolution digital audio. A short course on listening-room acoustics is presented and additional information on audio for home theater, multichannel audio, system set-up secrets, and what each component's specifications and measurements mean is also provided.
About the AuthorRobert Harley is the editor-in-chief of The Absolute Sound'. He lives in Tijeras, New Mexico.
Reviews"Its impressive breadth and depth make it a valuable guide to audio's gold mine. . . You'll learn valuable things from Harley's book, not just at first reading, but as you come back to it over and over. Peter Moncrieff, International Audio Review
"This is the best guidebook we've seen on the subject." Wayne Thompson, The Oregonian
Book InformationISBN 9781736254509
Author Robert HarleyFormat Paperback
Page Count 548
Imprint Acapella Publishing,U.S.Publisher Acapella Publishing,U.S.
Weight(grams) 1002g