"Get Better Sound"

Since some folks might not have seen the various comments from manufacturers and reviewers, I thought it might be helpful to list a few. There are more, but these come to mind and were easy to find. They have been approved to quote:

Reviews:

Stereophile Book Review: Get Better Sound, Art Dudley

“Get Better Sound is the cheapest good tweak you can buy for your system.”
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TONE Audio, Spotlight

“This is the best $44.50 you will ever spend on your hifi system, hands down.”
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6moons.com, Srajan Ebaen

“I don't think there's been something exactly like this in our industry before.”

“…decades worth of hands-on expertise...

In short, it's the proverbial slam dunk.”
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TONEAudio, Marc Phillips aka the Vinyl Anarchist

“The One Audio Accessory You Need”

“…readers ask me about which component to upgrade, or where they should put their money in order to yield the most noticeable improvements. From now on, my answer will be Get Better Sound more often than not.”
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Positive Feedback Online – Jeff Day

I highly recommend Get Better Sound by Jim Smith, and I think it should be in everyone's audio library. If you'll take the time to work through Jim's tips and implement them in your Hi-Fi system you'll be rewarded with a transformed system. Don't think about it, just do it. You'll be glad you did.
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Enjoy the Music.com, Nels Ferre

While I have recommended numerous pieces of gear as good values, even great ones, I have never believed in a "Best Buy" until now. No matter what your system consists of, or what type of music you enjoy, spend the $44.50 for Get Better Sound.
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TNT Italy – Lucio Cadeddu, Editor

“…this book is one of the best "tweaks" you can apply to your HiFi system!”
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Industry:

Paul McGowan, PS Audio

“A must have book for anyone serious about high end audio”
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Richard Bird, Rives Audio

“His book, "Get Better Sound" is a plethora of tips ... practical, easy to follow, and most of all--they work. Many of them are the basics of what we do when designing a room. While we may use mathematical calculations to predict results, the basic goal and issues remain the same. Jim has put together very approachable and useable methods to help just about anyone achieve better performance of their system.

This is highly recommended.”
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Ayre Acoustics website – “What’s New”

“System setup is every bit as important as the equipment itself. Jim Smith has written a very good book which takes on the issue of system setup in a thorough, easy to read way that we can highly recommend.

$150? Isn't this the same book I am seeing in Stereophile for $44.50 written by Jim Smith?

Yes. One and the same.

They are having a little fun with a strange $150 listing on Amazon.

Amazingly, not long after GBS came out, the Amazon site stated that they had had the book, but weren't sure when they'd get it back in stock.

The truth is - I never sold it to Amazon.

The quarterly newsletters come with the purchase of a new book.

Can't imagine how that $150 listing could work.

Jim -- I'm glad you weighed in. Because I saw the $150 price tag and thought, hmm, I spend a lot on gear but that's a lot to spend on a book. It does not pose the same dilemma for me at $45. Don't know why I missed that.

Thanks!

--dan