This newly revised directory brings readers up to speed on the latest in cutting-edge audio equipment. Included are updates on multichannel music reproduction, surround sound, DVD-Audio, and Super Audio CD. Extensive tips on how to listen critically and judge audio-equipment quality, how to optimize the performance of an existing system, and how to best allocate an audio budget are included. Practical techniques for improving the acoustics of existing stereos and listening rooms are also featured.

Robert Harley is the editor-in-chief of The Absolute Sound. He lives in Tijeras, New Mexico. Keith Jarrett is a jazz musician. He lives in Oxford, New Jersey.

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640 pages, Trade Paper, 7 x 10
59 B/W Photos, 151 Line Drawings, 14 Charts, 6 Tables, 26 Graphs
Distribution Rights: WOR
$34.95 (CAN $52.95)
9780964084964 (0964084961)

Pub Date: April 2004

Acapella Publishing