Most info in the book can be gleaned off the internet such as here, The chapter on cathedral ceilings was a stunner, from my own experience, ass backward, and any justification for esoterica such as bronze loose change bowls, no matter how qualified, is pure hucksterism in my opinion. The basic premise of the book is excellent, but most "high-enders" have explored most of the subject matter toward their own conclusions. Maybe I expected more.
Just happened to see this post.
If the info was on the Internet, I wouldn't have taken the time to write it.
I could list well over a dozen Internet "truths" that are simply incorrect, and I do so in seminars and in the book & DVD.
Umm, and I
never mentioned bronze bowls.
Incidentally, out of hundreds, maybe thousands of "high-enders" that I've visited, I've never found
one whose system was performing at more than about 50% of its capability.
We then moved the system well ahead in performance - and without spending another dime on new components or wire, etc.
Actually, I discovered that the longer they'd been "high-enders", more often than not, the worse their systems were, because they had put into practice so much Internet audiophile lore that is simply wrong.
I call it "Audiophile Common Knowledge"
In fact, at RMAF last year, I moderated a seminar on system optimization with Charlie Hansen of Ayre. We discussed some of this mistaken info. Turned out that Charlie disliked cathedral ceilings maybe more than me. And I didn't say that we couldn't work with what folks have. I do it all the time. I simply advised not planning such a room from scratch.
http://audiofest.net/2011/video_player.php?video_id=21&Sid=0d49d241fc4e62ce88f934e11e86a7aa
And the cathedral ceiling issue is widely known by anyone who actually has any experience in voicing systems.
I've done hundreds with success, even the cathdral ceiling rooms. They simply have more issues in the boundary dependent region. And it's not just audible. Sadly, it's measurable as well.
