Get Better Sound set-up guide

There have been a few useful guides for hi-fi hobbyists over the years, but few focus almost exclusively on resisting the impulse to buy new components by extracting the best performance from what you already have. Jim Smith, former US distributor of Avantgarde Acoustics, is considered one of the best set-up guys in audio, and he offers 202 tips on accomplishing this goal. Purchasing this book, we decided, may be the most effective $45 tweak in audio.