Thanks everyone. Harley's book got both darts and laurels in the Amazon reviews and, like with seemingly everything audiophile, there is the temptation to believe none of it--or all of it. I think I will get a copy and read with a critical eye and, I hope, surely learn something about the physics, which I can then either abide by or ignore. I had a music teacher years ago who said you have to learn Bach in order to ignore him later, but you can't ignore him with authority until you learn him. JK
recommended reading
As a relative newcomer to the land of audiophiledom, I'm trying to learn the language and see that much of it seems to require an electrical engineering degree. Short of that, are there any books you can recommend to establish an understanding of the basics? Most of the magazines, ezines, blogs etc seem to assume a basic foundation. THanks. JK