West coast sound has meant relatively bright with a midrange emphasis. It was coined back in the sixties. We had the West coast sound as in JBL Century 100's and Advents with the better bass but recessed highs and more bloom. The east coast sound (or New England)sound was usually meant for AR's, old KLH's, Advents, Boston Acoustics, etc.
Now Vandersteen's sound kind of like east coast and Joseph Audio and some of the like would be west coast.
I assume the reviewer thought the CD player was lively with some emphasis in the mids to upper frequencies vs something like an old Rega Planet.
Now Vandersteen's sound kind of like east coast and Joseph Audio and some of the like would be west coast.
I assume the reviewer thought the CD player was lively with some emphasis in the mids to upper frequencies vs something like an old Rega Planet.