Author Archives: Wylie Williams
My special order boo-boo
Although I don’t keep Definitive Technology speakers on hand I do make special orders when requested. I got an order for a pair of SM55 bookshelf speakers and I ordered SM65 in error. So now I have a brand new … Continue reading
Five Star review for Aon 2 / ForceField 5 system
GoldenEar Technology keeps coming out with new speakers and reviewers keep loving them. I have been waiting for the first review of the ForceField 5 subwoofer (12″ woofer; 1500 watts; 13 x 14″ bass radiator; $999). The first one came … Continue reading
Room acoustics – the weakest link
Who among us has a room designed for high fidelity audio? My guess is none. After carefully selecting components that were expertly designed for great sound reproduction we put the system is a room where not one moment’s thought was … Continue reading
I have finally chosen my new audio racks
I built my last few audio racks, and they were OK but not classifiable as furniture. I can’t count the hours I spent sketching and thinking about of ways to build new ones that would be both useful and good … Continue reading
Welcome to my blog
I am Wylie Williams, owner of The Speaker and Stereo Store in St. Louis Missouri, which is kind of a misnomer because now it operates from my home. For 23 years it was a storefront but when I closed the storefront, intending to retire, people kept calling me and … Continue reading