"We've got a midbass hump so big, it's X-rated!"
"We need another day of break-in—come back tomorrow!"
"The room's flexing like a Slinky!"
Knock on doors at a Consumer Electronics Show and that's the kind of stuff you hear as manufacturers make excuses for bad sound.
More often than not, the complaints are justified. Getting music from a hi-fi at a Show is tough under the best of circumstances. Cramped hotel rooms, polluted electrical lines, sadistic freight handlers, and dozens of other problems create a nightmare…