Audio and Hi-Fi Handbook
Audio and Hi-Fi Handbook

Author: Ian Sinclair

Publisher: Newnes

Published: 2000-10-31

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780750649759

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Written by a team of experts and specialist contributors, this comprehensive guide has proved to be an invaluable resource for professional designers and service engineers. Each chapter is written by a leading author, including Don Aldous, Nick Beer, John Borwick, Dave Berriman, John Linsley Hood, Geoff Lewis and John Watkinson, which provides as wide a perspective as possible on high-quality sound reproduction as well as a wealth of expertise. The third edition includes new chapters on servicing, Nicam stereo and digital satellite radio. For the first time in paperback, this revised edition features a completely new chapter on the most recent digital developments, CD-R/RW, HDCD, Internet audio, MP3 players and DAM-CD. Ian Sinclair has written over 140 books on aspects of electronics and computing and has been a regular contributor to the electronics and computing press.

Audio Power Amplifier Design
Audio Power Amplifier Design

Author: Douglas Self

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2013-07-04

Total Pages: 1293

ISBN-13: 1136123814

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This book is essential for audio power amplifier designers and engineers for one simple reason...it enables you as a professional to develop reliable, high-performance circuits. The Author Douglas Self covers the major issues of distortion and linearity, power supplies, overload, DC-protection and reactive loading. He also tackles unusual forms of compensation and distortion produced by capacitors and fuses. This completely updated fifth edition includes four NEW chapters including one on The XD Principle, invented by the author, and used by Cambridge Audio. Crosstalk, power amplifier input systems, and microcontrollers in amplifiers are also now discussed in this fifth edition, making this book a must-have for audio power amplifier professionals and audiophiles.

Audio Power Amplifier Design Handbook
Audio Power Amplifier Design Handbook

Author: Douglas Self

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13: 0750680725

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Preface; Introduction and general survey; History, architecture and negative feedback; The general principles of power amplifiers; The small signal stages; The Class-B output stage; The output stage II; Compensation, slew-rate, and stability; Power supplies and PSRR; Class-A power amplifiers; Class D power amplifiers; Class-G power amplifiers; FET output stages; Thermal compensation and thermal dynamics; Amplifier and loudspeaker protection; Grounding and practical matters; Testing and safety; Index.

Practical Audio Electronics
Practical Audio Electronics

Author: Kevin Robinson

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2020-02-10

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 1000032434

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Practical Audio Electronics is a comprehensive introduction to basic audio electronics and the fundamentals of sound circuit building, providing the reader with the necessary knowledge and skills to undertake projects from scratch. Imparting a thorough foundation of theory alongside the practical skills needed to understand, build, modify, and test audio circuits, this book equips the reader with the tools to explore the sonic possibilities that emerge when electronics technology is applied innovatively to the making of music. Suitable for all levels of technical proficiency, this book encourages a deeper understanding through highlighted sections of advanced material and example projects including circuits to make, alter, and amplify audio, providing a snapshot of the wide range of possibilities of practical audio electronics. An ideal resource for students, hobbyists, musicians, audio professionals, and those interested in exploring the possibilities of hardware-based sound and music creation.

Audio and Hi-fi Handbook
Audio and Hi-fi Handbook

Author: Ian Robertson Sinclair

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 478

ISBN-13:

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Written by a team of experts and specialist contributors this comprehensive guide has proved to be an invaluable resource for professional designers and service engineers. Each chapter is written by a leading author, including Don Aldous, John Borwick, Dave Berriman and John Linsley Hood, which provides as wide a perspective as possible on high-quality sound reproduction as well as a wealth of expertise. This third edition has been fully updated to include modern valve amplifier designs, Nicam and satellite radio, and including a new section on servicing. Ian Sinclair has written over 140 books on aspects of electronics and computing and has been a regular contributor to the electronics and computing press. New chapters on valve amplifiers, in-car audio, NICAM and satellite radio, and servicing Contributors include world experts like John Linsley Hood, Nick Beer, Don Aldous, Fred Mornington-West A wide ranging guide for professionals and hobbyists alike

Back to Basics Audio
Back to Basics Audio

Author: Julian Nathan

Publisher: Newnes

Published: 1998-10-13

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 9780750699679

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Back-to-Basics Audio is a thorough yet approachable handbook on audio theory, practice, and allied electrical systems. Electrical principles are first discussed in elementary terms as a basis for understanding audio components and equipment, covered in a hands-on style in the rest of the book. The publication is a bridge between engineers, salespeople, and technicians. Finally, elements of home theater audio and projection are addressed in practical terms.