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Author : Paul McGowan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781792346675
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (466 download)
Download or read book The Audiophile's Guide written by Paul McGowan and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert Harley
Publisher : Acapella Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780964084940
Total Pages : 586 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (849 download)
Download or read book The Complete Guide to High-end Audio written by Robert Harley and published by Acapella Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expanded and revised to cover recent developments, this text should tell you what you need to know to become a better listener and buyer of quality high-fidelity components. New sections include: super audio CD; high-resolution audio on DVD; and single-ended amplifiers.
Author : Ethan Winer
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1136126147
Total Pages : 672 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (361 download)
Download or read book The Audio Expert written by Ethan Winer and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Audio Expert is a comprehensive reference that covers all aspects of audio, with many practical, as well as theoretical, explanations. Providing in-depth descriptions of how audio really works, using common sense plain-English explanations and mechanical analogies with minimal math, the book is written for people who want to understand audio at the deepest, most technical level, without needing an engineering degree. It's presented in an easy-to-read, conversational tone, and includes more than 400 figures and photos augmenting the text. The Audio Expert takes the intermediate to advanced recording engineer or audiophile and makes you an expert. The book goes far beyond merely explaining how audio "works." It brings together the concepts of audio, aural perception, musical instrument physics, acoustics, and basic electronics, showing how they're intimately related. Describing in great detail many of the practices and techniques used by recording and mixing engineers, the topics include video production and computers. Rather than merely showing how to use audio devices such as equalizers and compressors, Ethan Winer explains how they work internally, and how they are spec'd and tested. Most explanations are platform-agnostic, applying equally to Windows and Mac operating systems, and to most software and hardware. TheAudioExpertbook.com, the companion website, has audio and video examples to better present complex topics such as vibration and resonance. There are also videos demonstrating editing techniques and audio processing, as well as interviews with skilled musicians demonstrating their instruments and playing techniques.
Author : Floyd E. Toole
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317415094
Total Pages : 956 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)
Download or read book Sound Reproduction written by Floyd E. Toole and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 956 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sound Reproduction: The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers and Rooms, Third Edition explains the physical and perceptual processes that are involved in sound reproduction and demonstrates how to use the processes to create high-quality listening experiences in stereo and multichannel formats. Understanding the principles of sound production is necessary to achieve the goals of sound reproduction in spaces ranging from recording control rooms and home listening rooms to large cinemas. This revision brings new science-based perspectives on the performance of loudspeakers, room acoustics, measurements and equalization, all of which need to be appropriately used to ensure the accurate delivery of music and movie sound tracks from creators to listeners. The robust website (www.routledge.com/cw/toole) is the perfect companion to this necessary resource.
Author : Laura Dearborn
Publisher : Quill
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Good Sound written by Laura Dearborn and published by Quill. This book was released on 1987 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jenna Miles
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1440598967
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (45 download)
Download or read book The Beginner's Guide to Vinyl written by Jenna Miles and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-12-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces readers to the comeback of vinyl records from a collector's standpoint.
Author : Douglas Self
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 0750680725
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (56 download)
Download or read book Audio Power Amplifier Design Handbook written by Douglas Self and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2006 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Robert Harley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780978649302
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (493 download)
Download or read book Introductory Guide to High-performance Audio Systems written by Robert Harley and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 12 fact-filled chapters--covering everything from stereo to multichannel music to home theater--discover how to choose the best components for the money, how to match components fore the best sound, and how to set up and fine-tune a system for maximum performance.
Author : Carla Schroder
Publisher : No Starch Press
ISBN 13 : 1593272928
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (932 download)
Download or read book The Book of Audacity written by Carla Schroder and published by No Starch Press. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Book of Audacity is the definitive guide to Audacity, the powerful, free, cross-platform audio editor. Audacity allows anyone to transform their Windows, Mac, or Linux computer into a powerful recording studio. The Book of Audacity is the perfect book for bands on a budget, solo artists, audiophiles, and anyone who wants to learn more about digital audio. Musician and podcaster Carla Schroder will guide you through a range of fun and useful Audacity projects that will demystify that geeky audio jargon and show you how to get the most from Audacity. You’ll learn how to: –Record podcasts, interviews, and live performances –Be your own backing band or chorus –Edit, splice, mix, and master multitrack recordings –Create super high-fidelity and surround-sound recordings –Digitize your vinyl or tape collection and clean up noise, hisses, and clicks –Create custom ringtones and sweet special effects In addition, you’ll learn how to choose and use digital audio hardware like mics and preamps, and tune your computer for flawless audio performance. You’ll also find out how to package your work for digital distribution, whether you want to share a podcast through iTunes or sell your own CDs. Become your own producer with The Book of Audacity. The fun starts now.
Author : Jerry C. Whitaker
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071753222
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (717 download)
Download or read book The TAB Guide to Vacuum Tube Audio: Understanding and Building Tube Amps written by Jerry C. Whitaker and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2011-11-05 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Incorporate the "tube sound" into your home audio system Learn how to work with vacuum tubes and construct high-quality audio amplifiers on your workbench with help from this hands-on, do-it-yourself resource. The TAB Guide to Vacuum Tube Audio: Understanding and Building Tube Amps explains tube theory and construction practices for the hobbyist. Seven ready-to-build projects feature step-by-step instructions, detailed schematics, and layout tips. You'll also find out how to tweak the projects, each based on a classic RCA design, for your own custom-built amps. Coverage includes: Principles and operational theory behind vacuum tubes Tube nomenclature, applications, and specifications Circuit layout, connections, and physical construction Finding and selecting the right components for the project Power supplies for vacuum tube circuits Preamplifier and power amplifier circuits Performance measurement Safety, maintenance, and troubleshooting techniques Tips on building your own tube-based system—and having fun in the process This book is intended for hobbyists interested in adding the tube sound to any audio system. (Readers looking for high-performance audiophile books are urged to consider the McGraw-Hill books by Morgan Jones.) Learn more at www.vacuumtubeaudio.info Make Great Stuff! TAB, an imprint of McGraw-Hill Professional, is a leading publisher of DIY technology books for makers, hackers, and electronics hobbyists.
Author : Bruce Rozenblit
Publisher : Transcendent Sound, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0966961102
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (669 download)
Download or read book Audio Reality written by Bruce Rozenblit and published by Transcendent Sound, Inc.. This book was released on 1999 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you confused about which accessories to buy? Have you ever wondered how they work? Do claims made in advertisements seem too bizarre to be real? This book will give you the knowledge needed to answer these questions yourself. By using simple analogies with clear explanations, the author equips the reader with the science that governs the operations of these devices without using any math. By replacing "myths" with "facts" the reader acquires essential information that yields the greatest value from your purchasing dollar and not be taken advantage of. Topics include: conductors, connectors, skin effect, impedance, interconnects, speaker cables, balanced lines, transmission lines, power cords, isolation transformers, damping systems, feedback, vacuum tubes, acoustics and much more. Become your own expert!--Back cover.
Author : G. Randy Slone
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071706224
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (717 download)
Download or read book The Audiophile's Project Sourcebook: 120 High-Performance Audio Electronics Projects written by G. Randy Slone and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2001-11-20 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE AUDIOPHILE’S PROJECT SOURCEBOOK Build audio projects that produce great sound for far less than they cost in the store, with audio hobbyists’ favorite writer Randy Slone. In The Audiophile’s Project Sourcebook, Slone gives you— • Clear, illustrated schematics and instructions for high-quality, high-power electronic audio components that you can build at home • Carefully constructed designs for virtually all standard high-end audio projects, backed by an author who answers his email • 8 power-amp designs that suit virtually any need • Instructions for making your own inexpensive testing equipment • Comprehensible explanations of the electronics at work in the projects you want to construct, spiced with humor and insight into the electronics hobbyist’s process • Complete parts lists "The Audiophile's Project Sourcebook" is devoid of the hype, superstition, myths, and expensive fanaticism often associated with 'high-end' audio systems. It provides straightforward help in building and understanding top quality audio electronic projects that are based on solid science and produce fantastic sound! THE PROJECTS YOU WANT, FOR LESS Balanced input driver/receiver circuits Signal conditioning techniques Voltage amplifiers Preamps for home and stage Tone controls Passive and active filters Parametric filters Graphic equalizers Bi-amping and tri-amping filters Headphone amplifiers Power amplifiers Speaker protection systems Clip detection circuits Power supplies Delay circuits Level indicators Homemade test equipment
Author : Glen Ballou
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1135016658
Total Pages : 3509 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Handbook for Sound Engineers written by Glen Ballou and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-03-05 with total page 3509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handbook for Sound Engineers is the most comprehensive reference available for audio engineers, and is a must read for all who work in audio. With contributions from many of the top professionals in the field, including Glen Ballou on interpretation systems, intercoms, assistive listening, and fundamentals and units of measurement, David Miles Huber on MIDI, Bill Whitlock on audio transformers and preamplifiers, Steve Dove on consoles, DAWs, and computers, Pat Brown on fundamentals, gain structures, and test and measurement, Ray Rayburn on virtual systems, digital interfacing, and preamplifiers, Ken Pohlmann on compact discs, and Dr. Wolfgang Ahnert on computer-aided sound system design and room-acoustical fundamentals for auditoriums and concert halls, the Handbook for Sound Engineers is a must for serious audio and acoustic engineers. The fifth edition has been updated to reflect changes in the industry, including added emphasis on increasingly prevalent technologies such as software-based recording systems, digital recording using MP3, WAV files, and mobile devices. New chapters, such as Ken Pohlmann’s Subjective Methods for Evaluating Sound Quality, S. Benjamin Kanters’s Hearing Physiology—Disorders—Conservation, Steve Barbar’s Surround Sound for Cinema, Doug Jones’s Worship Styles in the Christian Church, sit aside completely revamped staples like Ron Baker and Jack Wrightson’s Stadiums and Outdoor Venues, Pat Brown’s Sound System Design, Bob Cordell’s Amplifier Design, Hardy Martin’s Voice Evacuation/Mass Notification Systems, and Tom Danley and Doug Jones’s Loudspeakers. This edition has been honed to bring you the most up-to-date information in the many aspects of audio engineering.
Author : Gideon Schwartz
Publisher : Phaidon Press
ISBN 13 : 9780714878089
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)
Download or read book Hi-Fi written by Gideon Schwartz and published by Phaidon Press. This book was released on 2019-10-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beyond-cool look at the world of high-end audio design for passionate collectors, obsessive audiophiles, and design fans At a time when sales of vinyl records have hit a 25-year high, and analog technologies are providing the kind of extraordinary audio experiences that our increasingly digital world has started to remove, Hi-Fi is essential reading. This unique book explores just how, when, and why the world fell in love with the look, feel, and sound of top-of-the-line audio equipment. Hi-Fi traces this fascinating evolution from the 1950s to today (and tomorrow), taking readers right up to the current renaissance of all things analog and the emergence of cutting-edge designs for die-hard audiophiles.
Author : Paul McGowan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781733583312
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (833 download)
Download or read book 99% True written by Paul McGowan and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul McGowan tells all (and then some) in this riotous tale of misbegotten success that's 99% true in all the best ways. From his not-so-innocent youth growing up in the shadow of Disneyland and summer evenings in the innocent 1950s, to his dope-smoking, snake-eating, draft-dodging, loony-bin misadventure through Europe, to his struggles to build a thriving enterprise from a stack of dusty albums-see how the CEO of a worldwide company took fifty years to become an overnight success.Unlike Paul, you may never get picked up by the Secret Service or carry the shame of bankruptcy, but you just might see yourself in his repeated failures or in his refusal to let life keep him down. You'll laugh and you'll cry as Paul describes the struggle of finding his place in a community you never knew existed. Through it all, you'll discover what Paul did: life's detours offer the best opportunities to find your way.
Author : Greg Milner
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 9781429957151
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (571 download)
Download or read book Perfecting Sound Forever written by Greg Milner and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2009-06-09 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1915, Thomas Edison proclaimed that he could record a live performance and reproduce it perfectly, shocking audiences who found themselves unable to tell whether what they were hearing was an Edison Diamond Disc or a flesh-and-blood musician. Today, the equation is reversed. Whereas Edison proposed that a real performance could be rebuilt with absolute perfection, Pro Tools and digital samplers now allow musicians and engineers to create the illusion of performances that never were. In between lies a century of sonic exploration into the balance between the real and the represented. Tracing the contours of this history, Greg Milner takes us through the major breakthroughs and glorious failures in the art and science of recording. An American soldier monitoring Nazi radio transmissions stumbles onto the open yet revolutionary secret of magnetic tape. Japanese and Dutch researchers build a first-generation digital audio format and watch as their "compact disc" is marketed by the music industry as the second coming of Edison yet derided as heretical by analog loyalists. The music world becomes addicted to volume in the nineties and fights a self-defeating "loudness war" to get its fix. From Les Paul to Phil Spector to King Tubby, from vinyl to pirated CDs to iPods, Milner's Perfecting Sound Forever pulls apart musical history to answer a crucial question: Should a recording document reality as faithfully as possible, or should it improve upon or somehow transcend the music it records? The answers he uncovers will change the very way we think about music.
Author : Igor Popovich
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780648298205
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (982 download)
Download or read book Sound Improvement Secrets For Audiophiles written by Igor Popovich and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-16 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BOOK DESCRIPTION: Avoid the hit-and-miss approach and stop wasting money on overpriced high-end products in the blind hope of sonic improvement. Achieve the ultimate audio synergy and get more enjoyment from your audio system by making it as good sounding as possible. "Sound Improvement Secrets for Audiophiles" will teach you how things work, why some circuits, designs, and technologies sound the way they do, and how to make them sound even better through simple modifications and improvements. It is like having an audio and acoustic consultant by your side to guide you through optimizing and voicing your audio system and your listening room. While relatively technical and in-depth, this practical manual goes way beyond "a dozen quick tips" and the simplistic advice you read elsewhere. Instead, the focus is on dozens of DIY projects, case studies, and examples of commercial audio components - turntables, preamplifiers, amplifiers, loudspeakers, power supplies, and acoustic treatments. With over 400 photographs, diagrams, and illustrations, "Sound Improvement Secrets for Audiophiles" makes it easy for you to understand and comprehend complex technical concepts and issues. The author does not shy away from many controversial and hotly debated topics. Tubes vs transistors, objectivists vs subjectivists, measurements vs listening, and digital vs analog: all of these are discussed in detail. The money invested in this book would not even buy you a budget-priced pair of cables: it will prove to be one of the best financial investments you ever make. Even if you implement only a few improvements from the hundreds described within its pages - you will never look back! BOOK CONTENTS: 1. WHY YOU SHOULD READ THIS BOOK AND HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT FROM IT 2. BEFORE YOU BUY AN AUDIO SYSTEM OR COMPONENT - THINGS TO DO & MISTAKES TO AVOID 3. WHAT DO WE LISTEN FOR AND WHAT DO WE ACTUALLY HEAR? 4. CLEANING UP THE POWER SUPPLY TO REDUCE NOISE, HUM, AND INTERFERENCE 5. CABLES, FUSES, CONTACTS, AND CONNECTIONS 6. UPGRADING & FINE-TUNING THE SOURCES: OPEN REEL RECORDERS, TURNTABLES, PHONO STAGES AND CD PLAYERS 7. AUDIO AMPLIFIERS - HOW THEY WORK AND HOW TO IMPROVE THEIR SOUND 8. HEADPHONES AND HEADPHONE AMPLIFIERS 9. LOUDSPEAKER TYPES, TESTS, AND IMPROVEMENTS 10. COMPONENT MATCHING AND AUDIO SYSTEM INTEGRATION ISSUES 11. LOUDSPEAKER POSITIONING 12. OPTIMIZING THE ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE OF YOUR LISTENING ROOM 13. ACOUSTIC TREATMENTS 14. MINIMIZING UNWANTED VIBRATIONS & OSCILLATIONS 15. TROUBLESHOOTING YOUR AUDIO SYSTEM THE AUTHOR: Igor S. Popovich is the author of "Audiophile Vacuum Tube Amplifiers" Volumes 1, 2, and 3, and five other bestselling books on audio transformers, tests & measurements, tube testers, and other audio-related topics. An Australian audio designer with over 35 years of experience and a passionate life-long audiophile, he shares his vast know-how with you in this unique and practical manual.
