Good book for beginner about amplifiers. - Page 1
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author: MrZwing
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2015, 08:20:18 am
content: HelloI have been curious about building a decent (or even super great) sound system for my self.Is there any really good book or series of books that can explain amplifiers and filters in a good way that even a novice hobbyist like me can build a system that makes an audiophile (not an audiofool) say "that is actually pretty decent".don't just want download a schematic that says "high end" I want to know how the damned thing works not just build one.

author: DimitriP
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2015, 08:56:46 am
content: The good news is there are more stars in the universe than buildable amplifier designs (each of them with their own degree of "decency")The bad news is there are just too many damn designs to choose fromOnce you have a "decent" amp, then you need a decent source, and decent speakers and the adventure beginsBooks: start with Audio Power Amplifier Designhttp://www.amazon.com/Audio-Power-Amplifier-Design-Douglas/dp/0240526139/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1443343623&sr=8-2&keywords=amplifier+design+douglas+self

author: DimitriP
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2015, 09:04:41 am
content: Also take a look athttps://www.passdiy.com/But since you want to build and not buy, you should not go herehttp://www.firstwatt.com/or herehttps://passlabs.com/Enjoy the adventure

author: SteveLy
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2015, 09:49:48 am
content: Quote from: MrZwing on September 27, 2015, 08:20:18 amMillman & Halkias's texts are some of the best classics with a good mix of fundamental physics and practical applications for those who want to know how it all works. Here is one that is free to download from archive.org and covers the topic you're interested in:https://archive.org/details/ElectronicDevicesCircuits. In the usual Millman & Halkias style, the first half of the book deals with the fundamental physics behind it all and the second half is about practical applications.Another book you might want to check out is Ian Hickman's "Analog Electronics" (chapter 4 esp.).

author: KerryW
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2015, 03:29:38 pm
content: Check out this page:http://sound.westhost.com/

author: Kappes Buur
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 28, 2015, 06:15:26 pm
content: Another site to investigate would behttp://www.elektor.com/booksor their CDhttp://www.elektor.com/the-audio-collection-3-15146Now just something related:http://sjostromaudio.com/_unsql/hifi/qro/index.html

author: f5r5e5d
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 28, 2015, 06:47:49 pm
content: today DIY Audio Amp building is about being a electronics hobbyist - not about "superior sound" or cost savinga point to consider is that it is arguable that power amps for audio are pretty much a solved problem - researchers in Psychoacoustics don't believe there are differences worth bother with between basically competent audio amplifiersthe Journal of the Audio Engineering Society had many amplifier articles 1970-80's, very few sinceDr Geddes researched, published listening test results for his "GedLee Metric" - and bought ~$200 Pioneer audio amps at Costco to demo his ~$4K each speakersDIY for better sound involves speakers, speaker directivity/location, room treatment - not the electronicstransparent electronics mass manufactured usually cost much less than hobbyists can buy just the raw parts for - often less than a DIY hobbyist would have to spend on power supply or case alonehttp://www.cordellaudio.com/book/and Pass books are both really somewhat advanced - you really need to be solid on the basics of circuits to get much from them - very good for an EE wanting to quickly get up to speed on audio amps

author: Gyro
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 28, 2015, 07:06:55 pm
content: QuoteI love the "The Beast With a Thousand JFETs" (2013) in the articles section. Who needs heatsinks?I want one! Stunning distortion performance too.

author: MrZwing
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 29, 2015, 12:43:14 pm
content: A lot of interesting book's to look through. thank you for the response and hope I will get a grasp of the subject soon.

author: GNU_Ninja
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 29, 2015, 12:51:55 pm
content: Valve Amplifiers (2nd Edition) by Morgan Jones (ISBN 0-7506-4425-7)Is quite good

author: alexanderbrevig
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 29, 2015, 12:53:21 pm
content: Quote from: DimitriP on September 27, 2015, 08:56:46 amThanks for the tip! I just ordered one