- Hardcover: 463 pages
- Publisher: Newnes (an imprint of Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd ); Revised edition edition (11 Feb 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0750626291
- ISBN-13: 978-0750626293
- Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 16.3 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 897,018 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'This handbook is the distillation of the state-of-the-art.' Sound & Communication Systems International 'Ben's experience in the professional field holds important messages for the modern designer - the measured performance vs sound quality issue and how it is possible to achieve good results in both areas. Any student who has sat in an electronics lecture which followed the usual, 'Audio power amplifiers are like this...blah...Class A, blah...Class B, waffle' would be advised to get a copy of this book immediately if they value their sanity.' Hi-Fi World 'The book combines audio fundamentals, electronic principles, engineering and operational practicality in a readable and informative manner which will appeal to the interested end-user, budding designer or maintenance engineer. All in all a very useful contribution in an area which has been poorly addressed until now.' Line Up ' Offers gems of practical advice which only experience in the field can provide.' Acoustics Bulletin ' The credentials of the author are beyond doubt and the information potential to the reader wishing to improve his knowledge of the subjects discussed in this book are immense.' Common Ground
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Power amplifiers and their performance lie at the heart of audio engineering and provide some challenging problems for the engineer. Ben Duncan's experience, as an audio consultant, analog electronics designer and author, give him an unique insight into this difficult but rewarding field. Linking analog electronics, acoustics, heat and music technology; high-end hi-fi and professional PA and recording studio use; theory, modelling and real-world practice; design and repair; the old and the new, the mainstream and the specialised, this comprehensive guide to power amps is a core reference for anyone in the industry, and any interested onlookers. Ben Duncan is well known to many users of audio power amplifiers around the world, both professional and domestic, through his articles, reviews and research papers on music technology in the UK and US press, and through his part in creating several notable professional power amplifiers. Since 1977, he has been involved in the design of over 70 innovative, high-end audio products used by recording and broadcast studios, on stages, in clubs and by the most critical domestic listeners - as well as creating bespoke equipment for top musicians. Born in London, he has travelled widely but has lived mainly in Lincolnshire, home of his family for over 150 years. He is twice co-author of the book "Rock Hardware" in which he has chronicled the history of rock'n'roll PA. This book is reprinted with corrections in September 1997. It is a comprehensive and colourful real-life guide based on wide experience of audio and music technology. The author is well-known and prolific in the hi-fi and pro-audio press.
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In sound systems, power amplifiers are the bridge between the loudspeakers and the rest of any sound system. Read the first page
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
In true Ben Duncan style, this book is both informative and well written. It has information for both beginner and the pro user of power amplifiers and goes a long way in explaining the various classes of amps, specifications, history and why they sound different. A must for any Ben Duncan fan or a great way to dip your toe or leg into higher levels of "music reproduction"
Superb!!
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Good but not deep enough
30 Mar 1999
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book is a good introduction to the world of audio power amplifiers. Unfortunately, you could not design and build an amplifier with the information contained within. It covers a lot of ground, and gives reasons why certain techniques in design are good or bad. A little more low level detail and it would be perfect.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
In one word - USELESS
24 Sep 2004
Format:Hardcover
If you are looking at buying this book because someday you would like to build you own Audio Amplifier, forget it! There is really no information in this book that is useful in terms of that.
Its very NON-TECHNICAL and personally I feel why would anybody write such a book ? What information is attempted at being given to the reader ? Utterly Useless! This one didnt even survive two hours.
Its very NON-TECHNICAL and personally I feel why would anybody write such a book ? What information is attempted at being given to the reader ? Utterly Useless! This one didnt even survive two hours.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Good introduction to Amplifiers, but lacks technical depth.
3 May 2000
Format:Hardcover
The book provides a very good introduction to the world of Audio Amplifiers. Quite wordy.
It fails to give a good technical/mathematical explanation of why and how. Nor does it give the grounds/basis from which to design a circuit. For example, what are the right values for a Zobel Network stabilisation circuit on the output of an amp? Rule of thumbs seem to be the go here, often they are not good enough.
If you want to understand, what bias current is best in the input stage's differential long-tail pair, or how to caluclate and make the best choice emitter resistor value for the output stage devices, then this book ain't for you.
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