Audio electronics

This book is a unique electronics text in that it focuses on the electronics of audio design and explores the principles and techniques that underly the successful design and usage of analog and digital equipment.The second edition includes new material on the latest developments in the field: digit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hood, John Linsley (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston ; Oxford : Newnes 1999.
Edición:2nd ed
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  • Front Cover; Audio Electronics; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Tape recording; The basic system; Magnetic tape; The recording process; Causes of non-uniform frequency response; Record/replay equalisation; Head design; Recording track dimensions; HF bias; The tape transport mechanism; Transient performance; Tape noise; Electronic circuit design; Replay equalisation; Bias oscillator circuits; The record amplifier; Recording level indication; Tape drive motor speed control; Professional recording equipment; General description; Multi-track machines; Digital recording systems
  • Chapter 2. Tuners and radio receiversBackground; Basic requirements; The influence of the ionosphere; Why VHF transmissions?; AM or FM?; FM broadcast standards; Stereo encoding/decoding; GE/Zenith 'pilot tone' system; PCM programme distribution system; Supplementary broadcast signals; Alternative transmission methods; SSB broadcasting; Radio receiver design; Circuit design; New developments; Appendices; Chapter 3. Preamplifiers and input signals; Requirements; Signal voltage and impedance levels; Gramophone pick-up inputs; Input circuitry; Moving coil PU head amplifier design
  • Circuit arrangementsInput connections; Input switching; Chapter 4. Voltage amplifiers and controls; Preamplifier stages; Linearity; Noise levels; Output voltage characteristics; Voltage amplifier design; Constant-current sources and 'current mirrors'; Performance standards; Audibility of distortion; General design considerations; Controls; Chapter 5. Power output stages; Valve amplifier designs; Early transistor circuits; Listener fatigue and crossover distortion; Improved transistor amplifier designs; Power MOSFETs; Output transistor protection; Power output and power dissipation
  • General design considerationsSlew-rate limiting and TID; Advanced amplifier designs; Alternative design approaches; Contemporary amplifier design practice; Sound quality and specifications; Chapter 6. The compact disc and digital audio; Why use digital techniques?; Problems with digital encoding; The record-replay system; The replay system; Error correction; Chapter 7. Test Instruments and measurements; Instrument types; Signal generators; Alternative waveform types; Distortion measurement; Oscilloscopes; Chapter 8. Loudspeaker crossover systems; Why necessary?; Cone design
  • Soundwave dispersionCrossover system design; Crossover component types; LS output equalisation; Active crossover systems; Active filter design; Bi-wiring and tri-wiring; Chapter 9. Power supplies; The importance of the power supply unit; Circuit layouts; Circuit problems; Full-wave rectifier systems; Transformer types and power ratings; Stabilised PSU circuits; Commercial power amp. PSUs; Output source impedance and noise; Transformer noise and stray magnetic fields; Chapter 10. Noise reduction techniques; Bandwidth limitation; Pre-emphasis; 'Noise masking' and 'companding'
  • Attack and decay times