Loudspeaker and Headphone Handbook, Third Edition

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Summary: useful
Review: 1.will help in speaker selection for those interested in selecting decent speakers.

2.speaker placement section is usefull for the average home stereo.

3.tend to contain quite a bit of math and theory.

Rating:
Summary: A must have reference
Review: References of that sort are seldom found. Perhaps not really suited for direct design application, it however provides extremely diverse information and insight into the different technologies for making loudspeakers and ways other components in the audio path interact with them. The bass-reflex principles and passive baffle for example are explained quite precisely and concisely. Surprisingly though, I didn't see a mention of the semi-active baffle, where a short circuited loudspeaker is used as the secondary vibrating body. The chapter on headphones however is unique. I don't know of a better presentation in a book reference format, than this one.

Rating:
Summary: A must have reference
Review: References of that sort are seldom found. Perhaps not really suited for direct design application, it however provides extremely diverse information and insight into the different technologies for making loudspeakers and ways other components in the audio path interact with them. The bass-reflex principles and passive baffle for example are explained quite precisely and concisely. Surprisingly though, I didn't see a mention of the semi-active baffle, where a short circuited loudspeaker is used as the secondary vibrating body. The chapter on headphones however is unique. I don't know of a better presentation in a book reference format, than this one.

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Summary: Difficult to get through
Review: Symbols and nomenclature used for mathematical equations is often non-standard. The organization of information is somewhat disoriented. Often symbology is not explained. Though the information contained is plentiful and probably complete, it was difficult to discern what formulae applied to what. The book appears to have been written for one who didn't need the book to begin with.