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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcgraw-Hill Education
ISBN-10007069429X
ISBN-139780070694293
eBay Product ID (ePID)15038205715
Product Key Features
Edition4
Book TitleDesigning, Building, and Testing Your Own Speaker System with Projects
Number of Pages223 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1996
TopicElectronics / General, Acoustics & Sound
IllustratorYes
FeaturesRevised
GenreTechnology & Engineering
AuthorDavid B. Weems
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight14.4 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width7.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN96-030967
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal621.382/84
Table Of ContentIntroduction1 How a Speaker WorksParts of a SpeakerFrequency ResponseTransient ResponseDispersionCone ResonanceComplianceDampingImpedanceEfficiencyPower RatingSpeaker PolarityKinds of Drivers2 Kinds of Speaker EnclosuresFunctions of EnclosuresTypes of EnclosuresWhich Enclosure is Best?3 Speaker-Box ConstructionDesirable Enclosure CharacteristicsEnclosure ShapeSpeaker PlacementSome Recent Trends in Enclosure DesignMaterialsExtra Wall TreatmentConstruction RulesFinishing Your SpeakersMore Box-Construction Hints4 Closed-Box Speaker SystemsClosed-Box BasicsHow to Fit Box Volume to SpeakerClosed-Box Summary5 Ported-Box Speaker SystemsKinds of Ported EnclosuresHow Tuning Affects ResponseHow Box Volume Affects ResponseThiele Ported-Box DesignObtaining the Box and Port DimensionsFine Tuning by EarThe Boom-Box AlignmentThe Double-Chamber ReflexHow to Design a Double-Chamber ReflexBand-Pass Systems6 Crossover NetworksKinds of Crossover NetworksHow to Choose Crossover Frequencies to Match DriversHow to Make a Choke CoilL-PadsReal World CrossoversWhere to Put a CrossoverImpedance EqualizersContour Networks and Notch FiltersResonant-Peak FiltersCrossover Networks and Piezoelectric Tweeters7 Fun with a Computer ProgramShort Computer ProgramsLDPPrograms for Driver TestsPrograms for Box DesignPrograms for Box TestsPrograms for Network DesignPrograms for Speaker Directivity8 How to Choose and Use Your SpeakersChoosing a SpeakerUsing Your SpeakersKind of WireTerminalsHow to SolderYour Listening RoomIdeal Speaker PlacementBalancing Your SpeakersProtecting Your SpeakersExtension Speakers9 Testing Your SpeakersListening TestsCritical ListeningTests with a Sound-Level MeterFrequency Correction with an EqualizerPolarity TestsDamping TestUsing Test EquipmentImpedanceFree-Air ResonanceDriver QTests for VvsBox TestsNotch Filter Test10 ProjectsProject 1: A simple mini-speakerProject 2: A low-cost closed-box speaker systemProject 3: A ported-box mini-speakerProject 4: A ported-box compact speakerAppendicesA Useful FormulasElectrical Units Used in Speaker CircuitsOhm's Law for SpeakersReactance and ResonanceConversion Factors for Speaker ComplianceSpeaker Formulas for Constant-Voltage Sound-Distribution SystemsChoosing Impedance-Matching TransformersUseful Speaker-Design Formulas and ProceduresB Wire Data for Homemade CoilsC Computer ProgramsD Mail-Order HousesGlossaryIndexAbout the Author
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
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Good clean book but a trade paperback not a hard back.
This is the latest edition of David B Weems book on speaker building. It is quite complete and very easy for a beginner to understand, but a little outdated. I used the first edition to build my first set of speakers way back in 1975 and still find the book useful today. This book is very cost effective compared to other books like it. This book was advertised as a hard back but is a trade paperback, the book itself is in good shape so I will keep it, but that is the reason for the 3 stars.