
Building Valve Amplifiers
Morgan Jones(Author)
Newnes (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 2. December 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
662 pages
978-0-08-096638-0 (ISBN)
Description
Building Valve Amplifiers is a unique hands-on guide for anyone working with tube audio equipment--as an electronics hobbyist, audiophile or audio engineer. This 2nd Edition builds on the success of the first with technology and technique revisions throughout and, significantly, a major new self-build project, worked through step-by-step, which puts into practice the principles and techniques introduced throughout the book.
Particular attention has been paid to answering questions commonly asked by newcomers to the world of the valve, whether audio enthusiasts tackling their first build or more experienced amplifier designers seeking to learn about the design principles and trade-offs of "glass audio." Safety considerations are always to the fore, and the practical side of this book is reinforced by numerous clear illustrations throughout.
Particular attention has been paid to answering questions commonly asked by newcomers to the world of the valve, whether audio enthusiasts tackling their first build or more experienced amplifier designers seeking to learn about the design principles and trade-offs of "glass audio." Safety considerations are always to the fore, and the practical side of this book is reinforced by numerous clear illustrations throughout.
Reviews / Votes
"It is a highly detailed book on the actual design and construction of tube amplifiers...the book covers planning, metalworking, wiring and testing. A real nitty gritty book for hobbyists and serious manufacturers. For example, the book details things like how to orient audio and power transformers to avoid problems of magnetic flux leakage from affecting other transformers or the tubes themselves. The test section is excellent." --ElectronicDesign.com, March 17, 2014More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Amateur and professional valve audio designers and enthusiasts
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
1228 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-08-096638-0 (9780080966380)
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Content
Chapter 1 Planning
Chapter 2 Metalwork for poets
Chapter 3 Wiring
Chapter 4 Component Technology
Chapter 5 Test equipment principles
Chapter 6 Faultfinding to fettling
Chapter 7 Performance Testing
Chapter 8 Construction: Bulwer-Lytton 4W amplifier from start to finish
Chapter 2 Metalwork for poets
Chapter 3 Wiring
Chapter 4 Component Technology
Chapter 5 Test equipment principles
Chapter 6 Faultfinding to fettling
Chapter 7 Performance Testing
Chapter 8 Construction: Bulwer-Lytton 4W amplifier from start to finish