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f.pelosa · 30th January 2011, 09:38 AM

hello everyone,
I'm new to diyaudio and I'd like to learn how to build an amplifier. I'm looking for a good beginners book: which would you suggest?

Thanks a lot
Ale

richie00boy · 30th January 2011, 11:37 AM

Horowitz and Hill - The Art of Electronics to understand the basics of electronics, then something by Douglas Self or Bob Cordell on amplifiers themselves.

Rodeodave · 30th January 2011, 11:50 AM

H&H is massive.
Douglas Self is highly recommend for solid state amps. For tube amps I'd suggest Morgan Jones.
On the web I have always found DIY Audio Articles to be very helpful.

Maybe if you specify what you are likely interested in (solid state, tubes, preamps, poweramps, speakers, phono,...) people can point you in the right direction.

Speedskater · 30th January 2011, 03:01 PM

You don't read any of the above books cover to cover. You go to the section of interest at the moment.

H&H has a lot more basic information than either DS or BC.

DF96 · 30th January 2011, 03:44 PM

How much do you already know about electronics and electrics in general? Are you frightened by arithmetic/algebra/calculus? Different books start in different places, and are aimed at different audiences.

f.pelosa · 31st January 2011, 11:29 AM

I'm not scared by algebra and math, but I know very little about electronics. Anyway, I am not looking for a book that starts from Ohm's law

SY · 31st January 2011, 11:40 AM

Horowitz and Hill, then.

pinkmouse · 31st January 2011, 11:42 AM

Seconded. Expensive, but my copy is never far from my bench. Not sure it helps my innate uselessness though.

DF96 · 31st January 2011, 12:24 PM

Thirded!

f.pelosa · 31st January 2011, 12:41 PM

thanks a lot!

30th January 2011, 09:38 AM	#1
f.pelosa diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2009	book hello everyone, I'm new to diyaudio and I'd like to learn how to build an amplifier. I'm looking for a good beginners book: which would you suggest? Thanks a lot Ale

30th January 2011, 11:37 AM	#2
richie00boy Did it Himself diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Gloucestershire, England, UK	Horowitz and Hill - The Art of Electronics to understand the basics of electronics, then something by Douglas Self or Bob Cordell on amplifiers themselves. __________________ www.readresearch.co.uk my website for UK diy audio people - designs, PCBs, kits and more

30th January 2011, 11:50 AM	#3
Rodeodave diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: in the alps Blog Entries: 1	H&H is massive. Douglas Self is highly recommend for solid state amps. For tube amps I'd suggest Morgan Jones. On the web I have always found DIY Audio Articles to be very helpful. Maybe if you specify what you are likely interested in (solid state, tubes, preamps, poweramps, speakers, phono,...) people can point you in the right direction. __________________ Gravity - Making the G since 13.7 billion B.C.

30th January 2011, 03:01 PM	#4
Speedskater diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Lakewood, Ohio	You don't read any of the above books cover to cover. You go to the section of interest at the moment. H&H has a lot more basic information than either DS or BC. __________________ Kevin

31st January 2011, 11:40 AM	#7
SY diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chicagoland Blog Entries: 1	Horowitz and Hill, then. __________________ If there's a sucker born every minute, where do the rest of them come from?


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30th January 2011, 03:44 PM	#5
DF96 diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2007	How much do you already know about electronics and electrics in general? Are you frightened by arithmetic/algebra/calculus? Different books start in different places, and are aimed at different audiences.

31st January 2011, 11:29 AM	#6
f.pelosa diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2009	I'm not scared by algebra and math, but I know very little about electronics. Anyway, I am not looking for a book that starts from Ohm's law

31st January 2011, 11:42 AM	#8
pinkmouse diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chatham, England	Seconded. Expensive, but my copy is never far from my bench. Not sure it helps my innate uselessness though. __________________ Al I conceive of nothing, in religion, science or philosophy, that is more than the proper thing to wear, for a while. Charles Fort

31st January 2011, 12:24 PM	#9
DF96 diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2007	Thirded!

31st January 2011, 12:41 PM	#10
f.pelosa diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2009	thanks a lot!

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