Is there a great book on speaker design?

pythonic · 8th June 2009, 03:01 PM

Hi all.
First poster here; joined the forum as I've just bought a chip-amp kit which I'm itching to dip my soldering iron into.

Am about to go on a 4 week holiday and currently gathering reading material.

Wonder if anyone could recommend a good readable book on speaker design?

I'm interested in building a floor-standing speaker enclosure for a full-range driver and wouldn't mind understanding the fundamentals before I start. Quite intrigued by both the horn and bass-reflex designs.

Looking for recommended reclining material.
/Richy

chris661 · 8th June 2009, 03:22 PM

I would also consider transmission lines (used extensively for floorstanders).

Why not take a laptop or something, and you can read DiyAudio?

PS - Welcome to the Forums. Enjoy the holiday.

amiklos · 8th June 2009, 03:26 PM

The Loudspeaker Design Cookbook isn't a bad start. Madisound appears to be out of the 6th edition (which was only $11) but they do have the 7th for $35.

Shaun · 8th June 2009, 05:48 PM

Testing Loudspeakers by Joe D'Appolito

Also see the white papers by Harman International.

jackinnj · 8th June 2009, 06:01 PM

You can get a good education on Martin King's website: http://www.quarter-wave.com/

I bought these at the McGraw Hill bookstore in the 1970's:

pythonic · 9th June 2009, 05:45 AM

Hi Guys.
Thanks very much for the suggestions.

Transmission lines; now there's something I hadn't even heard of before! Thanks for the pointer, that does sound like a great concept for a beginners floorstander.

After posting I stumbled across this thread: http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread/t-10617.html

In the end I went for Weem's "Designing, Building and Testing" as I really am just looking for an introduction to the basics.

I'll be reading each of the links you recommended, and will likely follow up with the "Design Cookbook", once I have a grasp of the basics.

Thanks once again for your help.

/ Richy

8th June 2009, 03:01 PM	#1
pythonic diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bundeena	Is there a great book on speaker design? Hi all. First poster here; joined the forum as I've just bought a chip-amp kit which I'm itching to dip my soldering iron into. Am about to go on a 4 week holiday and currently gathering reading material. Wonder if anyone could recommend a good readable book on speaker design? I'm interested in building a floor-standing speaker enclosure for a full-range driver and wouldn't mind understanding the fundamentals before I start. Quite intrigued by both the horn and bass-reflex designs. Looking for recommended reclining material. /Richy

8th June 2009, 03:22 PM	#2
chris661 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lancashire Blog Entries: 7	I would also consider transmission lines (used extensively for floorstanders). Why not take a laptop or something, and you can read DiyAudio? PS - Welcome to the Forums. Enjoy the holiday. __________________ "Throwing parts at a failure is like throwing sponges at a rainstorm." - Enzo My setup: http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/multi...tang-band.html

8th June 2009, 03:26 PM	#3
amiklos diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2007	The Loudspeaker Design Cookbook isn't a bad start. Madisound appears to be out of the 6th edition (which was only $11) but they do have the 7th for $35. __________________ Mobile Sound Science

8th June 2009, 05:48 PM	#4
Shaun diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Cape Town, South Africa	Testing Loudspeakers by Joe D'Appolito Also see the white papers by Harman International. __________________ Shaun Onverwacht \|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\| DON'T PANIC \|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|

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9th June 2009, 05:45 AM	#6
pythonic diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bundeena	Hi Guys. Thanks very much for the suggestions. Transmission lines; now there's something I hadn't even heard of before! Thanks for the pointer, that does sound like a great concept for a beginners floorstander. After posting I stumbled across this thread: http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread/t-10617.html In the end I went for Weem's "Designing, Building and Testing" as I really am just looking for an introduction to the basics. I'll be reading each of the links you recommended, and will likely follow up with the "Design Cookbook", once I have a grasp of the basics. Thanks once again for your help. / Richy

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