Books?

exhausted mule · 9th December 2005, 06:57 PM

hey,

i'm about to go order a few books.

one for sure i'm gonna get is the Loudspeaker design cookbook 6th ED by Vance Dickason.

now i remember reading about another book that was excelent in baffle and crossover design.

was it Designing, Building and testing your own speaker system by David B. Weems?

if not... what other book can you guy recomend for complex crossover systems and baffle measurements?

Thanks in advance.

Good luck to all.

Hugo Rodriguez · 9th December 2005, 09:43 PM

I shall not recommend the book of David Wheems. I beleive it is at a Radio Shack level.

Better is "High Performance Loudspeakes" of Martin Colloms, available in "Old Colony Soud Labs" and probably "Amazon.com"

Regards

wintermute · 10th December 2005, 05:59 AM

I have both weems and the cookbook 6th Edition, i think that the weems book is a much better book for the novice, if I'd started with the cookbook, I may have given up, and continued to throw things together and see what happened rather than learn the theory, the cookbook is a great reference, but is pretty technical and could be daunting for the beginner.

The weems doesn't really have much huge detail in it for baffle and crossover design that I can remember, but it's great for getting into the theory without having a brain explosion, it does from memory cover things like baffle step, zobels, notch filters etc though not at an advanced level

.... I have just purchased Joe D'appolito's "testing loudspeakers" and Dickasons "Loudspeaker recipes book 1, four two way speakers".

Both look very good but I haven't got my teeth into them yet.

Tony.

exhausted mule · 10th December 2005, 06:17 AM

thanks for the responses.

that's exactly what i was looking for.

pinkmouse · 10th December 2005, 01:05 PM

I'll second D'appolito's book. It isn't bedtime reading, but it is a very thorough treatment of the subject.

anatech · 10th December 2005, 03:02 PM

I will give the book by Weems a vote. It's only as good as what you get out of it by experimenting. I think it's a first rate starter book.

I think the RS version is different than the one for normal consumption.

-Chris

exhausted mule · 10th December 2005, 07:22 PM

the RS version?

anatech · 10th December 2005, 07:35 PM

Yes,
Radio Shock carried one edition featuring mostly RS drivers. Guess where it was sold?

Normally it's a Tab publication #3274, the RS version is Tab #3374, third edition.

-Chris

anatech · 10th December 2005, 07:39 PM

Ahh, original was Tab #1064. Smaller and thicker. I bought this in 1979 (that long ago?? eeeek, I'm getting old!)

-Chris

f4ier · 10th December 2005, 08:34 PM

Search is your friend

Try these books.

The FRD Group has lots of articles worth reading as well.

Good luck!

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pinkmouse diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chatham, England	I'll second D'appolito's book. It isn't bedtime reading, but it is a very thorough treatment of the subject. __________________ Al I conceive of nothing, in religion, science or philosophy, that is more than the proper thing to wear, for a while. Charles Fort

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9th December 2005, 06:57 PM	#1
exhausted mule diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: canada	Books? hey, i'm about to go order a few books. one for sure i'm gonna get is the Loudspeaker design cookbook 6th ED by Vance Dickason. now i remember reading about another book that was excelent in baffle and crossover design. was it Designing, Building and testing your own speaker system by David B. Weems? if not... what other book can you guy recomend for complex crossover systems and baffle measurements? Thanks in advance. Good luck to all.

9th December 2005, 09:43 PM	#2
Hugo Rodriguez diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Queretaro, Mexico	I shall not recommend the book of David Wheems. I beleive it is at a Radio Shack level. Better is "High Performance Loudspeakes" of Martin Colloms, available in "Old Colony Soud Labs" and probably "Amazon.com" Regards

10th December 2005, 05:59 AM	#3
wintermute just another diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Sydney Blog Entries: 22	I have both weems and the cookbook 6th Edition, i think that the weems book is a much better book for the novice, if I'd started with the cookbook, I may have given up, and continued to throw things together and see what happened rather than learn the theory, the cookbook is a great reference, but is pretty technical and *could* be daunting for the beginner. The weems doesn't really have much huge detail in it for baffle and crossover design that I can remember, but it's great for getting into the theory without having a brain explosion, it does from memory cover things like baffle step, zobels, notch filters etc though not at an advanced level .... I have just purchased Joe D'appolito's "testing loudspeakers" and Dickasons "Loudspeaker recipes book 1, four two way speakers". Both look very good but I haven't got my teeth into them yet. Tony. __________________ Any intelligence I may appear to have is purely artificial! Some of my photos

10th December 2005, 06:17 AM	#4
exhausted mule diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: canada	thanks for the responses. that's exactly what i was looking for.

10th December 2005, 03:02 PM	#6
anatech diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Georgetown, On	I will give the book by Weems a vote. It's only as good as what you get out of it by experimenting. I think it's a first rate starter book. I think the RS version is different than the one for normal consumption. -Chris

10th December 2005, 07:22 PM	#7
exhausted mule diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: canada	the RS version?

10th December 2005, 07:35 PM	#8
anatech diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Georgetown, On	Yes, Radio Shock carried one edition featuring mostly RS drivers. Guess where it was sold? Normally it's a Tab publication #3274, the RS version is Tab #3374, third edition. -Chris

10th December 2005, 07:39 PM	#9
anatech diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Georgetown, On	Ahh, original was Tab #1064. Smaller and thicker. I bought this in 1979 (that long ago?? eeeek, I'm getting old!) -Chris

10th December 2005, 08:34 PM	#10
f4ier diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Sydney	Search is your friend Try these books. The FRD Group has lots of articles worth reading as well. Good luck! __________________ Crossover/Subwoofer Simulator

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