Is there any Amp Design Books?

hernanstafe · 19th March 2007, 09:48 PM

I'd like to know if there are any amp design books, showing the different kind of amps, how do they work, etc.

teemuk · 19th March 2007, 09:54 PM

From top of my head...

Solid state:

- Self, Douglas, Audio Power Amplifier Design Handbook, Newnes, 2002
- Slone, Randy, G., High-Power Audio Amplifier Construction Manual, McGraw-Hill,1999
- Duncan, Ben, High Performance Audio Power Amplifiers, Newnes, 1996

Tubes:

http://www.pmillett.com/tecnical_books_online.htm

davidallancole · 19th March 2007, 09:55 PM

Randy Slone
Douglas Self
Ben Duncan
John Linsley Hood

These are some of the more popular authors that have done books. You can find them all on amazon.com.

hernanstafe · 19th March 2007, 09:57 PM

wow that was a quite fast reply!! Thanks a lot guys, i'm going to see if i can get any of them.

gmphadte · 23rd March 2007, 05:25 AM

The book by D.Self is available free on the net. Don't remember the website.

Edit:found it in the history
link removed by moderators

AndrewT · 24th March 2007, 12:47 PM

Hi,
i have a few, but found D.Self and John Linsley Hood the best.
Completely different approach that forces you to compare what each is saying and make you think about their philosophies/design process.

I recommend both

D.Self, Audio Power Amplifier Design Handbook , pub by Newnes, Butterworth Heinemann
J.L. Hood, The Art of Linear Electronics , pub by Newnes, Butterworth Heinemann. now out of print but someone is considering a reprint.

SY · 24th March 2007, 01:21 PM

gmphadte, I removed the link to Self's book. If Mr. Self has given permission for that site to offer it as a free download, I'll restore it, otherwise I will remind people that authors have to eat and pay rent like the rest of us and this cheats them of the living that they earn. Worse yet, it creates a disincentive for more books in the future.

gmphadte · 26th March 2007, 04:10 AM

Thanks, no problem.
It should be like that.

Gajanan Phadte

pinkmouse · 26th March 2007, 08:33 AM

Just to add to Teemuk's post, for a beginner, I'd buy them in reverse order, Duncan is a good overview, Slone gets you going with real circuits, and Self gets into the technical nitty-gritty, and needs some background knowledge to appreciate fully.

tomahauk · 30th March 2007, 10:04 PM

http://books.google.com/books?vid=IS...sec=frontcover

http://books.google.com/books?q=rela...d=uET2TK0wedoC

it's only preview

19th March 2007, 09:48 PM	#1
hernanstafe diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Argentina	Is there any Amp Design Books? I'd like to know if there are any amp design books, showing the different kind of amps, how do they work, etc.

24th March 2007, 12:47 PM	#6
AndrewT diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Scottish Borders	Hi, i have a few, but found D.Self and John Linsley Hood the best. Completely different approach that forces you to compare what each is saying and make you think about their philosophies/design process. I recommend both D.Self, Audio Power Amplifier Design Handbook , pub by Newnes, Butterworth Heinemann J.L. Hood, The Art of Linear Electronics , pub by Newnes, Butterworth Heinemann. now out of print but someone is considering a reprint. __________________ regards Andrew T.

24th March 2007, 01:21 PM	#7
SY diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Austin, TX Blog Entries: 1	gmphadte, I removed the link to Self's book. If Mr. Self has given permission for that site to offer it as a free download, I'll restore it, otherwise I will remind people that authors have to eat and pay rent like the rest of us and this cheats them of the living that they earn. Worse yet, it creates a disincentive for more books in the future. __________________ “Listening to records is like ****ing a picture of Brigitte Bardot.” - Sergiu Celibidache

26th March 2007, 08:33 AM	#9
pinkmouse diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chatham, England	Just to add to Teemuk's post, for a beginner, I'd buy them in reverse order, Duncan is a good overview, Slone gets you going with real circuits, and Self gets into the technical nitty-gritty, and needs some background knowledge to appreciate fully. __________________ 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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19th March 2007, 09:54 PM	#2
teemuk diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Suomi, Finland	From top of my head... Solid state: - Self, Douglas, Audio Power Amplifier Design Handbook, Newnes, 2002 - Slone, Randy, G., High-Power Audio Amplifier Construction Manual, McGraw-Hill,1999 - Duncan, Ben, High Performance Audio Power Amplifiers, Newnes, 1996 Tubes: http://www.pmillett.com/tecnical_books_online.htm

19th March 2007, 09:55 PM	#3
davidallancole diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005	Randy Slone Douglas Self Ben Duncan John Linsley Hood These are some of the more popular authors that have done books. You can find them all on amazon.com.

19th March 2007, 09:57 PM	#4
hernanstafe diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Argentina	wow that was a quite fast reply!! Thanks a lot guys, i'm going to see if i can get any of them.

23rd March 2007, 05:25 AM	#5
gmphadte diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Dona paula, Goa	The book by D.Self is available free on the net. Don't remember the website. Edit:found it in the history link removed by moderators

26th March 2007, 04:10 AM	#8
gmphadte diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Dona paula, Goa	Thanks, no problem. It should be like that. Gajanan Phadte

30th March 2007, 10:04 PM	#10
tomahauk diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ruda Œl¹ska // Poland	http://books.google.com/books?vid=IS...sec=frontcover http://books.google.com/books?q=rela...d=uET2TK0wedoC it's only preview

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