Audio Power Amplifier Design Handbook 5th (fifth) Edition by Self, Douglas published by Focal Press

by Douglas Self

This book is essential for audio power amplifier designers and engineers for one simple reason...it enables you as a professional to develop reliable, high-performance circuits. The Author Douglas Self covers the major issues of distortion and linearity, power supplies, overload, DC-protection and reactive loading. He also tackles unusual forms of compensation and distortion produced by capacitors and fuses.This completely updated fifth edition includes four NEW chapters including one on The XD Principle, invented by the author, and used by Cambridge Audio. Crosstalk, power amplifier input systems, and microcontrollers in amplifiers are also now discussed in this fifth edition, making this book a must-have for audio power amplifier professionals and audiophiles.*provides everything you want to know in one volume, providing an essential guide to design principals and practice*Includes numerous graphs and easy to read layout to illustrate points and aid complete understanding*Includes the author's own amp designs for readers to build upon and adapt

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First published December 1, 1996