Valve Amplifiers

by Morgan Jones

Valve Amplifiers has been recognized as the most comprehensive guide to valve amplifier design, analysis, modification and maintenance. It provides a detailed presentation of the rudiments of electronics and valve design for engineers and non-experts. The source also covers design principles and construction techniques to help end users build their own tool from scratch designs that work. The author's approach walks the reader through each step of designing and constructing, starting with an overview of the essential working principles of valve amplifiers, the simple and complex stages, the process of linking the stages, and completing the design.

The book is comprised of seven chapters all of which include a DIY guide discussion of practical aspects. The text starts with familiarization of the fundamentals of electronics, which are essential for designing and building valve amplifiers. Particular attention has been paid to providing solutions for questions that are commonly asked and faced by beginners in valve designing and construction.

Valve Amplifiers is a masterful hands-on guide for both experts and novices who work with tube audio equipment, and for electronic hobbyists, audio engineers, and audiophiles.

The practical guide to analysis, modification, design, construction and maintenance of valve amplifiers The fully up-to-date approach to valve electronics Essential reading for audio designers and music and electronics enthusiasts alike

Genres: Nonfiction

702 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[stephan wintner · Rating 4 out of 5]

i read this as a result of having to fix and old Eico amp. (turned out the coupling Caps were bad)

Anyway, as I recall, a great deal of the book was spent covering the advantages and pitfalls of particular designs Mr. Freeman had built - instructional, yes, in the sense of a being a good "Applications of Theory" sort of course, but still. I thought the book could use a bit of trimming down, the theory sections were admirably non-technical, clear, and concise - the applications thereof could have been more concise.

I should add - when I say non-technical - I am a mechanical engineer, so technical does not scare me. But excessively theoretical descriptions can often leave even engineers floundering when it comes to applying the theories. This book did a good job of that. (Are you listening, oh former professors of mine?)

[Shane · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm a geek. I love music. And I have a thing for vintage electronics. So this book ticks all my boxes.

An essential library item if you like to build your own HiFi equipment.

Also required is the companion book - "Building Valve Amplifiers" by the same author.

[Tampinc · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book, although it concentrates on hi-fi design, greatly assisted me in progressing from the copying of existing designs into designing my own guitar amplifiers. Certainly the best book I have in my library on valve-amp design and, very importantly, some of the practicalities of building them.

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Technical book on modern vacuum tube amplifier design, fundamentals.