Designing, Building, and Testing Your Own Speaker System with Projects [Paperback]

David Weems (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 007069429X | ISBN-13: 978-0070694293 | Publication Date: November 1, 1996 | Edition: 4

Inside, you get full details on a valuable new computer program that helps you create top-flight speaker systems while avoiding complicated mathematical equations and errors. Also new to this edition are improved speaker tests, expanded information on crossover networks, practical dimension charts, techniques for designing double-chamber reflex enclosures, and more. The book provides you with concise, step-by-step instructions for building speakers, and teaches you how to choose speakers that are best suited for various specific uses, set up a home system that will give you optimal performance, and critically evaluate speakers by ear if you lack test equipment. The included list of driver and system components suppliers helps you get started right away.

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From the Back Cover

Build Your Own Deluxe Speakers! Thousands of hobbyists, students, and electronics salespeople and technicians have turned to this best-selling guide for expert advice and a collection of simple-to-advanced speaker system projects. Now in its fourth edition, it continues to set the standard for accessible, up-to-the-minute guidance, building, and testing speakers that sound as good as any system you can buy-for hundreds less!. Inside, you get full details on a valuable new computer program that helps you create top-flight speaker systems while avoiding complicated mathematical equations and errors. With the included coupon, you can order the program at a significant savings over the regular price. Also new to this edition are improved speaker tests, expanded information on crossover networks, practical dimension charts, techniques for designing double-chamber reflex enclosures, and more. The book provides you with concise, step-by-step instructions for building speakers, and teaches you how to: Choose speakers that are best suited for various specific uses; Set up a home system that will give you optimal performance; Critically evaluate speakers by ear if you lack test equipment. The included list of driver and system components suppliers helps you get started right away.

About the Author

David B. Weems is an acknowledged expert in speaker systems and speaker enclosures. He has written several books, including all four editions of Designing, Building, and Testing Your Own Speaker Systems—with Projects and the first edition of this volume. Weems also has contributed numerous articles on speaker systems to such widely read electronics publications as Audio, High Fidelity, Popular Electronics, Radio Electronics, and Speaker Builder. G. R. Koonce is a member of the Audio Engineering Society and contributes many articles to Speaker Builder magazine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 223 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics; 4 edition (November 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 007069429X
• ISBN-13: 978-0070694293
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #307,859 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars There are better resources on the web for free, January 16, 2002

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Arthur M Tunnessen (Leominster, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Designing, Building, and Testing Your Own Speaker System with Projects (Paperback)

I bought this book as part of a two book purchase for a reference for a home built speaker project. The info that's there seems valid but doesn't cover the title's impression. There is no real info on building speakers and the design data is a little hard to follow. There are much better resources on the web. The basic program just shows how dated the book is. I am sorry that I spent money on this...publication.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars transmission lines., December 13, 1999

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scott oakley (tusla,ok) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Designing, Building, and Testing Your Own Speaker System with Projects (Paperback)

this was my first book on my quest to learn all about speaker building. it is a very good starting place. i built the "tapered line transmission" speaker that he gives plans for and was completely satisfied. this particular design (transmission line)is probably one of the most forgiving designs. i've used several different drivers in the same box with success. his later editions have much more detail and he states what drivers he uses. the edition i got was an older one that never really stated what drivers he used in his projects. the newer editions use popular drivers that anyone can find on the net. this book is a good primer. the next step is "the loudspeaker design cookbook".

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Rich in technical detail and illustrations., October 28, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Designing, Building, and Testing Your Own Speaker System with Projects (Paperback)

This book covers all the bases in detail, assuming that the reader has at least a working knowledge of electrical theory, physics, and acoustics. You don't have to have a degree, just reasonable familiarity with the subjects. The chapters are well written, and laid out in a very logical order. The book includes many charts, graphs, and illustrations to support the text. A must read for the novice speaker builder.