Self on Audio [Paperback]

Douglas Self (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0750647655 | ISBN-13: 978-0750647656 | Publication Date: July 31, 2000 | Edition: 1st

Douglas Self has been writing for Electronics World and Wireless World over the past 20 years, offering cutting-edge insights into scientific methods of electronics design.

This book is a collection of the essential Electronics World articles, covering twenty years of amplifier technology but with a very strong bias towards more recent material. The articles include self-build projects as well as design ideas and guidance for the professional audio designer. The result is a unique collection of design insights and projects - essential for all audio designers, whether amateur or professional.


Douglas Self has dedicated himself to demystifying amplifier design and establishing empirical design techniques based on electronic design principles and experimental data. His rigorous and thoroughly practical approach has established him as a leading authority on amplifier design.


The cream of 20 years of Electronics World articles (focusing on recent material)
A unique collection of design insights and projects - essential for all audio designers, amateur and professional alike.
Scientific electronics based on empirical data

Editorial Reviews

Review

The result is a unique collection of design insights and projects - essential for all audio designers, whether amateur or professional. -Electronic Servicing & Technology

His rigorous and thoroughly practical approach has established him as a leading authority on amplifier design.
-Electronic Servicing & Technology

Book Description

Renowned audio design guru Douglas Self’s collected works from 25 years of magazine writing: all the legendary audio amplifier designs in their original form, ideal for project and design work. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Paperback: 393 pages
• Publisher: Newnes; 1st edition (July 31, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750647655
• ISBN-13: 978-0750647656
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,179,429 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading for the audio designer!, September 29, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Self on Audio (Paperback)

Without a doubt, Douglas Self's articles in EW&WW magazine are among the most thorough and insightful writings on power amplifier design. This book brings together some of the best technical articles on power amp design in one handy reference. Whether or not you agree with his opinions, if you are serious about audio amplifier design, you owe it to yourself to have at least one copy of Mr. Self's work in your library.

As many before me have stated, Self's articles on "Distortion in Power Amplifiers" are essential reading for any power amp designer. "Self on Audio" contains the complete series of these articles, in addition to a wealth of other excellent articles taken from EW&WW over the years, making this book an indispensible reference. Highly recommended!

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Book - Bad printing, May 12, 2008

By 

Golden Ears "Audiophile" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Self on Audio (Paperback)

I originally read this book at the library and it was excellent. On the copy that I received from Amazon I could not read the values of the components in the schematics on pages 280, and 306-307. These are schematics of complete amplifiers that you can build. The quality of the printing has gone south. I am sure that Doug Self would send me good copies of these pages if I had a way of contacting him.