Theory & Design of Loudspeaker Enclosures [Paperback]

J. E. Benson (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 244 pages
• Publisher: Prompt Pubns; Rev Sub edition (September 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0790610930
• ISBN-13: 978-0790610931
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 5.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,726,730 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Book For Design Fundamentals, February 6, 2001

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Pete Bartels (FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Theory & Design of Loudspeaker Enclosures (Paperback)

Benson's book provides a rich background in the fundamental physics of loudspeaker design. However, this book is NOT for the hobbiest! To truly appreciate his writing, the reader should, by necessity, have a solid background in physics, mathematics, or engineering. Unlike the other oversimplified "how-to" cookbook speaker design books, this tome presents the operational theory such that a skilled designer can create a "from scratch design", instead of merely cutting and pasting an existing design. Other books should be subtitled "Loudspeaker Building", this books can truly be labeled as loudspeaker design!

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars technical treatment of speaker cabinet design., October 2, 1999

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[e-mail] (Bozeman, Montana, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Theory & Design of Loudspeaker Enclosures (Paperback)

This book is an edited collection of technical papers of various aspects of cabinet design, which does not attempt to speak to the novice enclosure builder. This is not a "how to" book, but rather a step by step documentation of the math behind cabinet design. Most of the book is algebraic expressions relating design parameters. The reader is expected to already understand mathematical fundamentals of several common speaker designs, and he who does not would be better off starting with a more fundamental approach. A "rating" of this book is innapropriate, because it is a technical report. The 5 star rating is because reviews are not accepted without ratings, and far be it from me to find any fault with these 200+ pages of math.

23 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A mathematical text, not for home loudspeaker builders., October 20, 1999

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Mike Guillory (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Theory & Design of Loudspeaker Enclosures (Paperback)

Based on the blurb advertising this book, I bought it to help me design and build my home loudspeakers. It is NOT this type of book. Full of mathematics it is perfect for the experts but will not help the common hobbyist like me to decide how to size and build speaker enclosures.