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ITEM# BKB107
49.95

Sound Reproduction
The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers and Rooms
by Dr. Floyd Toole

The story of how loudspeakers work in small rooms, the book is divided into two parts-"Understanding the Principles",a tutorial on small rooms and the nature of reflections and nodes, and "Designing the Listening Experience,"a full discussion of the state of the art for loudspeaker designers. A true must-have for every designer and acoustician working in the industry today. "This book is a fascinating story that ws generated by nearly 50 years of empirical research (Dr. Toole's career)into what makes listeners like some loudspeakers better than others." Vance Dickason, Voice Coil 11/08

2007, 550pp., 7 1/2" x 9 1/4", softbound.
978-0-240-52009-4
3.00 lbs

CONTENTS Chapter 1. Sound Reproduction; Chapter 2. Preserving the Art; Chapter 3. Sound in Rooms-Matters of Perspective; Chapter 4. Sound Fields in Rooms; Chapter 5. The Many Effects of Reflections; Chapter 6. Reflections, Images, and the Precedence Effect; Chapter 7. Impression of Space; Chapter 8. Imaging and Spatial Effects in Sound Reproduction; Chapter 9. The Effects of Reflections on Sound Quality/Timbre; Chapter 10. Reflections and Speech Intelligibility; Chapter 11. Adaptation; Chapter 12. Adjacent-Boundary and Loudspeaker Mounting Effects; Chapter 13. Making (Bass) Waves-Below the Transition Frequency; Chapter 14. Summary of Part One: Looking for a Way Forward; Chapter 15. Multichannel Options for Music and Movies; Chapter 16. Putting Theory to Practice: Designing the Listening Experience; Chapter 17. Loudspeakers I: Subjective Evaluations; Chapter 18. Loudspeakers II: Objective Evaluations; Chapter 19. Psychoacoustics-Explaining What We Measure and Hear; Chapter 20. Closing the Loop: Predicting Listener Preferences from Measurements; Chapter 21. Acoustical Materials and Devices; Chapter 22: Designing Listening Experiences

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