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ITEM# BKB43
44.95


Audio Power Amplifier Handbook

by Douglas Self

4th edition. A uniquely detailed and practical text on the design of audio amplifiers. Self brings his years of experience in audio design to the state of the art in amplifier design and construction. More comprehensive than ever, this new edition features new material on CD offset protection circuitry, design of DC servos, and electrical safety and safety standards. Also includes a new chapter on Class D power amplifiers.

2006, 480pp., 6 1/5" x 9 1/8", softbound.
0-7506-8072-5
1.52 lbs

CONTENTS Introduction and General Survey; History, Architecture, and Negative Feedback; The General Principles of Power Amplifiers; The Small Signal Stages; The Output Stage I; The Output Stage II; Compensation, Slew-Rate, and Stability; Power Supplies and PSRR; Class-A Power Amplifiers; Class-G Power Amplifiers; Class-D Amplifiers; FET Output Stages; Thermal Compensation and Thermal Dynamics; The Design of DC Servos; Amplifier and Loudspeaker Protection; Grounding and Practical Matters; Testing and Safety

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