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BL
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976767
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b731137
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Self, Douglas.
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Audio power amplifier design handbook /\ Douglas Self.
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| Edition Statement
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5th ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Amsterdam ;Boston :: Elsevier/Focal Press,, 2009.
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1 online resource (xxii, 583 pages) :: illustrations
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0080953891
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: 1136123660
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: 1282257706
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: 6612257709
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: 9780080953892
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: 9781136123665
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: 9781282257702
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: 9786612257704
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0240521625
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9780240521626
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| Notes
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Previous edition: 2006.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface to fifth edition; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction and general survey; The economic importance of power amplifiers; Assumptions; Origins and aims; The study of amplifier design; Misinformation in audio; Science and subjectivism; The subjectivist position; A short history of subjectivism; The limits of hearing; Articles of faith: the tenets of subjectivism; The length of the audio chain; The implications; The reasons why; The outlook; Technical errors; The performance requirements for amplifiers; Safety.
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Distortion 2: VAS distortionDistortion 3: Output stage distortion; Distortion 4: VAS-loading distortion; Distortion 5: Rail-decoupling distortion; Distortion 6: Induction distortion; Distortion 7: NFB take-off distortion; Distortion 8: Capacitor distortion; Distortion 9: Magnetic distortion; Distortion 10: Input current distortion; Distortion 11: Premature overload protection; Nonexistent or negligible distortions; The performance of a standard amplifier; Open-loop linearity and how to determine it; Direct open-loop gain measurement; Using model amplifiers.
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Nested differentiating feedback loopsAmplifier bridging; Fractional bridging; AC- and DC-coupled amplifiers; The advantages of AC-coupling; The advantages of DC-coupling; Negative feedback in power amplifiers; Some common misconceptions about negative feedback; Amplifier stability and NFB; Maximizing the NFB; Overall feedback versus local feedback; Maximizing linearity before feedback; Chapter 3 The general principles of power amplifiers; How a generic amplifier works; The advantages of the conventional; The distortion mechanisms; Distortion 1: Input stage distortion.
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ReliabilityPower output; Frequency response; Noise; Distortion; Damping factor; Absolute phase; Amplifier formats; Chapter 2 Power amplifier architecture and negative feedback; Amplifier architectures; The three-stage amplifier architecture; The two-stage amplifier architecture; The four-stage amplifier architecture; Power amplifier classes; Class-A; Class-AB; Class-B; Class-C; Class-D; Class-E; Class-F; Class-G; Class-H; Class-S; Variations on Class-B; Error-correcting amplifiers; Non-switching amplifiers; Current-drive amplifiers; The Blomley principle; Geometric mean Class-AB.
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The concept of the Blameless amplifierChapter 4 The input stage; The role of the input stage; Distortion from the input stage; BJTs versus FETs for the input stage; Advantages of the FET input stage; Disadvantages of FET input stage; Singleton input stage versus differential pair; The input stage distortion in isolation; Input stage balance; The joy of current-mirrors; Better current-mirrors; Improving input stage linearity; Further improving input linearity; Increasing the output capability; Input stage cascode configurations; Double input stages; Input stage common-mode distortion.
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| Abstract
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Based on his work at Soundcraft Electronics, Douglas Self shows how to design and build audio power amplifiers using the most up to date components and technologies.
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Audio amplifiers-- Design and construction.
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Power amplifiers-- Design and construction.
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Audio amplifiers-- Design and construction.
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Förstärkare-- design.
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Power amplifiers-- Design and construction.
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING-- Electrical.
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| Dewey Classification
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621.389/3
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TK7871.58.A9S45 2009eb
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