Book description
Building Valve Amplifiers is a unique hands-on guide for anyone working with tube audio equipment--as an electronics hobbyist, audiophile or audio engineer. This 2nd Edition builds on the success of the first with technology and technique revisions throughout and, significantly, a major new self-build project, worked through step-by-step, which puts into practice the principles and techniques introduced throughout the book.
Particular attention has been paid to answering questions commonly asked by newcomers to the world of the valve, whether audio enthusiasts tackling their first build or more experienced amplifier designers seeking to learn about the design principles and trade-offs of "glass audio." Safety considerations are always to the fore, and the practical side of this book is reinforced by numerous clear illustrations throughout.
- The only hands-on approach to building valve and tube amps--classic and modern--with a minimum of theory
- Design, construction, fault-finding, and testing are all illustrated by step-by-step examples, enabling readers to clearly understand the content and succeed in their own projects
- Includes a complete self-build amplifier project, putting into practice the key techniques introduced throughout the book
Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Section 1: Construction
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Section 2: Testing
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Chapter 4. Test Equipment Principles
- The moving coil meter and DC measurements
- Comparative versus absolute measurements
- Precision and accuracy
- Errors and uncertainties
- Combining uncertainties
- Why worry about uncertainties?
- Calibration
- Meters and AC measurements
- Digital voltmeters (DVMs)
- Oscilloscope principles
- Analogue oscilloscopes
- Bells and whistles
- Digital oscilloscopes
- Applying signals to the oscilloscope
- Oscillators and dedicated audio test sets
- Other test equipment
- References
- Recommended further reading
- Chapter 5. Faultfinding to Fettling
- Chapter 6. Performance Testing
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Chapter 4. Test Equipment Principles
- Section 3: Examples
- Appendix
- Index
Product information
- Title: Building Valve Amplifiers, 2nd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2013
- Publisher(s): Newnes
- ISBN: 9780080966397
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