The TAB Guide to Vacuum Tube Audio: Understanding and Building Tube Amps
by Jerry Whitaker
Part of the TAB Electronics series
Description
Incorporate the "tube sound" into your home audio systemLearn how to work with vacuum tubes and construct high-quality audio amplifiers on your workbench with help from this hands-on, do-it-yourself resource.
The TAB Guide to Vacuum Tube Audio: Understanding and Building Tube Amps explains tube theory and construction practices for the hobbyist.Seven ready-to-build projects feature step-by-step instructions, detailed schematics, and layout tips.
You'll also find out how to tweak the projects, each based on a classic RCA design, for your own custom-built amps.Coverage includes:Principles and operational theory behind vacuum tubesTube nomenclature, applications, and specificationsCircuit layout, connections, and physical constructionFinding and selecting the right components for the projectPower supplies for vacuum tube circuitsPreamplifier and power amplifier circuitsPerformance measurementSafety, maintenance, and troubleshooting techniquesTips on building your own tube-based system—and having fun in the processThis book is intended for hobbyists interested in adding the tube sound to any audio system. (Readers looking for high-performance audiophile books are urged to consider the McGraw-Hill books by Morgan Jones.) Learn more at www.vacuumtubeaudio.infoMake Great Stuff!TAB, an imprint of McGraw-Hill Professional, is a leading publisher of DIY technology books for makers, hackers, and electronics hobbyists.
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- Pages:368 pages, 50 Illustrations, unspecified
- Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
- Publication Date:16/12/2011
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- ISBN:9780071753210
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Item not Available
- Format:
- Pages:368 pages, 50 Illustrations, unspecified
- Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
- Publication Date:16/12/2011
- Category:
- ISBN:9780071753210
