Description:Reviews of previous editions:"Jam-packed with theory, circuit analysis, and DIY basics, it will walk you through all stages of design so that you can create your own wonders. Jones is an ex-BBC engineer with a cool writing style and you ll find it a no-pain education." Hi-Fi News and Record Review"Valve Amplifiers is an extremely well written book, containing a wealth of information that all audio designers and builders will find useful." Glass AudioValve Amplifiers is a market leader for one simple reason: in this specialist area it is recognized as the most complete guide to valve and vacuum tube amplifier design, modification, analysis, construction and maintenance. It is truly the all you need to know guide, and enables audio and circuit designers to succeed with their valve amplifier designs and projects.This book enables readers to understand, create, reconfigure and personalize high-end, audiophile quality amplifiers. Following a step-by-step approach to design, with little maths and lots of know-how, it starts with a brief review of electronic fundamentals relevant to valve amplifiers, simple stages, compound stages, linking stages together, and finally, complete designs.The new material included in this Fourth Edition ensures this book will stay at the top of any audio designer s or enthusiast s reference list.What s new within the chapters:Chapter 1: Charge amplifiersChapter 2: Additional circuits, semiconductor constant current sources expandedChapter 3: Entire new section on noiseChapter 4: Lots of new measurements to explode or explain audio folkloreChapter 5: Astonishingly quiet, but cheap and simple HT supplyChapter 6: New power amplifierChapter 7: New hybrid balanced RIAA stage, attenuator law fakingVA3's focus was on distortion, but in VA4, focus is pushed towards background noise reduction. If that wasn t enough, there s more explanation, more measurements, more references, and plenty of new one-liners, any one of which might save hours of trouble. * The practical guide to analysis, modification, design, construction and maintenance of valve amplifiers* The fully up-to-date approach to valve electronics* Essential reading for audio designers and music and electronics enthusiasts alikeWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Valve Amplifiers. To get started finding Valve Amplifiers, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Description: Reviews of previous editions:"Jam-packed with theory, circuit analysis, and DIY basics, it will walk you through all stages of design so that you can create your own wonders. Jones is an ex-BBC engineer with a cool writing style and you ll find it a no-pain education." Hi-Fi News and Record Review"Valve Amplifiers is an extremely well written book, containing a wealth of information that all audio designers and builders will find useful." Glass AudioValve Amplifiers is a market leader for one simple reason: in this specialist area it is recognized as the most complete guide to valve and vacuum tube amplifier design, modification, analysis, construction and maintenance. It is truly the all you need to know guide, and enables audio and circuit designers to succeed with their valve amplifier designs and projects.This book enables readers to understand, create, reconfigure and personalize high-end, audiophile quality amplifiers. Following a step-by-step approach to design, with little maths and lots of know-how, it starts with a brief review of electronic fundamentals relevant to valve amplifiers, simple stages, compound stages, linking stages together, and finally, complete designs.The new material included in this Fourth Edition ensures this book will stay at the top of any audio designer s or enthusiast s reference list.What s new within the chapters:Chapter 1: Charge amplifiersChapter 2: Additional circuits, semiconductor constant current sources expandedChapter 3: Entire new section on noiseChapter 4: Lots of new measurements to explode or explain audio folkloreChapter 5: Astonishingly quiet, but cheap and simple HT supplyChapter 6: New power amplifierChapter 7: New hybrid balanced RIAA stage, attenuator law fakingVA3's focus was on distortion, but in VA4, focus is pushed towards background noise reduction. If that wasn t enough, there s more explanation, more measurements, more references, and plenty of new one-liners, any one of which might save hours of trouble. * The practical guide to analysis, modification, design, construction and maintenance of valve amplifiers* The fully up-to-date approach to valve electronics* Essential reading for audio designers and music and electronics enthusiasts alikeWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Valve Amplifiers. To get started finding Valve Amplifiers, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.