Bibliography on dynamic loudspeakers
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| Loudspeaker and Headphone Handbook by John Borwick, third edition, 2001 Focal Press, Oxford, ISBN: 0240513711. Contains a mathematically detailed description of ESL operation written by Peter Baxandall, including enough detail about the venerable Quad ESL63 to allow close duplication of the design (if you're so inclined). (Mark Rehorst) | Available at Amazon.com |
| Designing, Building, and Testing Your Own Speaker System with Projects by David B. Weems. The definitive do-it-yourself book on creating and testing all kinds of speaker systems is updated for the computer age, covering the latest makes and models and featuring an innovative computer program to assist with speaker design. | Available at Amazon.com |
Introduction to Loudspeaker Design by John L. Murphy. Speaker Builder, Issue 1/99 Even if you don't know a woofer from a tweeter, but can solder, cut wood, and do basic arithmetic, this book will give you sufficient knowledge and intuitive grasp to select the type of system you need, and, with some software and/or experience, successfully design a complete speaker system. |
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High Performance Loudspeakers by Martin Colloms. High Performance Loudspeakers, Sixth Edition is a fully revised and updated version of the highly successful guide to the design and specifications of high quality loudspeakers and loudspeaker systems. Each chapter has been substantially revised reflecting the many changes in the technology of loudspeakers. |
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| Loudspeaker Design Cookbook by Vance Dickason | Available at Amazon.com |
| Loudspeaker Design Cookbook (Paperback) Audio Amateur Pubns; 7th edition (December 1, 2005) | Available at Amazon.com |
| Testing Loudspeakers by Joe D'Appolito | Available at Amazon.com |
Loudspeaker Handbook by John Eargle. The second edition of Loudspeaker Handbook follows the same general outlines as the highly successful first edition and has been augmented and updated in many areas of technology. Most notable are the developments in large-scale, programmable line arrays, distributed mode loudspeakers, and ultrasonic-based audio transduction. |
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Great Sound Stereo Speaker Manual by David B. Weems. Design and build customized, professional-quality speakers. From drivers to crossovers and custom enclosures, the possibilities for designing speakers that will provide the best possible performance are endless. Great Sound Stereo Speakers Manual, Second Edition, by David Weems and G.R. Koonce,... |
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| How to Build Speaker Enclosures by Alexis Badmaieff | Available at Amazon.com |
Engineering Acoustics by Michael Moser. Suitable for both individual and group learning, Engineering Acoustics focuses on basic concepts and methods to make our environments quieter, both in buildings and in the open air. The author's tutorial style derives from the conviction that understanding is enhanced when the necessity behind the particular teaching approach is made clear. |
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Advanced Speaker Designs for the Hobbyist & Technician by Ray Alden. |
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Designing, Building and Testing Your Own Speaker System by David B. Weems |
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Building speaker enclosures by
Robert Gordon Middleton. 95 pages,
Publisher: Radio Shack; 1st ed edition (January 1, 1972) |
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| Loudspeaker: The Way and How of Good Reproduction by G. A. Briggs |
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Building Pro Audio Loudspeaker Enclosures by Jeffrey A. Forsburg. If you plan to build professional loudspeaker enclosures and want the secrets and resources that the major touring companies and manufacturers have, then this is the right book for you. |
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Loudspeaker Recipes: Book 1 : Four Two-Way Systems (Loudspeaker Recipes) by Vance Dickason. Vance Dickason is rightly famous among the DIY's in the speaker building community. His name along with that of Joeseph D' Apollito is among the most recognized. |
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Hi-Fi Loudspeakers and Enclosures by Abraham B. Cohen |
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The Audiophile Loudspeaker Anyone Can Build by Gene Healy. Healy's profusely illustrated how-to counters the usual cloudy instructions in the art of stereo speaker construction with simple prose in large, readable print |
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Audio Amateur Loudspeaker Projects by Audio Amateur Magazine 135 pages, Audio Amateur Pubns (June 1, 1985) |
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Theory & Design of Loudspeaker Enclosures by J. E. Benson. Benson's book provides a rich background in the fundamental physics of loudspeaker design. However, this book is NOT for the hobbiest! To truly appreciate his writing, the reader should, by necessity, have a solid background in physics, mathematics, or engineering. |
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| An Introduction to Loudspeakers and Enclosure Design by V. Capel | Available at Amazon.com |
Classic Cones: Pictorial Reference and Value Guide for 1920's Radio Cone Speakers by Buford Chidester, Jane Chidester |
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| How to Build Your Own Stereo Speakers by Robert Gordon Middleton; | Available at Amazon.com |
| Building Stereo Speakers: Plans, Parts, Tolls, Techniques (McGraw-Hill/VTX series) by Andy J. Wells | Available at Amazon.com |
3-D Audio Using Loudspeakers by William G. Gardner (The International Series in Engineering and Computer Science). 3-D Audio Using Loudspeakers is concerned with 3-D audio systems implemented using a pair of conventional loudspeakers. A well-known problem with these systems is the requirement that the listener be properly positioned for the 3-D illusion to function correctly. |
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How to select and use loudspeakers and enclosures by Murray P Rosenthal |
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| 21 Hi-Fi Stereo Speaker Cabinets You
Can Build by Christopher Robin. |
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The Development of Guidelines for the Choice of Loudspeakers by H. Olesen |
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Loudspeaker drivers by John C Cox. Society of Automotive Engineers (January 1, 1988) |
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A psychoacoustical approach to loudspeaker
specification by Noel B Marchbanks. Presented at: Student
Branch Conference, American Institute of Electrical Engineers,
Austin, Texas, April 23, 24, 1959 (Unknown Binding) |
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Vibration and sound radiation of loudspeaker cones by F. J. M Frankort. |
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Loudspeakers, First Edition : For music recording and reproduction by Philip Newell. Need advice on which type of speaker to use and where? Very often the choice and positioning of loudspeakers is down to intuition, hearsay and chance. |
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Master Hi-Fi Loudspeakers and Enclosures by Dave Berriman |
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| Automatic quality testing of loudspeaker electroacoustic by John R Bareham | Available at Amazon.com |
The loudspeaker manual, (Bernard's radio books) by Radiotrician. 61 pages, Publisher: Bernards (January 1, 1948) |
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Loudspeakers by G. A Briggs. 91 pages. Publisher: Wharfedale Wireless Works; [4th ed.] edition (January 1, 1955) |
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Loud speakers: theory, performance, testing, and design by N. W McLachlan. 399 pages. Publisher: Dover Publications; Corrected ed edition (January 1, 1960) |
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How to design, build, & test complete speaker systems by David B Weems. 192 pages. Publisher: Herald Electronics; 1st ed edition (January 1, 1981) |
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A novel multi-driver loudspeaker by Daniel J Field. Society of Automotive Engineers (January 1, 1984) |
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Technique for loudspeaker motor structure and voice coil evaluation (SAE) by John S Stewart. Society of Automotive Engineers (January 1, 1986) |
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Loudspeakers Author: Audio Engineering Soc Inc. Audio Engineering Soc Inc (June 1, 1984) |
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Passively assisted loudspeakers (SAE) by David Clark. Society of Automotive Engineers (January 1, 1986) |
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How to Design and Build Loudspeaker and Listening Enclosures by Carolyn Davis. |
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| Frequency response analysis for a loud speaker cone using finite element method by Yafan Zhang | Available at Amazon.com |
Loudspeakers and enclosures by Edward M Noll. International Correspondence Schools; [2d ed.] edition (January 1, 1967) |
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How to Build Loudspeaker Enclosures by Carolyn Davis Prompter Pubns; Reprint edition (November 1, 1997) |
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A loudspeaker feedback system by Thomas Bedell Fetter. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Thesis. 1977. B.S |
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| Control of closed-box loudspeaker systems by Khalid M Al-Ali. | Available at Amazon.com |
Optical methods of measuring loudspeaker
diaphragm movement (BBC RD 1983/13)
by E. W Taylor. 14 pages |
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Piezoelectric loudspeaker (SuDoc NAS 1.71:LAR-15138-1) by NASA. National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Technical Information Service, distributor (January 1, 1994) |
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More about loudspeakers by G. A Briggs. 136 pages. Publisher: Wharfedale Wireless Works; 2nd ed edition (January 1, 1965) |
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Aspects of high-quality monitoring loudspeakers by Hugh Dudley Harwood. British Broadcasting Corp (January 1, 1969) |
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Acoustic considerations in steady state loudspeaker measurements by L. G Bostwick. A discussion of the more important acoustic factors influencing steady-state loud-speaker ... (Reprint / Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc) Bell Telephone Laboratories (January 1, 1929) |
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Speaker Builders Loudspeaker Projects No 1 by Audio Amateur Mazagine Staff. 19 Top Quality Designs You Can Build. Publisher: Audio Amateur Pubns (September 1, 1997) |
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The dominant compliance of loudspeaker drivers by Robert J True. 7 pages. Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (January 1, 1991) |
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Loudspeaker directionality and the perception of reality by Bert Berlant. Audio Engineering Society (January 1, 1985) |
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| Troubleshooting & Repairing Consumer Electronics Without a Schematic (Paperback) by Homer L. Davidson. 461 pages Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics; 3 edition (January 15, 2004) | Available
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Subjective and objective measurements of loudspeaker performance: A collection of papers by Floyd E Toole. National Research Council Canada, Division of Physics (January 1, 1986) |
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Articles
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The line-source loudspeaker and its applications (by Paul H. Taylor, British Kinematography, Vol. 44, No. 3)(David Duglos, April 2004) |
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