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9780757503757

Introduction to Electroacoustics and Audio Amplifier Design

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    9780757503757

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    0757503756

  • Edition: 3rd
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  • Copyright: 2008-07-30
  • Publisher: Kendall Hunt Pub Co
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Table of Contents

Basic Principles of Sound
1(15)
Sound
1(1)
Sources of Sound
1(1)
Velocity of Sound
2(1)
Frequency of Sound
2(1)
Pitch
3(1)
Human Speech
4(1)
Frequency Bands
4(1)
Audio Sub Bands
5(1)
Sound Pressure Level
6(1)
Equal Loudness Contours
7(2)
Loudness Levels
9(2)
Audio Test Signals
11(1)
Problems
12(3)
Fundamentals of Acoustics
15(18)
Basic Equations of Acoustics
15(1)
The Acoustic Wave Equation
16(1)
The Plane Wave
17(1)
Specific Impedance
17(1)
Acoustic Energy
18(1)
Acoustic Intensity
18(1)
Wavelength
19(1)
Particle Displacement
19(1)
The Omni-Directional Spherical Wave
20(1)
Volume Velocity
21(1)
The Simple Spherical Source
21(1)
Acoustic Images
22(1)
The Plane Circular Piston
23(2)
The Pattern Beamwidth
25(1)
Fresnel Diffraction Effects
26(2)
Acoustic Reflections
28(2)
Problems
30(3)
Analogous Circuits of Acoustical Systems
33(16)
Acoustic Sources
33(1)
Acoustic Impedance
33(1)
The Plane Wave Tube
34(3)
Acoustic Resistance
37(2)
Acoustic Compliance
39(1)
Acoustic Mass
40(3)
Acoustic Impedance on a Piston in a Baffle
43(2)
Acoustic Impedance on a Piston in a Tube
45(1)
Radiation Impedance on a Piston in Free Air
46(1)
Problems
47(2)
Analogous Circuits of Mechanical Systems
49(14)
Mechanical Sources
49(1)
Mass, Compliance, and Resistance
50(1)
Mechanical Systems
51(1)
Moving-Coil Transducer
52(3)
Crystal Transducer
55(1)
Condenser Transducer
56(4)
Mechano-Acoustic Transducer
60(1)
Problems
61(2)
Microphones
63(22)
Classifications
63(1)
Modeling Diaphragm Reflections
64(2)
Diaphragm Back Acoustical Load
66(1)
Diaphragm Mechanical Parameters
67(1)
Condenser Microphone
67(3)
Condenser Microphone Spice Simulation
70(2)
Condenser Microphone Buffer Amplifiers
72(1)
Dynamic Microphone
73(2)
Ribbon Microphone
75(3)
Proximity Effect
78(2)
Combination Microphone
80(2)
Problems
82(3)
Moving-Coil Loudspeakers
85(28)
Construction
85(3)
Analogous Circuits
88(1)
Combination Analogous Circuit
89(1)
Infinite Baffle Analogous Circuit
90(1)
Low-Frequency Solution for UD
91(1)
Low-Frequency Bode Plots for UD
91(1)
Small-Signal Parameters
92(1)
High-Frequency Solution for UD
93(1)
On-Axis Pressure
94(1)
Pressure Transfer Function
95(1)
Bode Plots of On-Axis Pressure
95(2)
Filter Theory Description of G (s)
97(1)
Cutoff Frequencies
97(1)
Effect of Non-Zero Generator Resistance
98(1)
Frequency of Peak Response
99(1)
Voice-Coil Impedance
100(2)
The Lossy Voice-Coil Inductance
102(1)
On-Axis Pressure Sensitivity
102(1)
Acoustic Power Response
103(2)
Reference Efficiency
105(1)
Diaphragm Displacement Function
105(1)
Voice-Coil Electrical Power Rating
106(1)
Displacement Limited Power Rating
107(1)
Spice Models
107(3)
Problems
110(3)
Closed-Box Loudspeaker Systems
113(14)
Modeling the Box
113(2)
The Analogous Circuits
115(1)
The Volume Velocity Transfer Function
116(1)
The On-Axis Pressure Transfer Function
117(1)
Effect of the Box on the System Response
118(1)
Sensitivity of the Lower Cutoff Frequency
119(1)
System Design with a Given Driver
120(1)
System Verification
121(1)
System Design From Specifications
121(2)
A Spice Simulation Example
123(1)
Problems
124(3)
Vented-Box Loudspeaker Systems
127(20)
Modeling the Enclosure
127(1)
Effect of the Vent
128(1)
The On-Axis Pressure Transfer Function
129(1)
Voice-Coil Impedance Function
130(1)
The Magnitude-Squared Function
131(1)
The B4 Alignment
132(1)
The QB3 Alignments
133(1)
The Chebyshev Alignments
133(2)
Example Pressure Responses
135(1)
Design with a Given Driver
135(5)
System Verification
140(1)
Design from Specifications
140(1)
Vented-Box Spice Example
141(3)
Problems
144(3)
Acoustic Horns
147(16)
The Webster Horn Equation
147(1)
Salmon's Family of Horns
147(3)
Finite Length Horn Size
150(1)
A Horn Analogous Circuit
150(1)
Spice Examples
151(4)
Horn Driving Units
155(1)
Mid-Frequency Range
156(1)
Condition for Maximum PAR
157(1)
The Horn Efficiency
157(1)
The Low-Frequency Range
158(1)
The High-Frequency Range
158(1)
Low-Frequency System Design
159(3)
Design with a Given Driver
159(2)
System Design from Specifications
161(1)
Problems
162(1)
Crossover Networks
163(24)
Role of Crossover Networks
163(1)
Passive Crossover Networks
164(3)
L-Pad Design
167(2)
Effect of the Voice-Coil Impedance
169(1)
Effect of the Driver Phase Response
170(5)
Constant-Voltage and All-Pass Functions
175(3)
Active Crossover Networks
178(2)
A Spice Modeling Example
180(2)
Problems
182(5)
A Loudspeaker Potpourri
187(30)
The Isobaric Connection
187(3)
The Acoustical Analogous Circuit
187(1)
The Small-Signal Parameters
188(1)
Spice Simulation Example
188(2)
4th-Order Bandpass Systems
190(3)
System Description
190(1)
Output Volume Velocity
190(1)
On-Axis Pressure
191(1)
Fourth-Order Band-Pass Functions
192(1)
System Parameters
192(1)
Design with a Given Driver
193(1)
6th-Order Bandpass Systems
193(5)
System Transfer Function
193(2)
System Alignment Functions
195(1)
System Design from Specifications
196(1)
Example System Design
197(1)
Passive Radiator Systems
198(3)
System Transfer Function
198(2)
Example System Design
200(1)
Assisted Vented-Box Alignments
201(5)
System Transfer Functions
201(1)
5th-Order Alignments
202(1)
6th-Order Alignments
203(1)
The Vented-Box System Parameters
204(1)
Example Design from Specifications
204(2)
A Closed-Box System Equalizer
206(2)
Equalizer Transfer Function
206(1)
Equalizer Circuit
207(1)
Example Realization
207(1)
Driver Parameter Measurements
208(7)
Basic Theory
208(1)
The Measurement Test Set
209(1)
Measuring RE, fS, QMS, QES, and QTS
210(1)
Measuring VAS
211(1)
Conversion to Infinite-Baffle Parameters
212(1)
Measuring the Voice-Coil Inductance
212(3)
Parameter Measurement Summary Sheet
215(2)
Audio Power Amplifiers
217(64)
Power Specifications
217(2)
Effects of Feedback
219(2)
Feedback Amplifier Gain
219(1)
Effect of Feedback on Distortion and Noise
220(1)
Effect of Feedback on Output Resistance
220(1)
Amplifier Model
221(12)
Open-Loop Transfer Function
222(1)
Gain Bandwidth Product
223(1)
Slew Rate
224(1)
Relations between Slew Rate and Gain-Bandwidth Product
224(1)
Closed-Loop Transfer Function
225(1)
Transient Response
225(1)
Input Stage Overload
226(1)
Full Power Bandwidth
227(2)
Effect of an Input Low-Pass Filter
229(2)
JFET Diff Amp
231(1)
Diff Amp with Current-Mirror Load
232(1)
Signal Tracing
233(3)
The Stability Criterion
236(6)
The Bode Stability Theorem
236(2)
Single-Pole Amplifier
238(1)
Two-Pole Amplifier
239(2)
An Alternate Stability Criterion
241(1)
Techniques for Compensating Feedback Amplifiers
242(5)
Gain Constant Reduction
243(1)
First Pole Lag Compensation
244(1)
Second Pole Lead Compensation
245(1)
Feedforward Compensation
246(1)
Output Stage Topologies
247(4)
Common-Collector Stage
247(2)
Common-Emitter Stage
249(1)
Quasi-Complementary Output Stage
250(1)
Mosfet Output Stages
250(1)
Voltage Gain Stage
251(1)
Input Stage
252(2)
Completed Amplifier Circuit
254(2)
Protection Circuits
256(4)
BJT Protection Circuits
256(3)
Mosfet Protection Circuits
259(1)
Power Supply Design
260(2)
Decoupling and Grounding
262(2)
Power Dissipation and Efficiency
264(1)
The Class-D Amplifier
265(6)
Amplifier Measurements
271(4)
Problems
275(6)
A References 281(2)
B Electroacoustic Glossary of Symbols 283

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