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Taylor & Francis Ltd Designing Audio Power Amplifiers 2019 Edition by Bob Cordell
This comprehensive book on audio power amplifier design will appeal to members of the professional audio engineering community as well as the student and enthusiast. Designing Audio Power Amplifiers begins with power amplifier design basics that a novice can understand and moves all the way through to in-depth design techniques for very sophisticated audiophiles and professional audio power amplifiers. This book is the single best source of knowledge for anyone who wishes to design audio power amplifiers. It also provides a detailed introduction to nearly all aspects of analog circuit design, making it an effective educational text. Develop and hone your audio amplifier design skills with in-depth coverage of these and other topics:Basic and advanced audio power amplifier designLow-noise amplifier designStatic and dynamic crossover distortion demystifiedUnderstanding negative feedback and the controversy surrounding itAdvanced NFB compensation techniques, including TPC and TMCSophisticated DC servo designMOSFET power amplifiers and error correctionAudio measurements and instrumentationOverlooked sources of distortionSPICE simulation for audio amplifiers, including a tutorial on LTspiceSPICE transistor modeling, including the VDMOS model for power MOSFETsThermal design and the use of ThermalTrak (TM) transistorsFour chapters on class D amplifiers, including measurement techniquesProfessional power amplifiersSwitch-mode power supplies (SMPS).