Loudspeakers: The Why and How of Good Reproduction

This easy-to-read and concise introduction to audio basics is something of a classic. Out-of-print for many years (last revised in 1949), the text forms a comprehensive summary of early audio technology with an emphasis on loudspeaker characteristics. Briggs simply and clearly explains impedance, phons and decibels, frequency response, response curves, volume and watts, resonance and vibration, cabinets and baffles, horns, room acoustics, transients, crossovers, negative feedback, transformers, doppler and phase effects, and efficiency. Briggs has a light, breezy style and a gift for simply explaining difficult concepts.

CONTENTS:
Quality of Reproduction and Distortion
Development of Loudspeakers
Magnets
Chassis or Cone Housing
Cones
Centering Devices
Impedance
Phons and Decibels
Frequency Response
Response Curves
Volume and Watts
Resonance and Vibration
Cabinets and Baffles
Extension Speakers and Volume Controls
Cinema Speakers
Room Acoustics
Transients
Crossover Networks
Negative Feedback
Transformers and Matching
Comparing Performance
Loudspeaker Life
Doppler Effect
Phase Effects
Loudspeaker Efficiency