Valve Amplifiers, Third Edition
by Morgan Jones
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Author: Morgan JonesEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-06
ISBN: 0750656948
Number of pages: 624
Publisher: Newnes
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Book Review: Not for the faint hearted
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this book because I need to restore an old valve guitar amp. I enjoy a challenge and feel that I am a reasonable learner - however being a complete novice at electronics, I am finding that I regularly need to refer to other resources to explain what are probably reasonably basic concepts. For example it has taken me 3 careful read-throughs - while constantly cross-referencing articles found on the internet - to understand the information given in the chapter that covers biasing a triode valve. I would have preferred a slower and more gentle introduction before 'hitting the hard stuff', or perhaps a few more examples and 'tests' with answers to ensure that I understood the concepts.
The author is certainly knowledgable, and it is written in a lively and engaging style, though he certainly pulls no punches with getting to the nitty-gritty. I know that if I succeed in reading the full book, and ensuring I spend the time to take in the information, then I will have a thorugh understanding of valve amplifiers.
Summary of Valve Amplifiers, Third Edition
Morgan Jones' Valve Amplifiers has been widely recognised as the most complete guide to valve amplifier design, modification, analysis, construction and maintenance written for over 30 years. As such it is unique in presenting the essentials of 'hollow-state' electronics and valve amp design for engineers and enthusiasts in the familiar context of current best practice in electronic design, using only currently available components. The author's straightforward approach, using as little maths as possible, and lots of design knowhow, makes this book ideal for those with a limited knowledge of the field as well as being the standard reference text for experts in valve audio and a wider audience of audio engineers facing design challenges involving valves.Design principles and construction techniques are provided so readers can devise and build from scratch designs that actually work. Morgan Jones takes the reader through each step in the process of design, starting with a brief review of electronic fundamentals relevant to valve amplifiers, simple stages, compound stages, linking stages together, and finally, complete designs. Practical aspects, including safety, are addressed throughout.
The third edition includes a new chapter on distortion and many further new and expanded sections throughout the book, including: comparison of bias methods, constant current sinks, upper valve choice, buffering and distortion, shunt regulated push-pull (SRPP) amplifier, use of oscilloscopes and spectrum analysers, valve cooling and heatsinks, US envelope nomenclature and suffixes, heater voltage versus applied current, moving coil transformer source and load terminations.
* 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 alike
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