Sound Reproduction: The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers and Rooms (Audio Engineering Society Presents)
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (923 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0240520092 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 570 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Speaker Manufacturers should heed his advice" according to Amazon Customer. In short, I keep re-reading this book - probably the last collection by Floyd Toole. I wish most speaker manufacturers would heed his advice and give the consumer the data they need to make meaningful decisions. As an engineer (retired) but from another discipline, I gather a lot of useful info. Jeff Switzer said A standard reference - the 1st book to purchase on audio. This book is a standard reference that should be in everyone's library who is interested in home audio and home theaterIn an easy to read format the book provides the results of decades of research performed by Dr. Toole (with support from other excellent staff) at Harmon International. The res. Tons of INFO NickD Great book to learn about sound reproduction! Tons of useful information.
For his achievements he has been recognized with both the AES Silver Medal (1996) and Gold Medal (2013) Awards. For papers on these subjects he has received two AES Publications Awards and, for service to the society, the Board of Governors Award. In 1965 he joined the National Research Council of Canada where he reached the position of Senior Research Officer in the Acoustics and Signal Processing Group. He h
He is a Fellow and Past President of the AES, a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America and a Fellow of CEDIA (Custom Design and Installarion Association). In this position he worked with all Harman International companies and directed the Harman Research and Development Group, a central resource for technology development and subjective measurements, retiring in 2007. Toole studied electrical engineering at the University of New Brunswick and at the Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London where he received a Ph.D. as Corporate Vice President – Acoustical Engineering. He has recently written a book: "Sound Reproduction: the acoustics and psychoacoustics of lou
This comprehensive work covers the whole sound reproduction chain from multi-channel audio configurations and the loudspeaker/room system to acoustics and psychoacoustics and the evaluation process. Parts 2 and 3 are an in-depth consideration of acoustics and psychoacoustics.. Part 1 shows the reader how to create the best listening experience, offering practical approaches to the sound reproduction chain. Floyd Toole, a leading expert in the field of sound reproduction, explains how to design the best possible listening experience for recording control rooms and home entertainment systems