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The Complete Guide to High-End Audio » (Revised)

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Authors: Robert Harley
ISBN-13: 9780978649319, ISBN-10: 0978649311
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Acapella Publishing
Date Published: October 2010
Edition: Revised

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Author Biography: Robert Harley

Robert Harley is the editor in chief of The Absolute Sound, the world's most respected magazine on high-performance audio. He is the author of Introductory Guide to High-Performance Audio Systems and Home Theater for Everyone and has written more than 1,000 product reviews and articles on high-quality music reproduction. He lives in Carlsbad, California.

Book Synopsis

Robert Harley, Editor-in-Chief of The Absolute Sound and The Perfect Vision magazines, tells you everything you need to know to become a better listener and better buyer of quality high-fidelity components. With this book you will discover how to get the best sound for your money; how to identify the weak links in your system and upgrade where it will do the most good; how to setup and tweak your system to get maximum performance from equipment you already own; and, most of all, how to become a more perceptive and appreciative listener. This book makes hi-fi more fun! Widely acknowledged as the reference on high-quality music reproduction with more than 100,000 copies sold in four languages, The Complete Guide to High-End Audio has been newly expanded, revised, and updated to cover the latest developments in high-end audio. New sections include: high-resolution digital audio; SACD and DVD-Audio; multichannel audio; how to integrate home theater into a high-performance music system; more system setup secrets; the latest developments in audio technology -- and more!

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
About the Author
Acknowledgments
1What is High-end Audio?1
2Choosing a High-end Audio System9
3Becoming a Better Listener33
4How to Get the Best Sound from Your Room69
5Preamplifiers109
6Power Amplifiers135
7Loudspeakers169
8The Digital Front End: CD Players, Digital Processors, and CD Transports217
9Turntables, Tonearms, and Cartridges: The LP Playback System265
10Tuners297
11Cables and Interconnects307
12High-end Audio Accessories329
13Audio for Home Theater345
Appendix A: Sound and Hearing363
Appendix B: Audio and Electronics Basics383
Appendix C: Digital Audio Basics415
Bibliography439
Index441

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