Authors: Robert Harley
ISBN-13: 9780978649319, ISBN-10: 0978649311
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Acapella Publishing
Date Published: October 2010
Edition: Revised
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.
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!
Foreword | ||
Preface | ||
About the Author | ||
Acknowledgments | ||
1 | What is High-end Audio? | 1 |
2 | Choosing a High-end Audio System | 9 |
3 | Becoming a Better Listener | 33 |
4 | How to Get the Best Sound from Your Room | 69 |
5 | Preamplifiers | 109 |
6 | Power Amplifiers | 135 |
7 | Loudspeakers | 169 |
8 | The Digital Front End: CD Players, Digital Processors, and CD Transports | 217 |
9 | Turntables, Tonearms, and Cartridges: The LP Playback System | 265 |
10 | Tuners | 297 |
11 | Cables and Interconnects | 307 |
12 | High-end Audio Accessories | 329 |
13 | Audio for Home Theater | 345 |
Appendix A: Sound and Hearing | 363 | |
Appendix B: Audio and Electronics Basics | 383 | |
Appendix C: Digital Audio Basics | 415 | |
Bibliography | 439 | |
Index | 441 |