{"title":"Douglas Self","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDouglas Self\u003c\/strong\u003e is renowned for his clear, detailed explorations of audio engineering principles. 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This fully revised fourth edition offers wholly new content on internally balanced audio design, electret microphones, emitter-follower stability, microphony in capacitors, and much, much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book continues the engaging prose style familiar to readers as you learn why mercury-filled cables are not a good idea, the pitfalls of plating gold on copper, and what quotes from \u003cem\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/em\u003e have to do with PCB design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLearn how to:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003emake amplifiers with apparently impossibly low noise\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003edesign discrete circuitry that can handle enormous signals with vanishingly low distortion\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003etransform the performance of low-cost opamps\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003ebuild active filters with very low noise and distortion while saving money on expensive capacitors\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003emake incredibly accurate volume controls\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003emake a huge variety of audio equalisers\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003euse load synthesis to make magnetic cartridge preamplifiers that have noise so low it is limited by basic physics\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003esum, switch, clip, compress, and route audio signals\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003ebuild simple but ultra-low noise power supplies\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003ebe confident that phase perception is not an issue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncluding all the crucial theories, but with minimal mathematics, \u003cem\u003eSmall Signal Audio Design\u003c\/em\u003e is the must-have companion for anyone studying, researching, or working in audio engineering and audio electronics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607741907180,"sku":"9781032366258","price":184.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/961b29768e2847395ce27f251aae28be.jpg?v=1778187986"},{"product_id":"small-signal-audio-design-by-douglas-self-9781032366272","title":"Small Signal Audio Design","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmall Signal Audio Design\u003c\/i\u003e is a highly practical handbook providing an extensive repertoire of circuits that can be assembled to make almost any type of audio system. 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