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Know of a book on audio basics?

Wondering if anyone can reccomen a good reffernce book on audio basics verything from from how ac currne tcomes out of the wall to equipmwnt and room acoustics.Know somehwere I have the Hartely book wondering if there are any others somebody might reccomend.Years ago I had a softbound text bood written durring durring the pre-digital era by a physics prfessor who used hifidelity equipment to teach the prinicples of physics to his class using hifi equipment as a guide for the an intro Physics `101 .It was great as it taught you how equipent worked and how to keep it up.Any suggestions?
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zspradlin
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I would recommend reading "The Complete Guide To High-end Audio" by Robert Hartley. The book that I have is the second edition and I've had it for a couple of years now. I also recommend reading "The Master Handbook of Acoustics", it deals mostly with the basics of sound and room acoustics. Other than those 2 books, I can't recommend anything else, I haven't got around to reading any other yet. I will be interested to see if anyone can recommend something else.
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nrchy
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Those mentioned are very good, I would also suggest "Good Sound" by Laura Deerborn. Like Robert Harley's book it covers everything from the basics to good detail for someone with a good level of understanding from which to work.
jax2
3,031 posts
 
Once you get through those excellent recommendations on the basic
books, you may want to look into the more advanced tomes that may be
of some help to you in the not to distant future. You may even find a
few of these listed...a bit tattered and used...here on Audiogon:

"Stop Obsessing!: How to Overcome Your Obsessions and
Compulsions" (Revised Edition)
by Edna B. Foa, Reid Wilson, Robert R. Wilson

"The Universal 12-Step Program: How to Overcome Any Addiction
and Win"
by Kenneth Peiser, Martin Sandry Ph.D.

Inside Music: How to Understand, Listen To, and Enjoy Good Music
by Karl Haas

Marco
pettyfeversk
87 posts
 
I would highly recommend "The Complete Guide To High End Audio" Third Edition By Robert Harley from The Absolute Sound. You can get it from Amazon or from Ebay. Stephen
ozfly
887 posts
 
While Zspradlin's suggestion on The Master Handbook of Acoustics is a very good one, you may want to start out with something a little more accessible -- "Sound Studio Construction on a Budget". F. Alton Everest wrote both.
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