| Preface | ix |
| Dedication | xi |
| Acknowledgements | xiii |
| 1. Circuit Analysis | |
| Mathematical Symbols | p. 1 |
| Electrons and Definitions | p. 2 |
| Potential Dividers | p. 14 |
| Alternating Current | p. 21 |
| Active Devices | p. 41 |
| Silicon Diodes | p. 42 |
| Bipolar Junction Transfers (BJTs) | p. 45 |
| General Observations on BJTs | p. 52 |
| Feedback | p. 53 |
| The Operational Amplifier | p. 56 |
| References | p. 63 |
| Recommended Further Reading | p. 63 |
| 2. Basic Building Blocks | |
| The Common Cathode Triode Amplifier | p. 65 |
| The Tetrode | p. 86 |
| The Beam Tetrode and the Pentode | p. 88 |
| The Cascode | p. 94 |
| The Charge Amplifier | p.102 |
| The Cathode Follower | p.103 |
| Sources and Sinks: Definitions | p.107 |
| The Common Cathode Amplifier as a Constant Current Sink (CCS) | p.109 |
| The Cathode Follower with Active Load | p.113 |
| The White Cathode Follower | p.114 |
| The u-follower | p.118 |
| The Shunt-Regulated Push-Pull Amplifer (SRPP) | p.125 |
| The b-follower | p.128 |
| The Cathode-Coupled Amplifier | p.130 |
| The Differential Pair | p.133 |
| Semiconductor Constant Current Sinks | p.139 |
| References | p.153 |
| Recommended Further Reading | p.154 |
| 3. Dynamic Range: Distortion and Noise | |
| Distortion | p.155 |
| Digital Concepts | p.163 |
| The Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) | p.166 |
| Designing for Low Distortion | p.169 |
| Signal Amplitude | p.169 |
| Grid Current | p.173 |
| Distortion Reduction by Parameter Restriction | p.177 |
| Distortion Reduction by Cancellation | p.180 |
| DC Bias Problems | p.188 |
| Individual Valve Choice | p.196 |
| Coupling form One Stage to the Next | p.207 |
| Distortion and Negative Feedback | p.219 |
| Carbon Resisters and Distortion | p.222 |
| Noise | p.222 |
| Noise from Resistances | p.223 |
| Noise from Amplifying Devices | p.224 |
| Noise in DC References | p.230 |
| References | p.236 |
| Recommended Further Reading | p.237 |
| 4. Component Technology | |
| Resistors | p.239 |
| General Considerations on Choosing Resistors | p.248 |
| Capacitors | p.249 |
| Different Types of Capacitors | p.252 |
| General Considerations in Choosing Capacitors | p.269 |
| Magnetic Components | p.272 |
| Inductors | p.273 |
| Transformers | p.279 |
| Why Should I Use a Transformer? | p.291 |
| General Considerations in Choosing Transformers | p.292 |
| Uses and Abuses of Audio Transformers | p.293 |
| Thermionic Valves | p.295 |
| Individual Elements of the Valve Structure | p.299 |
| References | p.330 |
| Recommended Further Reading | p.331 |
| 5. Power Supplies | |
| The Major Blocks | p.333 |
| Rectification and Smoothing | p.334 |
| Regulators | p.378 |
| Common-Mode Interference | p.408 |
| Practical Issues | p.412 |
| A Practical Design | p.417 |
| Adapting the Power supply to the EC8010 RIAA Stage | p.426 |
| References | p.433 |
| Recommended Further Reading | p.434 |
| 6. The Power Amplifier | |
| The Out put Stage | p.435 |
| Classes of Amplifiers | p.441 |
| The Push-Pull Output Stage and the Output Transformer | p.443 |
| Output Transformer-Less (OTL) Amplifiers | p.450 |
| The Entire Amplifier | p.450 |
| The Driver Stage | p.452 |
| The Phase Splitter | p.454 |
| The Input Stage | p.464 |
| Stability | p.465 |
| Classic Power Amplifiers | p.470 |
| New Designs | p.480 |
| Single-Ended Madness | p.480 |
| The Scrapbox Challenge Single-Ended Amplifier | p.480 |
| Obtaining More Than Single Digit Output Power | p.500 |
| Driving Higher Power Output Stages | p.504 |
| The Crystal Palace Amplifier | p.505 |
| The Bulwer-Lytton Scalable Parallel Push-Pull Amplifier | p.531 |
| References | p.545 |
| Further Reading | p.546 |
| 7. The Pre-Amplifier | |
| Input Selection | p.548 |
| Volume Control | p.551 |
| Balance Control | p.568 |
| Cable Driver | p.572 |
| Tone Control | p.579 |
| Obtaining a Clean Signal from Analogue Disc RIAA Stage Design | p.585 |
| RIAA Stage Design | p.591 |
| A Simplified Example of RIAA Stage | p.599 |
| The Ec8010 RIIAA Stage | p.614 |
| The Balanced Hybrid RIAA Stage | p.628 |
| References | p.646 |
| Recommended Further Reading | p.646 |
| Appendix | |
| Valve Data | p.647 |
| Standard Component Values | p.651 |
| Resistor Colour Code | p.651 |
| Plastic Capacitor Coding | p.653 |
| Cable | p.653 |
| Square Wave Sag and Low Frequency | p.654 |
| Playing 78s | p.656 |
| Equalisation | p.657 |
| CD | p.659 |
| Sourcing Components: Bargains and Dealing Directly | p.660 |
| References | p.662 |
| Index | p.663 |
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