Loudspeaker Handbook

by John M. Eargle

The second edition of Loudspeaker Handbook follows the same general outlines as the highly successful first edition and has been augmented and updated in many areas of technology. Most notable are the developments in large-scale, programmable line arrays, distributed mode loudspeakers, and ultrasonic-based audio transduction. Additionally, the core chapters on low frequency systems, system concepts, and horn systems have been expanded to include both more analytical material and a richer array of examples. Much of the success of the first edition has been due to its accessibility both to loudspeaker engineers and to lay technicians working in the field - a point of view the author maintains in the present work. A full understanding of the underlying technology requires a fairly rigorous engineering background through the second year of professional study. At the same time, the generous use of graphs, with their intuitive thrust, will be useful to all readers. Loudspeaker Handbook, Second Edition continues to be appropriate for use in courses at the undergraduate senior level, for graduate students, and for professionals in audio and acoustical engineering.

325 pages, Hardcover

First published January 31, 1997

Reviews

[Ro808]

This is the 'bible' on loudspeaker technology, written by one of the greatest minds in the Audio industry.

The second edition was released in 2006, but it is certainly not outdated yet.
Developments in loudspeaker technology have been evolutionary rather than revolutionary since the days of Kellogs and Rice.

I found this book extremely well written and quite easy to comprehend, though my knowledge of Physics leaves a lot to be desired. Eargle uses numerous images and illustrations which makes this book accessible even to readers without an MSc in Mathematics or Physics.

This book is a must-read for professionals, students and hobbyists in order to obtain fundamental knowledge of loudspeaker technology.