Hi-Fi

Hi-Fi
Author: Gideon Schwartz
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-10-30
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9780714878089

A beyond-cool look at the world of high-end audio design for passionate collectors, obsessive audiophiles, and design fans At a time when sales of vinyl records have hit a 25-year high, and analog technologies are providing the kind of extraordinary audio experiences that our increasingly digital world has started to remove, Hi-Fi is essential reading. This unique book explores just how, when, and why the world fell in love with the look, feel, and sound of top-of-the-line audio equipment. Hi-Fi traces this fascinating evolution from the 1950s to today (and tomorrow), taking readers right up to the current renaissance of all things analog and the emergence of cutting-edge designs for die-hard audiophiles.

Sound Design

Sound Design
Author: David Attwood
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2002-05-09
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9781840005066

This book traces the development of audio design by decade, from the LP record, the birth of hi-fi and the first transistors in the 1950s, through the Japanese hi-fi boom of the 60s and 70s, the CD and the Walkman in the 80s, to the MP3 and DVD players of today.

Introductory Guide to High-performance Audio Systems

Introductory Guide to High-performance Audio Systems
Author: Robert Harley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Electronic apparatus and appliances
ISBN: 9780978649302

In 12 fact-filled chapters--covering everything from stereo to multichannel music to home theater--discover how to choose the best components for the money, how to match components fore the best sound, and how to set up and fine-tune a system for maximum performance.

The Audio Dictionary

The Audio Dictionary
Author: Glenn D. White
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Total Pages: 516
Release: 2011-10-01
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0295801700

The Audio Dictionary is a comprehensive resource, including historical, obsolete, and obscure as well as contemporary terms relating to diverse aspects of audio such as film and TV sound, recording, Hi-Fi, and acoustics. The Third Edition includes four hundred new entries, such as AAC (advanced audio coding), lip synch, metadata, MP3, and satellite radio. Every term from previous editions has been reconsidered and often rewritten. Guest entries are by Dennis Bohn, cofounder and head of research and development at Rane Corporation, and film sound expert Larry Blake, whose credits include Erin Brockovich and Ocean's Eleven. The appendixes--tutorials that gather a lifetime's worth of experience in acoustics--include both new and greatly expanded articles.

Audio and Hi-Fi Handbook

Audio and Hi-Fi Handbook
Author: Ian Sinclair
Publisher: Newnes
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000-10-31
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780750649759

Written by a team of experts and specialist contributors, this comprehensive guide has proved to be an invaluable resource for professional designers and service engineers. Each chapter is written by a leading author, including Don Aldous, Nick Beer, John Borwick, Dave Berriman, John Linsley Hood, Geoff Lewis and John Watkinson, which provides as wide a perspective as possible on high-quality sound reproduction as well as a wealth of expertise. The third edition includes new chapters on servicing, Nicam stereo and digital satellite radio. For the first time in paperback, this revised edition features a completely new chapter on the most recent digital developments, CD-R/RW, HDCD, Internet audio, MP3 players and DAM-CD. Ian Sinclair has written over 140 books on aspects of electronics and computing and has been a regular contributor to the electronics and computing press.

Nendo: 2016-2020

Nendo: 2016-2020
Author: nendo nendo
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2021-02-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781838661915

A brand-new monograph celebrating one of the most sought-after design studios working today nendo's extensive, idiosyncratic body of work flows seamlessly across disciplines, and is executed in every medium imaginable - from paper clips to watches, shoes, chocolates, glassware, and furniture, all the way up to interior design projects and freestanding architecture. Hot on the heels of nendo's 2019 Phaidon monograph, which traced the first 13 years of the studio's prolific output, nendo 2016-2020 shows us what founder Oki Sato and his team did next - an astonishing number of projects in five years.

Quad

Quad
Author: Ken Kessler
Publisher: Twayne Publishers
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2003
Genre: Brand name products
ISBN: 9780954574208