Building Valve Amplifiers is a unique hands-on guide for anyone working with tube audio equipment--as an electronics hobbyist; audiophile or audio engineer. This 2nd Edition builds on the success of the first with technology and technique revisions throughout and; significantly; a major new self-build project; worked through step-by-step; which puts into practice the principles and techniques introduced throughout the book. Particular attention has been paid to answering questions commonly asked by newcomers to the world of the valve; whether audio enthusiasts tackling their first build or more experienced amplifier designers seeking to learn about the design principles and trade-offs of "glass audio." Safety considerations are always to the fore; and the practical side of this book is reinforced by numerous clear illustrations throughout.The only hands-on approach to building valve and tube amps--classic and modern--with a minimum of theoryDesign; construction; fault-finding; and testing are all illustrated by step-by-step examples; enabling readers to clearly understand the content and succeed in their own projectsIncludes a complete self-build amplifier project; putting into practice the key techniques introduced throughout the book
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. An amazing amount of research and analysisBy John MatlockDr. Ju Yon Kim has approached her study of the Asian minority in the United States and Canada in the somewhat unexpected analysis of how Asians have been depicted in the theater; in commercial movies and fictional writing.The history of Asian and American race relations has a long and checkered past. This past is reflected in that 90% of the workers building the transcontinental railroad were Chinese who were paid less; worked harder; cooked their own food and were healthier. At the same time; plays and stories such as Bret Hartersquo;s The Heathen Chinese were being published. And in 1882 Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act; preventing immigration from China.In some instances she calls attention to the differences in the two countries. For instance; Japanese-Americans were interred in both the US and in Canada. But after the end of interment in the US; they were released as American citizens who could live where they wanted. In Canada they were forced to live east east of the Rockies. Likewise she looks at the acceptance of Japanese War Brides who fit into the American culture and basically disappeared as they fit into standard American society and did not form specialized racial groups.Dr. Kimrsquo;s research and analysis the Asian experience in literature is surprisingly deep; discussing works that just to identify them must have taken an amazine amount of research.