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Toole, Floyd E.

Sound reproduction : loudspeakers and rooms / by Floyd E. Toole. - Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, c2008. - xviii, 550 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction
Part One: Understanding the Principles
1. Sound Reproduction
2. Preserving the Art
3. Sound in Rooms - Matters of Perspective
4. Sound Fields in Rooms
5. The Many Effects of Reflections
6. Reflections, Images, and the Precendence Effect
7. Impressions of Space
8. Imaging and Spatial Effects in Sound Reproduction
9. The Effects of Reflections on Sound Quality/Timbre
10. Reflections and Speech Intelligibility
11. Adaptation
12. Adjacent-Boundary and Loudspeaker Mounting Effects
13. Making (Bass) Waves - Below the Transition Frequency
14. Summary of Part One: Looking for a Way Forawrd

Part Two: Designing Listening Experiences
15. Multichannel Options for Music and Movies
16. Putting Theory Into Practice: Designing a Listening Experience
17. Loudspeakers I: Subjective Evaluations
18. Loudspeakers II: Objective Evaluations
19. Psychoacoustics - Explainging What We Measure and Hear
20. Closing the Loop: Predicting Listener Preferences from Measurements
21. Acoustical Materials and Devices
22. Designing Listening Experiences

References
Index

ISBN: 9780240520094 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2008009993

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Loudspeakers.
Acoustical engineering.
Sound--Recording and reproducing--Equipment and supplies.
Psychoacoustics.
Recreation rooms.

LC Class. No.: TK5983 / .T66 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 621.382 84 TOO