TY - BOOK AU - Toole,Floyd E. TI - Sound reproduction: loudspeakers and rooms SN - 9780240520094 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - TK5983 .T66 2008 U1 - 621.382 84 TOO 23 PY - 2008/// CY - Amsterdam, Boston PB - Elsevier KW - Loudspeakers KW - Acoustical engineering KW - Sound KW - Recording and reproducing KW - Equipment and supplies KW - Psychoacoustics KW - Recreation rooms N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0812/2008009993.html ER -