Blink Monitor » acoustics http://blinkmonitor.com News on technology books in the Ottawa Library via RSS feed. First, click in the tag cloud below at the right. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:31:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Master Handbook of Acoustics http://blinkmonitor.com/2009/10/master-handbook-of-acoustics/ http://blinkmonitor.com/2009/10/master-handbook-of-acoustics/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:18:35 +0000 rleir http://blinkmonitor.com/?p=1044 book coverMaster Handbook of Acoustics / F. Alton Everest, McGraw-Hill, 2009.

A wealth of information about acoustics for listening rooms, auditoriums, and recording studios. 500 pages.

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This excellent book is about acoustics and psychoacoustics. 500 pages.

]]> http://blinkmonitor.com/2009/09/sound-reproduction/feed/ 0 Introductory guide to high-performance audio systems http://blinkmonitor.com/2009/06/high-performance-audio-systems/ http://blinkmonitor.com/2009/06/high-performance-audio-systems/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:47:44 +0000 rleir http://blinkmonitor.com/?p=724 Continue reading →]]> Introductory guide to high-performance audio systems : stereo, surround sound, home theater / Robert Harley, Acapella, 2007

Much has changed in home audio in the past few years. Here is a well written guide to choosing components for a high-end system.

]]> http://blinkmonitor.com/2009/06/high-performance-audio-systems/feed/ 0 Spaces speak, are you listening? http://blinkmonitor.com/2009/05/spaces-speak-are-you-listening/ http://blinkmonitor.com/2009/05/spaces-speak-are-you-listening/#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 15:05:58 +0000 rleir http://blinkmonitor.com/?p=490 Continue reading →]]> Spaces speak, are you listening? : experiencing aural architecture / by Barry Blesser, MIT Press, 2007

“This wide-ranging, articulate, and probing investigation of how humans listen helps us to appreciate the value of natural and constructed acoustics. It also shows that our sense of the space of sound has largely been lost in the vast library of recorded music. This book will change how you listen. Well done!”
—Floyd Toole, Vice President of Acoustical Engineering, Harman International Industries

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