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Subject: How tech is "High Performance Speakers"?
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Date: Mon, 10-Jun-85 12:37:08 EDT
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	I am a COMPLETE novice at speakers, the physical properties and
electrical characteristics of speakers.  I have only a very rudimentary EE 
background, all in digital design.  Keeping this in mind, is the book
by Martin Collum (sp?, I have seen at least two ways to spell it) titled
"High Performance Speakers" for me?  

	I would like to build my own speakers, and would like to learn about 
speaker dynamics enough to place them well in a room.  Cross-over networks
and which sizes/materials and types of speakers work best in various conditions
and n what configurations would also by nice to know.  What I don't want is 
a very technical discussion on speaker physics without some very practical 
conclusions.

What other books might be good for me to read, if or if not Collum's?

Reply by mail please.
Thanks in advance.

Brian Atkins   ...{attunix, hao, allegra, ucbvax}!nbires!atkins
NBI Inc., P.O. Box 9001, Boulder CO 80301	(303) 444-5710