Know of a book on audio basics?


Wondering if anyone can reccomen a good reffernce book on audio basics verything from from how ac currne tcomes out of the wall to equipmwnt and room acoustics.Know somehwere I have the Hartely book wondering if there are any others somebody might reccomend.Years ago I had a softbound text bood written durring durring the pre-digital era by a physics prfessor who used hifidelity equipment to teach the prinicples of physics to his class using hifi equipment as a guide for the an intro Physics `101 .It was great as it taught you how equipent worked and how to keep it up.Any suggestions?
chazzbo

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Once you get through those excellent recommendations on the basic
books, you may want to look into the more advanced tomes that may be
of some help to you in the not to distant future. You may even find a
few of these listed...a bit tattered and used...here on Audiogon:

"Stop Obsessing!: How to Overcome Your Obsessions and
Compulsions" (Revised Edition)
by Edna B. Foa, Reid Wilson, Robert R. Wilson

"The Universal 12-Step Program: How to Overcome Any Addiction
and Win"
by Kenneth Peiser, Martin Sandry Ph.D.

Inside Music: How to Understand, Listen To, and Enjoy Good Music
by Karl Haas

Marco
Glad my contributions were appreciated by those seasoned hams among
us. But what about those who haven't had the benefit of such sage
guidance, or just haven't had the strength to act on it? Here's a few
suggestions for those who've gone past the point of no return:

Credit After Bankruptcy: A Step-By-Step Action Plan to Quick and
Lasting Recovery after Personal Bankruptcy
by Stephen Snyder

Families in Perpetual Crisis
by Richard Kagan, Shirley Schlosberg

Surviving Separation and Divorce
by Loriann Hoff Oberlin

Marco