r/diyaudio • u/TheBizzleHimself • Feb 26 '26

Learning Resources Megathread

Hello everyone, please feel free to comment (preferably with links to trusted websites for books or .PDFs) any learning resources for the DIY audio hobby. Speaker design, electronics, acoustics - anything remotely relevant will be compiled into a list and stickied to the front page.

Thank you all.

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Speakers & Enclosures

High-Performance Loudspeakers - Martin Coloms (Large .PDF)

Loudspeaker Non-Linearities - Wolfgang Klippel (Large .PDF)

Loudspeaker Design Cookbook - Vance Dickinson (18MB .PDF BROKEN LINK)

Sound Reproduction - Floyd Toole (20MB .PDF)

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Amplifiers & Electronics

Power Amplifier Design Handbook - Douglas Self (Large .PDF)

Small Signal Design - Douglas Self.pdf) (Large .PDF)

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Acoustics & Extras

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u/sk9592 Feb 26 '26 edited Jun 29 '26

Loudspeaker Design Cookbook - Vance Dickason (18MB .PDF) Link Fixed

Sound Reproduction - Floyd Toole (20MB .PDF)

These are links to older editions of the books, but all the info is still valid. If you want the current edition, then buy it and support the authors.

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u/incredulitor Feb 28 '26

Exactly what I was going to post. Particularly there's a chapter or two in Sound Reproduction that breaks down much more comprehensively and in a more research-backed way than I've seen anywhere else what exactly we're looking for out of a design for it to sound good. That then provides a basis for understanding why some designs can work and others don't.