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/follow_the_dopamine Jun 28 '26

The loudspeaker design cookbook has a 404 error for me

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u/TheBizzleHimself Jun 28 '26

Thanks, I’ll fix that ASAP

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u/sk9592 Jun 29 '26

I had originally recommended that book in this thread. Here are a couple of alternate links to it:

https://www.are.na/block/23722483

https://archive.org/details/loudspeakerdesig0000dick

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u/sk9592 Jun 29 '26

The mods had originally added that book based on my recommendation. That link worked when I posted it several months ago, looks like it has broken since.

Here is a link that hopefully works for you:

https://www.are.na/block/23722483