Douglas Self

Douglas Self is a British electronic engineer and author with a particular interest in audio. He received a first class honours degree in engineering from Cambridge University, and then studied psychoacoustics at Sussex University.[1] He is the author of five books on audio electronics, published by Focal Press.[2] He has also contributed many articles to Wireless World magazine, some of which were compiled into a book along with articles by Peter Baxandall.[3][4][5]

He has taken out a number of audio-related patents, including for a "crossover displacement circuit".[1][6]

He has worked with several major companies, including Cambridge Audio, TAG-McLaren Audio, and Soundcraft Electronics.[7] Circuit Cellar website described him as a 'renowned audio specialist' when discussing a design he created for Elektor magazine.[8] He developed the concept of a "blameless" amplifier in which all the main sources of distortion are reduced to negligible levels.[3]

Self's books have been well-received. His Audio Power Amplifier Design Handbook was recommended by Walt Jung and described as "famous" by audio website hifisonix.[9][10] The second edition of his Small Signal Audio Design received a very positive review in Sound on Sound magazine.[11]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Author - Douglas Self". Linear Audio.
  2. "Amazon.co.uk: Douglas Self". Amazon. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Ironing Out Distortion" (PDF), Electronics World + Wireless World, pp. 14–20, January 1995, retrieved 21 April 2016, As is often the case with articles on audio subjects, Douglas Self's recent series on amplifier distortion caused a great deal of interest worldwide.
  4. "New Publication: Baxandall and Self on Audio Power", Electronics World, 13 December 2011, retrieved 21 April 2016
  5. Baxandall & Self on Audio Power
  6. "Cambridge Audio 851E and 851W", Australian HiFi, 6 July 2015, retrieved 21 April 2016, Then there’s Douglas Self’s innovative crossover displacement circuit, for which he was awarded British Patent GB2424137.
  7. "Three Simple Rules for Creating an Effective Gain Structure By Douglas Self - Audio Undone". Routledge.
  8. Abate, C. J. "Weekly Elektor Wrap Up: Preamplifier 2012, Pico C, & A Webshop Hunt". Circuit Cellar.
  9. Jung, Walt (May 1997), "Book Reports - High Performance Audio Power Amplifiers" (PDF), Audio Electronics, pp. 50–54, retrieved 21 April 2016, ...I can recommend the book as a general source of audio power amplifier knowledge
  10. "Douglas Self's 8 Distortions (and a Few More)" (PDF), hifisonix.com, Chris Russell, retrieved 21 April 2016, In 1996, Douglas Self published his now famous 'Audio Power Amplifier Design Handbook', in which he described the 8 key distortion mechanisms in audio power amplifiers
  11. "Small Signal Audio Design 2nd Edition". Sound on Sound. SOS Publications Group. excellent technical reference book... if you have the slightest interest in audio circuit design this book has to be considered an essential reference. Very highly recommended.

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