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The Complete Linear Audio Library

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The Complete Linear Audio Library, is a must-have for every audiophile passionate about audio engineering, instrumentation, and acoustics.

Created in 2010 by world-renowned audio engineer Jan Didden, each Linear Audio "bookzine" covers a wide range of essential topics, such as tube amplifiers, solid-state equipment, loudspeaker design, and distortion measurement. With this Expert Collection, you get decades of audio engineering knowledge and insights packed in a single USB stick!

 

The Library

The Complete Linear Audio Library is an essential technical resource for professional engineers and serious audio enthusiasts alike. The compact USB stick includes:
 

  • All 14 volumes of Linear Audio (from 2010-2017)
  • Masterclass Video: Jan Didden's five-part video series, "Feedback in Audio Amplifiers"
  • Plus bonus material

The 14 volumes are packed with in-depth articles and tutorials from some of world's top audio engineers and innovators. Below is just a sample of what you will find the informative collection, or view the 14 volume chapter details here.
 

  • Jan Didden: "A Flexible 2/4/8 Channel Remote Level Control", "Realiser A8," and "Thermal Transient Variation of Power Amp Quiescent Current - Instrumentation and Findings"
  • Douglas Self: "Self-Improvement for Capacitors" and "A Low-Noise Preamplifier with Variable-Frequency Tone Controls"
  • Nelson Pass: "Static Induction Transistors," "The Arch Nemesis," and "SIT Nemesis"
  • Gary Galo: "RIAA Equalisation for Displacement-Sensitive Phono Cartridges" and "An Archival Phono Preamplifier"
  • Stan Curtis: "Component-Level Mutual Induction" and "Class D - An Audiophile's Dream?"
  • Burkhard Vogel: "A Poor Man's Measurement Amplifier" and "Challenging BJT Noise"
  • Hannes Allmaier: "The Ins and Outs of Turntable Dynamics" and "The High-Octane Phono Preamp"

Jan Didden: The Man Behind Linear Audio

Didden spent most of his career working for the Netherlands Air Force and NATO, where he specialized in Air Defense and International Cooperative Logistics. As an audio innovator and enthusiast, he has completed numerous DIY projects, publications, and interviews, and he has one patent to his name.

He launched Linear Audio in 2010 to help "spread technical audio information and knowledge in printed format." Today, engineers and audio enthusiasts refer to Linear Audio articles, as well as Didden's videos, as they pursue their personal and professional audio-related endeavors. 

 

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bnodosa
The Complete Linear Audio Library USB Stick

Great historic reference.

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steve l.
Excellent info!!!!!

In depth.

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Terry G.
Excellent.

A wealth of information.

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Chad S.
A treasure trove of great information!

I already own the entire Linear Audio collection in hard copy, having purchased it piecemeal throughout the publication's active years. In 2023, I still find myself returning to the pages of Linear Audio again and again. With an upcoming vacation, I knew I wanted to revisit some articles and dig into others, so having the weightless electronic version at my fingertips while traveling was a no-brainer.

For the asking price, this collection is an incredible bargain - I can't recommend it enough.

Kudos to Jan for his tremendous contribution to the community by way of gathering up and presenting such a fabulous portfolio of authors, covering a broad range of technical subject matter.

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John F.K.
A lot of information

Just as described in the ad. Years of information in the space of a cigarette lighter!

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Joe W.
Great resource

I have a two of the paper copies of Linear Audio and I really enjoyed reading them and learning from the authors. When I saw the whole set of books available on a USB stick for a fraction of the paper price, I had to jump. This is an excellent resource on all kinds of topics in the audio universe. Some articles would even be appropriate in other electrical engineering sectors (instrumentation, low-noise design, etc). The file layout is easy to understand and there's even bonus material, which I haven't evaluated yet. Overall, very satisfied!