Practical Audio Electronics

6  |  Component Overview

The final section of this book, Part III, provides an in-depth component reference, examining in some detail the electronic devices most frequently encountered in audio electronic circuits. It discusses what they do, and how they are used, and it introduces some common applications and typical circuits in which they are found. It provides background information and guidance as to the use and the uses of these components.

In advance of this, and in order to facilitate the discussion presented in the current section, this present chapter opens Part II with a brief outline of the components presented in more detail in Part III. This provides some context to allow a better grasp of the material presented in the chapters ...