Contents -- Preface to the Third Edition -- Introduction -- The Audio Dictionary -- Appendix 1. The Art and Science of Good Acoustics -- Appendix 2. Some Frequently Used Symbols and Units -- Appendix 3. How to Subdue a Hi-Fi Salesperson -- Appendix 4. Good Acoustics in Small Roomsand Auditoria -- Appendix 5. Some Notes on Audio Measurements -- Appendix 6. The Balanced Line -- Appendix 7. Some Notes on Digital Audio -- Appendix 8. Musical Scales and the Tuning of Musical Instruments -- Appendix 9. Some Notes on the History of High Fidelity -- Appendix 10. Some Notes on Decimal and Binary Arithmetic as Used in ComputerTerminology -- Appendix 11. Some Notes on Impedance and Frequency Response -- Bibliography.