Acoustic Absorbers and Diffusers, 3rd Edition

“This revised edition consolidates the research and theory of acoustic materials known to date and will be a valuable resource for acoustic researchers, consultants and acoustic product manufacturers. I would also expect acoustic standards committee members to find useful information … If you have an earlier edition, as I do, there is sufficient new material in this edition to recommend purchasing this reference volume.”—Noise Control Engr. J.

‘This book is a vibrant update of previous editions which incorporates the latest 21st century thinking on absorbers and diffusers and as such it should be in every acousticians possession.’—Raf Orlowski, Ramboll Environ

‘A valuable treatise in filling a great need to provide the essential basis for anyone who is or may be involved in architectural acoustics research, study, education and design practice.’—Ning Xiang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

‘The current edition is a must-have in any acoustician’s library. Even if you own an earlier edition, the updates and cosmetic reworking of the third edition breathes new life into this now-classic text…. Cox and D’Antonio can still claim authorship to the most comprehensive text on sound-absorptive and diffusive materials.’

– Brandon Cudequest, Journal Audio Engineering

‘This book contains a lot of detail, but is condensed in a well-organized way in the explanations and equations so that readers can understand the principal concepts behind absorbers and diffusers without needing to look into other references.’

– Cheol-Ho Jeong, Technical University of Denmark in Nuntius

Trevor Cox is Professor of Acoustic Engineering at the University of Salford, and a past president of the UK’s Institute of Acoustics (IOA). He was award the IOA’s Tyndall Medal in 2004. Trevor has a long track record of communicating acoustic engineering to the public and is a regular popular lecturer and broadcaster.

Peter D’Antonio is chairman of RPG Diffusor Systems, Inc, and has also worked at the Naval Research Lab in Washington, D.C. and as a musician and recording engineer. He has served as Chairman of the Working Group for the ‘Characterization of Acoustical Materials’ of the AES Subcommittee on Acoustics and is a member of the ISO Working Group for the ‘Measurement of the random-incidence scattering coefficient of surfaces’.