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The Well-Tempered Computer

An introduction to computer audio

Connecting audio
- Analogue
- Digital
  - SPDIF
  - USB
  - Bluetooth
  - Kleernet
  - SKAA
  - HDMI
  - MADI
  - WiSA
  - Network
    
    Airplay
    
    Chromecast
    
    DLNA
    
    DTS Play-Fi
    
    HEOS
    
    Matter
    
    MusicCast
    
    Prosumer
    
    Sonos
  - Wireless transmitter
  - Protocol converters
- Connecting speakers
Audio PC
Raspberry & Co
All in Ones
- Advance Acoustics
- Auralic
- Cambridge
- Cyrus
- Cary Audio
- Gold Note
- iFi
- Marantz
- Matrix Audio
- Moon
- Music Fidelity
- Oppo
- T+A
- Technics
Bluetooth
Chromecast
Streaming audio player
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E-G
- H-J
- K
- L
- M
- N-O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T-V
- W-Z
Music server
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E-L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T-V
- W-Z
USB Audio
- USB DAC/Amp
  - Asynchronous USB 2
    
      A
    
      B
    
      C
    
      D
    
      E
    
      F
    
      G
    
      H-J
    
      K
    
      L
    
      M
    
      N
    
      O
    
      P
    
      Q
    
      R
    
      S
    
      T
    
      U-Z
- USB to SPDIF converters
- SPDIF to USB converters
- USB Interface
- USB-C
- USB Cables
- USB Portable
  - ADL
  - Apogee
  - Astell&Kern
  - Audioengine
  - Audioquest
  - Aurender
  - Beyerdynamic
  - Cambridge
  - Celsus
  - Chord
  - Cyrus
  - Hegel
  - HiFimeDIY
  - iBasso
  - iFi
  - Meridian
  - Onkyo
- Extenders
- Isolators
  - Alldaq
  - Audioquest
  - Ideon
  - iFi
  - Intona
  - Mutec
  - Oehlbach
  - SOtM
  - Uptone
- Power
- USB Trouble shooting
Real-time audio over IP
- AES67
- AVB
- Cobranet
- Dante
- Ethersound
- Ravenna
FireWire DAC
Multi-channel DAC
NAS
Remote control
Vinyl rippers
Acoustic materials
Active crossover
Active speakers
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H-I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- S
- T-U
- V
- W-Z
Single driver speakers
Invisible speakers
Sound card
Digital room correction
Headphone
- Types
- Drivers
- Impedance, damping and sensitivity
- Connect
- Crossfeed
- EQ
- DSP
- Measurements
- Amplifiers
Portable media players

Streaming audio player

When I started this website in 2008, streaming audio players were rare.
Startup’s like Slimdevices and Sonos made streaming audio popular.

Sonos Zoneplayer 90 (2008)

Squeezebox classic

In the beginning this was most of all internet radio.
This technology could also be used to stream your own collection from a server in your home network.
Today streaming has become main stream. Spotify, Todal, Qobuz, Amazon, Apple music just to mention a couple, offer streaming services.
Almost all major audio brands have streamers in their assortment.
A very popular platform is the Raspberry PI

Allo BOSS 1.2 PLAYER, NETWORK MUSIC PLAYER $169.00

Check if a player supports gapless playback.
Nothing as annoying as some white space in a live album or in case of classical between two movements played as one.