The Well-Tempered Computer

An introduction to computer audio

Introduction
Hardware
Software
Sound Quality
Reference
Enjoy

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

Music servers

Naim HDX Hard Disk player

Software: DigiFi

OS: Windows XP Embedded

© Vincent Kars March 2011