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ARTA
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Measurement software suite containing ARTA, STEPS, and LIMP for impulse response, frequency response, spectrum, distortion, impedance, and room analysis.
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Audacity
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Free open-source audio recording and editing software for Windows, macOS and Linux, with import, export and plug-in support.
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Audio Precision
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Audio analyzer and testing company offering APx measurement hardware and software for analog, digital, headphone, microphone, and loudspeaker testing.
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AudioCircle
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Audio discussion community with regional audiophile groups, equipment discussion and member-system sharing.
Audiokarma
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Home-audio discussion forums with sections for members' systems, general audio, solid-state equipment, and tube audio.
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Audiophile Style
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Online audio publication and forum with digital-audio reviews, blogs, and member discussion.
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Cinergy Audio
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DIY audio supplier offering home-audio and home-theater speaker kits, subwoofer kits, and CNC-cut flat-pack cabinets.
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CSS Audio
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Creative Sound Solutions offers measured DIY speaker and subwoofer kits, free build plans, drivers, and flat-pack options.
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Dayton Audio OmniMic V2
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Calibrated omnidirectional USB microphone and software system for room, loudspeaker, array, and in-place audio measurements.
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dBpoweramp
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Audio conversion and CD-ripping software with secure extraction, metadata retrieval and batch format conversion.
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Denovo Audio
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DIY audio supplier specializing in speaker kits, SEOS waveguides, and CNC-cut speaker and subwoofer flat packs.
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Dirac Live Room Correction
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Room-correction software that analyzes room and speaker behavior and applies correction filters through compatible audio devices or computer playback.
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DIY Sound Group
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DIY speaker supplier offering home-theater kits, Denovo cabinets, and ported, sealed, and slot-ported subwoofer flat packs.
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diyAudio
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DIY audio community with forums for amplifiers, sources, loudspeakers, design and build projects, and a marketplace.
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Elliott Sound Products
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Australian DIY audio and electronics site with project articles and PCBs for amplifiers, preamps, crossovers, speakers, subwoofers, and test equipment.
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Exact Audio Copy
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CD audio extraction software using repeated reads and AccurateRip verification to detect and report ripping errors.
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foobar2000
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Audio player with broad format support, tagging tools, gapless playback, and optional components for personal music collections.
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GR-Research
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DIY loudspeaker and subwoofer company offering open-baffle, servo, kit, driver, and CNC flat-pack projects.
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GSG Audio
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DIY subwoofer specialist offering ported-horn designs, unfinished flat-pack cabinets, drivers, and home-theater bass systems.
Humble Homemade Hifi
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Independent Dutch DIY loudspeaker resource offering measured kits, crossover design and assembly, and downloadable cabinet drawings.
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Hydrogenaudio
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Digital-audio community with discussion boards for audio codecs, scientific topics, listening tests, and playback software.
Klippel
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German measurement and control company providing systems for loudspeaker, transducer, and audio-system diagnostics, including near-field scanning.
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Linkwitz Lab
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Loudspeaker-design resource covering active and dipole systems, crossover electronics, room acoustics, measurement, and build projects.
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Lowther Loudspeakers DIY
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British full-range driver maker offering official horn-speaker cabinet plans and matched DIY kits for home builders.
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miniDSP
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Audio processing and measurement platform whose official site lists DSP processors, room-correction products, and headphone test fixtures.
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Pass DIY
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Pass DIY archive providing articles, files, historical schematics, amplifier projects, and a crossover simulator.
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Pi Speakers
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Pi Speakers offers matched-directivity, horn, and subwoofer designs with speaker kits, flat packs, plans, and builder resources.
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Room EQ Wizard
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Free room-acoustics software for measuring rooms, speakers, subwoofers, and audio devices and analysing the resulting data.
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Roon
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Music playback and library-management software for browsing a collection, exploring artist information, and listening on compatible devices.
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Sengpiel Audio
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Audio-engineering reference with calculators and explanations for decibels, sound pressure, room modes, and electrical quantities.
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Solen
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Canadian loudspeaker-parts supplier offering designed speaker kits, crossover components, subwoofer kits, and cabinet plans or flat packs.
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Sonic Visualiser
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Free open-source desktop software for visualising, analysing and annotating music recordings.
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Speaker Hardware
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DIY cabinet store for home audio, home theater, PA, folded-horn, and subwoofer flat-pack kits.
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Steve Hoffman Music Forums
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Music discussion forum with dedicated sections for audio hardware, recordings, and related topics.
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Troels Gravesen DIY Loudspeakers
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Danish loudspeaker designer publishing measured DIY speaker projects, construction guidance, and kit pathways through Jantzen Audio.
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Visaton
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German loudspeaker specialist publishing DIY construction plans and kit-style home-audio and surround speaker designs.