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An introduction to the world of consumer audio electronics. The playback chain: What it is, how it works, and how it sounds. Lectures and outside-of-class projects will include a topology analysis of and critical listening to the following audio components and technologies: preamplifiers; power amplifiers; loudspeakers; disc players; DACs; music servers; computer audio; turntables, cartridges, tonearms, phono preamplifiers for vinyl disc playback; broadcast and internet radio; home theater configuration; interconnects; receivers; lossy and lossless codecs; multichannel audio and bass management; specifications and measurement; wireless audio profiles and codecs; network audio; active products and DSP; and headphones and headphone amplifiers. At the end of the course students will have a deep understanding of these topics and the ability to aurally discern the musical impact various design topologies have on the playback of recorded sound. Prerequisite: Audio Science and Technology, PY.550.610[C]. Co- and Pre-requisites: Recording 3b (undergraduate) and Advanced Recording Systems (graduate), or permission of the instructor.