Here's a collection of assorted reading links related to hi-fi audio and sound reproduction.
The Soul of Sound - Lynn Olson's mini-library of articles, including a concise history of hi-fi audio.
Road to Hell - how to turn hi-fi into what the title says.
Alan Blumlein page - inventor of Blumlein shuffle, binaural recording technique and what is now called "stereo".
Ambiophonics - a realistic audio reproduction system with recipes on how to create a more believable stereo effect with regular two speakers and headphones, as well as surround audio.
Digital Sampling & Fidelity Issues - this is a must-read for any proper understanding of digital audio.
What is Dither? - explains what is dither, noise shaping, and how it improves results of quantising to a lower bit depth (to CD Audio 16-bit from 24-bit and higher).
Ethan Winer's articles, written from the perspective of a musician, most deal with synthesis and sound engineering, but there's also a lot about computer audio, with Creative soundcard reviews.
Francinstien, homepage of a hardware, analogue stereo imager implementing Blumlein shuffle, as well as some very essential explanation of how speaker stereo works.
MP3 Exposed - what MP3 files are really like, with original and compressed file difference for download.
Inaudible High-Frequency Sounds Affect Brain Activity: Hypersonic Effect -- Oohashi et al. 83 (6): 3548 -- Journal of Neurophysiology - an experiment detailing how ultrasound affects perception of music.
There's Life Beyond 20 KHz! - James Boyk's article and survey of measurements of instruments' harmonics extending well beyond 20 KHz.
Declip - software for restoration of CDs spoiled by companding.
