Roles before boxes
Library, discovery, playback, and reproduction are kept separate so the final audio path stays clear.
Sharada Audio
Digital music reproduction is what we do.
Boutique streamers, reclockers, DDCs, DACs, volume control, and amplification for listeners who care about the whole digital path.
Digital music ecosystem
Our way to build a digital chain that lasts.
We separate library, discovery, playback, and reproduction so each part has a clear job. Storage and indexing belong upstream. Discovery and control should help you choose music. The playback host should stay light. The hardware chain should protect power, timing, conversion, and the DAC-facing handoff.
LibraryDiscoveryPlayback hostReproduction
Linear power
Power design is part of the signal chain.
Our gear uses linear power supplies, AC mains filtering, tight regulation, and rails matched to the circuit being powered. We choose the larger, quieter path where it helps clocks, USB stages, DAC conversion, analog handoff, and musical dynamics.
Linear transformerNichicon capacitanceLow-ripple railsTransient recovery
Wood enclosures
Cases made as part of the instrument.
We build our own wood enclosures and treat the case as part of the finished audio component. Wood species, faceplate, and body combinations can be configured around the system, the room, and the visual weight of the gear.
All cases are made in the USA. We work with boutique woodworking shops and source oven-cured woods, including material from King Grain, so the enclosure starts with stable, carefully selected stock.
Why Sharada Audio
Do it once. Do it right.
Digital music reproduction is what we do. These principles explain how we choose parts, assign software roles, and build the listening path.
Quiet source foundation
Industrial compute, Windows LTSE where it fits, and stable I/O keep the source from acting like a noisy everyday PC.
Robust linear power
Low-ripple linear supplies and dedicated rails are matched to clocks, USB stages, DAC conversion, and analog handoff.
AES-first handoff
USB still matters for flexibility and DSD. For PCM into the DAC, we prefer a balanced AES handoff.
Built as components
Grounding, wiring, I/O panels, enclosure work, and serviceable layouts are treated as part of the finished audio component.
Software with a job
songScout helps you find music. playDesk helps a Windows machine act as the playback host. Neither belongs in place of good audio hardware.
Sharada software
Our hardware is for reproduction. Our software helps with discovery, local playback, and control, without pretending the app is the audio system.
songScout
Windows and native iOS apps for finding music through hidden relationships between artists, albums, instruments, recordings, and listening paths, with selected streaming-service discovery designed as a natural extension of that model.
PlaybackFree
playDesk
A free Windows local music player that turns a PC, mini PC, or NUC into a playback host with browser remote control and optional UPnP/DLNA renderer mode.
DiscoverControlPlaybackListen
Reference tracks
Music we use to listen past the spec sheet.
Reference tracks keep evaluation honest. We use music that exposes timing, scale, imaging, bass articulation, vocal texture, timbre, and low-level resolution across the whole chain.
Fanfare For The Common Man
Copland
Huge dynamics, brass bite, hall scale, timpani impact.
Brass, timpani, percussionFeeling Of Jazz
Wynton Marsalis Quartet
Trumpet tone, cymbal decay, room air, microdynamics.
Trumpet, piano, bass, drumsKeep The Bugs Off Your Glass, And The Bears Off Your Ass
The Bad Plus
Transient attack, bass articulation, drum texture.
Piano, bass, drumsDuende
Bozzio, Levin, Stevens
Speed, separation, complex rhythm clarity.
Drums, bass, guitarI Loves You Porgy
Keith Jarrett
The Melody At Night, With You
Piano tone, decay, pedal noise, and late-night dynamic shading.
Solo pianoBlame It On My Youth / Meditation
Keith Jarrett
The Melody At Night, With You
Long piano decay, room silence, and microdynamic touch without spotlighting.
Solo pianoI'll Take Les
John Scofield
Hand Jive
Guitar body, snare snap, bass line clarity, and groove timing.
Electric guitar, bass, drumsDark Blue
John Scofield
Hand Jive
Low-register guitar color and rhythm-section separation at moderate volume.
Electric guitar, bass, drums