IP Audio ‘Players’ are devices used to stream, store and create an audio source for playout to traditional audio and IP audio devices / speakers.
Different IP audio manufacturers design and utilise IP audio players and audio sources within the wider context of their solution portfolios. For example, some include embedded audio store and playback from speakers and microphone consoles. Others produce dedicated IP audio players that can be used to store and stream IP audio and IP music as well as being able to take an audio ‘line-out’ into traditional audio equipment (eg. mixer / amplifier).