diff --git a/audio/audio.go b/audio/audio.go
index 2a211dff9..93fe11feb 100644
--- a/audio/audio.go
+++ b/audio/audio.go
@@ -222,24 +222,24 @@ type Player struct {
 }
 
 type playerImpl struct {
-	mux        *mux
-	src        io.ReadCloser
-	srcEOF     bool
-	sampleRate int
+	mux              *mux
+	src              io.ReadCloser
+	srcEOF           bool
+	sampleRate       int
+	closedExplicitly bool
+	runningReadLoop  bool
 
 	buf    []byte
 	pos    int64
 	volume float64
 
-	closeCh         chan struct{}
-	closedCh        chan struct{}
-	readLoopEndedCh chan struct{}
-	seekCh          chan seekArgs
-	seekedCh        chan error
-	proceedCh       chan []int16
-	proceededCh     chan proceededValues
-
-	finalized bool
+	closeCh     chan struct{}
+	closedCh    chan struct{}
+	seekCh      chan seekArgs
+	seekedCh    chan error
+	proceedCh   chan []int16
+	proceededCh chan proceededValues
+	syncCh      chan func()
 
 	m sync.Mutex
 }
@@ -275,18 +275,17 @@ func NewPlayer(context *Context, src io.ReadCloser) (*Player, error) {
 	}
 	p := &Player{
 		&playerImpl{
-			mux:             context.mux,
-			src:             src,
-			sampleRate:      context.sampleRate,
-			buf:             nil,
-			volume:          1,
-			closeCh:         make(chan struct{}),
-			closedCh:        make(chan struct{}),
-			readLoopEndedCh: make(chan struct{}),
-			seekCh:          make(chan seekArgs),
-			seekedCh:        make(chan error),
-			proceedCh:       make(chan []int16),
-			proceededCh:     make(chan proceededValues),
+			mux:         context.mux,
+			src:         src,
+			sampleRate:  context.sampleRate,
+			buf:         nil,
+			volume:      1,
+			closeCh:     make(chan struct{}),
+			closedCh:    make(chan struct{}),
+			seekCh:      make(chan seekArgs),
+			seekedCh:    make(chan error),
+			proceedCh:   make(chan []int16),
+			proceededCh: make(chan proceededValues),
 		},
 	}
 	if seeker, ok := p.p.src.(io.Seeker); ok {
@@ -299,9 +298,6 @@ func NewPlayer(context *Context, src io.ReadCloser) (*Player, error) {
 	}
 	runtime.SetFinalizer(p, (*Player).finalize)
 
-	go func() {
-		p.p.readLoop()
-	}()
 	return p, nil
 }
 
@@ -325,7 +321,6 @@ func NewPlayerFromBytes(context *Context, src []byte) (*Player, error) {
 
 func (p *Player) finalize() {
 	runtime.SetFinalizer(p, nil)
-	p.p.setFinalized(true)
 	// TODO: It is really hard to say concurrent safety.
 	// Refactor this package to reduce goroutines.
 	if !p.IsPlaying() {
@@ -333,19 +328,6 @@ func (p *Player) finalize() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (p *playerImpl) setFinalized(finalized bool) {
-	p.m.Lock()
-	p.finalized = finalized
-	p.m.Unlock()
-}
-
-func (p *playerImpl) isFinalized() bool {
-	p.m.Lock()
-	b := p.finalized
-	p.m.Unlock()
-	return b
-}
-
 // Close closes the stream.
 //
 // When closing, the stream owned by the player will also be closed by calling its Close.
@@ -359,27 +341,45 @@ func (p *Player) Close() error {
 
 func (p *playerImpl) Close() error {
 	p.mux.removePlayer(p)
+	p.m.Lock()
+	p.closedExplicitly = true
+	p.m.Unlock()
+	// src.Close is called only when Player's Close is called.
+	if err := p.src.Close(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	return p.closeImpl()
 }
 
-func (p *playerImpl) closeImpl() error {
-	select {
-	case p.closeCh <- struct{}{}:
-		<-p.closedCh
-		return nil
-	case <-p.readLoopEndedCh:
+func (p *playerImpl) ensureReadLoop() error {
+	p.m.Lock()
+	defer p.m.Unlock()
+	if p.closedExplicitly {
 		return fmt.Errorf("audio: the player is already closed")
 	}
+	if p.runningReadLoop {
+		return nil
+	}
+	go p.readLoop()
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *playerImpl) closeImpl() error {
+	if err := p.ensureReadLoop(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	p.closeCh <- struct{}{}
+	<-p.closedCh
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (p *playerImpl) bufferToInt16(lengthInBytes int) ([]int16, error) {
-	select {
-	case p.proceedCh <- make([]int16, lengthInBytes/2):
-		r := <-p.proceededCh
-		return r.buf, r.err
-	case <-p.readLoopEndedCh:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("audio: the player is already closed")
+	if err := p.ensureReadLoop(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
+	p.proceedCh <- make([]int16, lengthInBytes/2)
+	r := <-p.proceededCh
+	return r.buf, r.err
 }
 
 // Play plays the stream.
@@ -395,12 +395,13 @@ func (p *playerImpl) Play() {
 }
 
 func (p *playerImpl) readLoop() {
+	p.m.Lock()
+	p.runningReadLoop = true
+	p.m.Unlock()
 	defer func() {
-		// Note: the error is ignored
-		p.src.Close()
-		// Receiving from a closed channel returns quickly
-		// i.e. `case <-p.readLoopEndedCh:` can check if this loops is ended.
-		close(p.readLoopEndedCh)
+		p.m.Lock()
+		p.runningReadLoop = false
+		p.m.Unlock()
 	}()
 
 	timer := time.NewTimer(0)
@@ -599,14 +600,14 @@ func (p *playerImpl) Seek(offset time.Duration) error {
 	if _, ok := p.src.(io.Seeker); !ok {
 		panic("audio: player to be sought must be io.Seeker")
 	}
+	if err := p.ensureReadLoop(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	o := int64(offset) * bytesPerSample * int64(p.sampleRate) / int64(time.Second)
 	o &= mask
-	select {
-	case p.seekCh <- seekArgs{o, io.SeekStart}:
-		return <-p.seekedCh
-	case <-p.readLoopEndedCh:
-		return fmt.Errorf("audio: the player is already closed")
-	}
+	p.seekCh <- seekArgs{o, io.SeekStart}
+	return <-p.seekedCh
 }
 
 // Pause pauses the playing.
diff --git a/audio/mux.go b/audio/mux.go
index 6cff9f2d2..b81521d46 100644
--- a/audio/mux.go
+++ b/audio/mux.go
@@ -112,9 +112,7 @@ func (m *mux) Read(b []byte) (int, error) {
 		}
 	}
 	for _, p := range closed {
-		if p.isFinalized() {
-			p.closeImpl()
-		}
+		p.closeImpl()
 		delete(m.ps, p)
 	}