new Audio() vs. document.createElement('audio')

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Preparation HTML

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7/jquery.min.js"></script>

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new Audio
var a = new Audio();
a.src = 'http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Beethoven_Moonlight_2nd_movement.ogg';
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createElement
var b = document.createElement('audio');
b.src = 'http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Beethoven_Moonlight_2nd_movement.ogg';
ready
jQuery
jQuery('<audio>').attr('src', 'http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Beethoven_Moonlight_2nd_movement.ogg');
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