How to prevent HTML5 audio from predownload / streaming on load?

Question

I have a single page website which lists a collection of HTML5 audio players. The problem is the site has become slow because the following browsers start predownloading the

Answer 1

Note - preload="none" - can be used with VIDEO HTML5 and AUDIO HTML5.

The preload attribute is supported in all major browsers, except Internet Explorer and Opera.