diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bfee3ae1..f44f6d5a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Adds a new input source: Microphone.
 - Adds a new method on source: record which collects all samples into a
   SamplesBuffer.
+- Adds `wav_to_writer` which writes a `Source` to a writer.
 
 ### Fixed
 - docs.rs will now document all features, including those that are optional.
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - `PeriodicAccess` is slightly more accurate for 44.1 kHz sample rate families.
 
 ### Changed
+- `output_to_wav` renamed to `wav_to_file` and now takes ownership of the `Source`.
 - `Blue` noise generator uses uniform instead of Gaussian noise for better performance.
 - `Gaussian` noise generator has standard deviation of 0.6 for perceptual equivalence.
 
diff --git a/examples/into_file.rs b/examples/into_file.rs
index bedd8f8a..1e3c9d4b 100644
--- a/examples/into_file.rs
+++ b/examples/into_file.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use rodio::{output_to_wav, Source};
+use rodio::{wav_to_file, Source};
 use std::error::Error;
 
 /// Converts mp3 file to a wav file.
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
 
     let wav_path = "music_mp3_converted.wav";
     println!("Storing converted audio into {}", wav_path);
-    output_to_wav(&mut audio, wav_path)?;
+    wav_to_file(&mut audio, wav_path)?;
 
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 5e7890eb..e4b8ba43 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -198,4 +198,7 @@ pub use crate::spatial_sink::SpatialSink;
 pub use crate::stream::{play, OutputStream, OutputStreamBuilder, PlayError, StreamError};
 #[cfg(feature = "wav_output")]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "wav_output")))]
-pub use crate::wav_output::output_to_wav;
+pub use crate::wav_output::wav_to_file;
+#[cfg(feature = "wav_output")]
+#[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "wav_output")))]
+pub use crate::wav_output::wav_to_writer;
diff --git a/src/wav_output.rs b/src/wav_output.rs
index 18f30c65..ddf40f7b 100644
--- a/src/wav_output.rs
+++ b/src/wav_output.rs
@@ -1,28 +1,66 @@
 use crate::common::assert_error_traits;
+use crate::Sample;
 use crate::Source;
 use hound::{SampleFormat, WavSpec};
+use std::io::{self, Write};
 use std::path;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error, Clone)]
 pub enum ToWavError {
-    #[error("Could not create wav file")]
+    #[error("Opening file for writing")]
+    OpenFile(#[source] Arc<std::io::Error>),
+    #[error("Could not create wav writer")]
     Creating(#[source] Arc<hound::Error>),
-    #[error("Failed to write samples to wav file")]
+    #[error("Failed to write samples writer")]
     Writing(#[source] Arc<hound::Error>),
     #[error("Failed to update the wav header")]
     Finishing(#[source] Arc<hound::Error>),
+    #[error("Failed to flush all bytes to writer")]
+    Flushing(#[source] Arc<std::io::Error>),
 }
 assert_error_traits!(ToWavError);
 
-/// This procedure saves Source's output into a wav file. The output samples format is 32-bit float.
-/// This function is intended primarily for testing and diagnostics. It can be used to see
+/// Saves Source's output into a wav file. The output samples format is 32-bit
+/// float. This function is intended primarily for testing and diagnostics. It can be used to see
 /// the output without opening output stream to a real audio device.
 ///
 /// If the file already exists it will be overwritten.
-pub fn output_to_wav(
-    source: &mut impl Source,
+///
+/// # Note
+/// This is a convenience wrapper around `wav_to_writer`
+pub fn wav_to_file(
+    source: impl Source, // TODO make this take a spanless source
     wav_file: impl AsRef<path::Path>,
+) -> Result<(), ToWavError> {
+    let mut file = std::fs::File::create(wav_file)
+        .map_err(Arc::new)
+        .map_err(ToWavError::OpenFile)?;
+    wav_to_writer(source, &mut file)
+}
+
+/// Saves Source's output into a writer. The output samples format is 32-bit float. This function
+/// is intended primarily for testing and diagnostics. It can be used to see the output without
+/// opening output stream to a real audio device.
+///
+/// # Example
+/// ```rust
+/// # use rodio::static_buffer::StaticSamplesBuffer;
+/// # use rodio::collect_to_wav;
+/// # const SAMPLES: [rodio::Sample; 5] = [0.0, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0];
+/// # let source = StaticSamplesBuffer::new(
+/// #     1.try_into().unwrap(),
+/// #     1.try_into().unwrap(),
+/// #     &SAMPLES
+/// # );
+/// let mut writer = std::io::Cursor::new(Vec::new());
+/// wav_to_writer(source, &mut writer)?;
+/// let wav_bytes: Vec<u8> = writer.into_inner();
+/// # Ok::<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>>(())
+/// ```
+pub fn wav_to_writer(
+    source: impl Source, // TODO make this take a spanless source
+    writer: &mut (impl io::Write + io::Seek),
 ) -> Result<(), ToWavError> {
     let format = WavSpec {
         channels: source.channels().get(),
@@ -30,38 +68,81 @@ pub fn output_to_wav(
         bits_per_sample: 32,
         sample_format: SampleFormat::Float,
     };
-    let mut writer = hound::WavWriter::create(wav_file, format)
-        .map_err(Arc::new)
-        .map_err(ToWavError::Creating)?;
-    for sample in source {
+    let mut writer = io::BufWriter::new(writer);
+    {
+        let mut writer = hound::WavWriter::new(&mut writer, format)
+            .map_err(Arc::new)
+            .map_err(ToWavError::Creating)?;
+
+        let whole_frames = WholeFrames::new(source);
+        for sample in whole_frames {
+            writer
+                .write_sample(sample)
+                .map_err(Arc::new)
+                .map_err(ToWavError::Writing)?;
+        }
+
         writer
-            .write_sample(sample)
+            .finalize()
             .map_err(Arc::new)
-            .map_err(ToWavError::Writing)?;
+            .map_err(ToWavError::Finishing)?;
     }
     writer
-        .finalize()
+        .flush()
         .map_err(Arc::new)
-        .map_err(ToWavError::Finishing)?;
+        .map_err(ToWavError::Flushing)?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
+struct WholeFrames<I: Iterator<Item = Sample>> {
+    buffer: Vec<Sample>,
+    pos: usize,
+    source: I,
+}
+
+impl<S: Source> WholeFrames<S> {
+    fn new(source: S) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            buffer: vec![0.0; source.channels().get().into()],
+            pos: source.channels().get().into(),
+            source,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<I: Iterator<Item = Sample>> Iterator for WholeFrames<I> {
+    type Item = Sample;
+
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Sample> {
+        if self.pos >= self.buffer.len() {
+            for sample in &mut self.buffer {
+                *sample = self.source.next()?;
+            }
+            self.pos = 0;
+        }
+
+        let to_yield = self.buffer[self.pos];
+        self.pos += 1;
+        Some(to_yield)
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
-    use super::output_to_wav;
+    use super::wav_to_file;
     use crate::Source;
     use std::io::BufReader;
     use std::time::Duration;
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_output_to_wav() {
+    fn test_wav_to_file() {
         let make_source = || {
             crate::source::SineWave::new(745.0)
                 .amplify(0.1)
                 .take_duration(Duration::from_secs(1))
         };
         let wav_file_path = "target/tmp/save-to-wav-test.wav";
-        output_to_wav(&mut make_source(), wav_file_path).expect("output file can be written");
+        wav_to_file(&mut make_source(), wav_file_path).expect("output file can be written");
 
         let file = std::fs::File::open(wav_file_path).expect("output file can be opened");
         // Not using crate::Decoder bcause it is limited to i16 samples.