> o mp3blaster (just so I could get a few mp3s playing) skips like mad. > This is a 1.7GHz P4, there shouldn't be any skipping on 192kbps > mp3s :) Same happens on the first track which xmms can play. The playing engine of mp3blaster is splay and it seems to only support 44Khz 128kb mp3 files. -rxg