diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d4b021916..32f4e483a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 project(OpenMW)
 
 # Sound source selection
-option(USE_AUDIERE "use Audiere for sound" ON)
+option(USE_AUDIERE "use Audiere for sound" OFF)
 option(USE_FFMPEG "use ffmpeg for sound" OFF)
-option(USE_MPG123 "use mpg123 for sound" OFF)
+option(USE_MPG123 "use mpg123 + libsndfile for sound" ON)
 
 # We probably support older versions than this.
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ set(OENGINE_GUI
 if (USE_AUDIERE)
     set(MANGLE_SOUND_OUTPUT
         ${LIBDIR}/mangle/sound/sources/audiere_source.cpp
+        ${LIBDIR}/mangle/sound/sources/sample_reader.cpp
         ${LIBDIR}/mangle/stream/clients/audiere_file.cpp)
     find_package(Audiere REQUIRED)
     set(SOUND_INPUT_INCLUDES ${AUDIERE_INCLUDE_DIR})
@@ -121,10 +122,13 @@ endif (USE_FFMPEG)
 
 if (USE_MPG123)
     set(MANGLE_SOUND_OUTPUT
-        ${LIBDIR}/mangle/sound/sources/mpg123_source.cpp)
+        ${LIBDIR}/mangle/sound/sources/mpg123_source.cpp
+        ${LIBDIR}/mangle/sound/sources/libsndfile.cpp
+        ${LIBDIR}/mangle/sound/sources/sample_reader.cpp)
     find_package(MPG123 REQUIRED)
-    set(SOUND_INPUT_INCLUDES ${MPG123_INCLUDE_DIR})
-    set(SOUND_INPUT_LIBRARY ${MPG123_LIBRARY})
+    find_package(SNDFILE REQUIRED)
+    set(SOUND_INPUT_INCLUDES ${MPG123_INCLUDE_DIR} ${SNDFILE_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    set(SOUND_INPUT_LIBRARY ${MPG123_LIBRARY} ${SNDFILE_LIBRARY})
     set(SOUND_DEFINE -DOPENMW_USE_MPG123)
 endif (USE_MPG123)
 
@@ -236,5 +240,3 @@ option(BUILD_ESMTOOL "build ESM inspector" ON)
 if (BUILD_ESMTOOL)
   add_subdirectory( apps/esmtool )
 endif()
-
-add_subdirectory( apps/soundtest )
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanager.cpp
index 95b013568..03a118eda 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanager.cpp
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ using namespace std;
 
 #include <OgreRoot.h>
 
-/* Set up the sound manager to use Audiere, FFMPEG or MPG123 for
-   input. The OPENMW_USE_x macros are set in CMakeLists.txt.
+/* Set up the sound manager to use Audiere, FFMPEG or
+   MPG123/libsndfile for input. The OPENMW_USE_x macros are set in
+   CMakeLists.txt.
  */
 #ifdef OPENMW_USE_AUDIERE
 #include <mangle/sound/filters/openal_audiere.hpp>
@@ -27,8 +28,8 @@ using namespace std;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef OPENMW_USE_MPG123
-#include <mangle/sound/filters/openal_mpg123.hpp>
-#define SOUND_FACTORY OpenAL_Mpg123_Factory
+#include <mangle/sound/filters/openal_sndfile_mpg123.hpp>
+#define SOUND_FACTORY OpenAL_SndFile_Mpg123_Factory
 #endif
 
 using namespace Mangle::Sound;
@@ -104,8 +105,8 @@ namespace MWSound
 
         volume *= snd->data.volume / 255.0;
         // These factors are not very fine tuned.
-        min = snd->data.minRange * 4;
-        max = snd->data.maxRange * 1000;
+        min = snd->data.minRange * 7;
+        max = snd->data.maxRange * 2000;
         std::string file = dir + snd->sound;
         std::replace(file.begin(), file.end(), '\\', '/');
         return file;
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ namespace MWSound
       // control volume etc.
       SoundPtr music = mData->mgr->play(filename);
       music->setStreaming(true);
-      music->setVolume(0.6);
+      music->setVolume(0.4);
     }
 
     void SoundManager::playSound (const std::string& soundId, float volume, float pitch)
diff --git a/apps/soundtest/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/soundtest/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index b7ff04039..000000000
--- a/apps/soundtest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-project(SoundTest)
-
-# local files
-
-# Main executable
-add_executable(sound_test main.cpp ${OENGINE_SOUND})
-
-include_directories(${SOUND_INPUT_INCLUDES})
-add_definitions(${SOUND_DEFINE})
-
-target_link_libraries(sound_test
-  ${OPENAL_LIBRARY}
-  ${SOUND_INPUT_LIBRARY}
-)
diff --git a/apps/soundtest/main.cpp b/apps/soundtest/main.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index dde76d9bd..000000000
--- a/apps/soundtest/main.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-#include <iostream>
-
-#include <mangle/stream/servers/file_stream.hpp>
-#include <mangle/sound/sources/stream_source.hpp>
-#include <mangle/stream/filters/buffer_stream.hpp>
-
-using namespace std;
-using namespace Mangle::Stream;
-using namespace Mangle::Sound;
-
-#ifdef OPENMW_USE_AUDIERE
-#include <mangle/sound/filters/openal_audiere.hpp>
-AudiereLoader loader;
-#endif
-
-#ifdef OPENMW_USE_FFMPEG
-#include <mangle/sound/filters/openal_ffmpeg.hpp>
-FFMpegLoader loader;
-#endif
-
-#ifdef OPENMW_USE_MPG123
-#include <mangle/sound/filters/openal_mpg123.hpp>
-Mpg123Loader loader;
-#endif
-
-OpenAL_Factory openal;
-
-void play(const char* name)
-{
-  try
-    {
-      cout << "Opening " << name << "\n";
-      SampleSourcePtr samples = loader.load(name);
-      cout << "Loading entire file into memory\n";
-      StreamPtr buf(new BufferStream(samples));
-
-      // Recreate the stream as a sample source (we're only doing it
-      // this complicated to test each step individually)
-      int a,b,c;
-      samples->getInfo(&a,&b,&c);
-      samples.reset(new Stream2Samples(buf, a,b,c));
-
-      cout << "Creating OpenAL sound from data\n";
-      SoundPtr snd = openal.loadRaw(samples);
-      cout << "Playing (abort with Ctrl-C)\n";
-      snd->play();
-
-      while(snd->isPlaying())
-        usleep(10000);
-      cout << "Done playing\n";
-    }
-  catch(exception &e)
-    {
-      cout << "  ERROR: " << e.what() << "\n";
-    }
-}
-
-int main(int argc, char** argv)
-{
-  if(argc==1)
-    cout << "Specify sound file (wav, mp3, ogg) on command line.\n";
-  for(int i=1; i<argc; i++)
-    play(argv[i]);
-  return 0;
-}
diff --git a/cmake/FindSNDFILE.cmake b/cmake/FindSNDFILE.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c7664b50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/FindSNDFILE.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# Locate SNDFILE
+# This module defines
+# SNDFILE_LIBRARY
+# SNDFILE_FOUND, if false, do not try to link to Sndfile 
+# SNDFILE_INCLUDE_DIR, where to find the headers
+#
+# Created by Nicolay Korslund for OpenMW (http://openmw.com)
+
+FIND_PATH(SNDFILE_INCLUDE_DIR sndfile.h
+  HINTS
+  PATHS
+  ~/Library/Frameworks
+  /Library/Frameworks
+  /usr/local
+  /usr
+  /sw # Fink
+  /opt/local # DarwinPorts
+  /opt/csw # Blastwave
+  /opt
+)
+
+FIND_LIBRARY(SNDFILE_LIBRARY 
+  NAMES sndfile
+  HINTS
+  PATH_SUFFIXES lib64 lib libs64 libs libs/Win32 libs/Win64
+  PATHS
+  ~/Library/Frameworks
+  /Library/Frameworks
+  /usr/local
+  /usr
+  /sw
+  /opt/local
+  /opt/csw
+  /opt
+)
+
+SET(SNDFILE_FOUND "NO")
+IF(SNDFILE_LIBRARY AND SNDFILE_INCLUDE_DIR)
+  SET(SNDFILE_FOUND "YES")
+ENDIF(SNDFILE_LIBRARY AND SNDFILE_INCLUDE_DIR)
+
diff --git a/libs/mangle b/libs/mangle
index 3db61c8bd..c982f701c 160000
--- a/libs/mangle
+++ b/libs/mangle
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 3db61c8bdde65910e43a3a06b34738296960e9e8
+Subproject commit c982f701cacdd2932bfdc22b168f54221a549b62