diff --git a/sound/imp/input_audiere.cpp b/sound/imp/input_audiere.cpp
index 5ca85ffd9..624b2050b 100644
--- a/sound/imp/input_audiere.cpp
+++ b/sound/imp/input_audiere.cpp
@@ -23,9 +23,17 @@ using namespace Mangle::Sound;
 
 // --- InputManager ---
 
+AudiereInput::AudiereInput()
+{
+  canLoadStream = false;
+}
+
 InputSource *AudiereInput::load(const std::string &file)
 { return new AudiereSource(file); }
 
+InputSource *AudiereInput::load(Stream::InputStream *input)
+{ assert(0 && "not implemented yet"); }
+
 // --- InputSource ---
 
 AudiereSource::AudiereSource(const std::string &file)
diff --git a/sound/imp/input_audiere.h b/sound/imp/input_audiere.h
index 5acc1a73d..344c07735 100644
--- a/sound/imp/input_audiere.h
+++ b/sound/imp/input_audiere.h
@@ -12,7 +12,13 @@ namespace Sound {
 class AudiereInput : public InputManager
 {
  public:
+  AudiereInput();
+
+  /// Load a source from a file
   InputSource *load(const std::string &file);
+
+  /// Load a source from a stream
+  virtual InputSource *load(Stream::InputStream *input);
 };
 
 /// Audiere InputSource implementation
diff --git a/sound/imp/input_ffmpeg.h b/sound/imp/input_ffmpeg.h
index cc8feffd4..ae25732b5 100644
--- a/sound/imp/input_ffmpeg.h
+++ b/sound/imp/input_ffmpeg.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "../input.h"
 #include <exception>
 #include <vector>
+#include <assert.h>
 
 extern "C"
 {
diff --git a/sound/imp/output_openal.cpp b/sound/imp/output_openal.cpp
index 190d0638d..e36981836 100644
--- a/sound/imp/output_openal.cpp
+++ b/sound/imp/output_openal.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ OpenAL_Manager::OpenAL_Manager()
   canRepeatStream = false;
   canLoadFile = false;
   canLoadSource = true;
+  canLoadStream = false;
 
   // Set up sound system
   Device = alcOpenDevice(NULL);
diff --git a/stream/imp_client/audiere_file.h b/stream/imp_client/audiere_file.h
index 201a7629a..a1910d274 100644
--- a/stream/imp_client/audiere_file.h
+++ b/stream/imp_client/audiere_file.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Stream {
     This lets Audiere read sound files from any generic archive or
     file manager that supports Mangle streams.
  */
-class AudiereFile : public audiere::File, _IWrapper
+class AudiereFile : public audiere::RefImplementation<audiere::File>, _IWrapper
 {
  public:
   AudiereFile(InputStream *inp, bool autoDel=false)
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class AudiereFile : public audiere::File, _IWrapper
     { return inp->read(buf,count); }
 
   /// Seek, relative to specified seek mode. Returns true if successful.
-  bool seek(int pos, audiere::SeekMode mode);
+  bool seek(int pos, audiere::File::SeekMode mode);
 
   /// Get current position
   int tell()
diff --git a/stream/tests/Makefile b/stream/tests/Makefile
index 7d7041469..3d2a730b8 100644
--- a/stream/tests/Makefile
+++ b/stream/tests/Makefile
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 GCC=g++ -I../ -I../imp_client/
 
-all: ogre_client_test dummy_test
+all: ogre_client_test dummy_test audiere_client_test
 
 I_OGRE=$(shell pkg-config --cflags OGRE)
 L_OGRE=$(shell pkg-config --libs OGRE)
+L_AUDIERE=-laudiere
 
 ogre_client_test: ogre_client_test.cpp dummy_input.cpp ../input.h ../imp_client/iwrapper.h ../imp_client/ogre_datastream.h
 	$(GCC) $< -o $@ $(I_OGRE) $(L_OGRE)
 
+audiere_client_test: audiere_client_test.cpp dummy_input.cpp ../input.h ../imp_client/iwrapper.h ../imp_client/audiere_file.h ../imp_client/audiere_file.cpp
+	$(GCC) $< -o $@ ../imp_client/audiere_file.cpp $(L_AUDIERE)
+
 dummy_test: dummy_test.cpp dummy_input.cpp ../input.h
 	$(GCC) $< -o $@
 
diff --git a/stream/tests/audiere_client_test.cpp b/stream/tests/audiere_client_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a5b5afc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stream/tests/audiere_client_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#include "dummy_input.cpp"
+#include "../imp_client/audiere_file.h"
+#include <audiere.h>
+#include <iostream>
+
+using namespace audiere;
+using namespace std;
+
+int main()
+{
+  char str[12];
+  memset(str, 0, 12);
+  InputStream *inp = new DummyInput();
+  FilePtr p(new AudiereFile(inp, true));
+  cout << "pos=" << p->tell() << endl;
+  p->read(str, 2);
+  cout << "2 bytes: " << str << endl;
+  cout << "pos=" << p->tell() << endl;
+  p->seek(4, File::BEGIN);
+  cout << "pos=" << p->tell() << endl;
+  p->read(str, 3);
+  cout << "3 bytes: " << str << endl;
+  p->seek(-1, File::CURRENT);
+  cout << "pos=" << p->tell() << endl;
+  p->seek(-4, File::END);
+  cout << "pos=" << p->tell() << endl;
+  p->read(str, 4);
+  cout << "last 4 bytes: " << str << endl;
+  p->seek(0, File::BEGIN);
+  p->read(str, 11);
+  cout << "entire stream: " << str << endl;
+  return 0;
+}