diff --git a/internal/player/unified_ffmpeg_player.go b/internal/player/unified_ffmpeg_player.go
index 62c4ace..f3ff241 100644
--- a/internal/player/unified_ffmpeg_player.go
+++ b/internal/player/unified_ffmpeg_player.go
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ func (p *UnifiedPlayer) Load(path string, offset time.Duration) error {
 	// Initialize audio context for playback
 	sampleRate := 48000
 	channels := 2
-	bytesPerSample := 2 // 16-bit = 2 bytes
 
 	ctx, ready, err := oto.NewContext(&oto.NewContextOptions{
 		SampleRate:   sampleRate,
@@ -612,47 +611,26 @@ func (p *UnifiedPlayer) startVideoProcess() error {
 
 // readAudioStream reads and processes audio from the audio pipe
 func (p *UnifiedPlayer) readAudioStream() {
-	buffer := make([]byte, 4096) // 85ms chunks
+	if p.audioContext == nil || p.audioPipeReader == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	p.mu.Lock()
+	if p.audioPlayer == nil {
+		p.audioPlayer = p.audioContext.NewPlayer(p.audioPipeReader)
+		p.audioPlayer.Play()
+	}
+	p.mu.Unlock()
+
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
 
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-p.ctx.Done():
 			logging.Debug(logging.CatPlayer, "Audio reading goroutine stopped")
 			return
-
-		default:
-			// Read from audio pipe
-			n, err := p.audioPipeReader.Read(buffer)
-			if err != nil && err.Error() != "EOF" {
-				logging.Error(logging.CatPlayer, "Audio read error: %v", err)
-				continue
-			}
-
-			if n == 0 {
-				continue
-			}
-
-			// Initialize audio player if needed
-			if p.audioPlayer == nil && p.audioContext != nil {
-				player, err := p.audioContext.NewPlayer(p.audioPipeReader)
-				if err != nil {
-					logging.Error(logging.CatPlayer, "Failed to create audio player: %v", err)
-					return
-				}
-				p.audioPlayer = player
-			}
-
-			// Write audio data to player buffer
-			if p.audioPlayer != nil {
-				p.audioPlayer.Write(buffer[:n])
-			}
-
-			// Buffer for sync monitoring (keep small to avoid memory issues)
-			if len(p.audioBuffer) > 32768 { // Max 1 second at 48kHz
-				p.audioBuffer = p.audioBuffer[len(p.audioBuffer)-16384:] // Keep half
-			}
-
-			// Simple audio sync timing
+		case <-ticker.C:
 			p.updateAVSync()
 		}
 	}