diff --git a/control/audio.py b/control/audio.py
index 3019e0f..d11641a 100644
--- a/control/audio.py
+++ b/control/audio.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import logging
 import json
 import os.path
 
+import audioop
 from pyaudio import PyAudio, Stream
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -16,9 +17,27 @@ INTERVAL_QUEUE = 0.1
 INTERVAL_STREAM = 0.0001
 
 
-class PlayEntry(NamedTuple):
+class PlayEntry:
+    def __init__(self, wave_file: wave.Wave_read, stream: Stream, device_framerate):
+        self.wave_file = wave_file
+        self.stream = stream
+        self.cvstate = None
+
+        self.device_framerate = device_framerate
+        self.sample_width = wave_file.getsampwidth()
+        self.channels = wave_file.getnchannels()
+        self.frame_rate = wave_file.getframerate()
+
+    def get_actual_data(self, nframes):
+        data = self.wave_file.readframes(nframes)
+        new_data, self.cvstate = audioop.ratecv(data, self.sample_width, self.channels, self.frame_rate,
+                                                self.device_framerate, self.cvstate)
+        return new_data
+
     wave_file: wave.Wave_read
     stream: Stream
+    cvstate: Optional['audioop.RatecvState']
+    actual_size: int = None
 
 
 class AudioSystem:
@@ -29,6 +48,8 @@ class AudioSystem:
         self.to_play = Queue()
         self.playing = {}
         self.audio = PyAudio()
+        self.default_output_device = self.audio.get_default_output_device_info()
+        self.default_sample_rate = int(self.default_output_device['defaultSampleRate'])
         self.scheduler = scheduler
         self.scheduler.enter(0, 2, self.start_streams)
         self.scheduler.enter(0, 1, self.fill_streams)
@@ -58,13 +79,13 @@ class AudioSystem:
                 stream = self.audio.open(
                     format=self.audio.get_format_from_width(wave_file.getsampwidth()),
                     channels=wave_file.getnchannels(),
-                    rate=wave_file.getframerate(),
+                    rate=self.default_sample_rate,
                     output=True,
                 )
                 entry_id = uuid.uuid4()
                 while entry_id in self.playing:
                     entry_id = uuid.uuid4()
-                self.playing[entry_id] = PlayEntry(wave_file, stream)
+                self.playing[entry_id] = PlayEntry(wave_file, stream, self.default_sample_rate)
                 self.to_play.task_done()
         except Empty:
             pass
@@ -82,7 +103,7 @@ class AudioSystem:
                 if entry.stream.get_write_available() < CHUNK_SIZE:
                     continue  # not enough space in buffer, wait for next iteration
                 try:
-                    data = entry.wave_file.readframes(CHUNK_SIZE)
+                    data = entry.get_actual_data(CHUNK_SIZE)
                 except IOError as e:
                     logger.warning('An IO Error occurred while reading WAV file', exc_info=e)
                     data = b''