diff --git a/audio/playfile.c b/audio/playfile.c
index 2ae97d8..cc8641a 100644
--- a/audio/playfile.c
+++ b/audio/playfile.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 extern int			verbosity;
 
-#define		T_BUFF_WAVES	16384
+#define		T_BUFF_WAVES	16384*2
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ short			*buffer;
 fprintf(stderr, ">>> %s ( '%s' %p %d )\n", __func__, fname, dev, loop);
 #endif
 
+buffer = calloc(T_BUFF_WAVES, sizeof(short)*2);
+if (NULL == buffer) {
+	fprintf(stderr, "ALLOC FAIL, ABEND in %s\n", __func__);
+	abort();
+	}
+
 sndf = sf_open(fname, SFM_READ, &sfinfo);
 if (NULL==sndf)
 	{
@@ -52,16 +58,12 @@ while ((lus = sf_read_short(sndf, buffer, T_BUFF_WAVES))) {
 #if DEBUG_LEVEL
         fprintf(stderr, "%s : %d bytes read\n", fname, lus);
 #endif
-	foo = ao_play(dev, buffer, T_BUFF_WAVES*2);
-#if DEBUG_LEVEL
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s : %d played\n", fname, foo);
-#endif
-
+	ao_play(dev, buffer, lus*2);
 	}
 
 /* do some cleanup */
-free(buffer);
 sf_close(sndf);
+free(buffer);
 
 return 0;
 }
diff --git a/audio/t.c b/audio/t.c
index fa2822d..619c11c 100644
--- a/audio/t.c
+++ b/audio/t.c
@@ -14,14 +14,30 @@
 
 int			verbosity;
 
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+void help(int k)
+{
+}
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 int			foo;
 ao_device		*device;
+int			opt;
 
 
+while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "hv")) != -1) {
+	switch(opt) {
+		case 'h':	help(0);			break;
+		case 'v':	verbosity++;			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+#if DEBUG_LEVEL
+fprintf(stderr, "argc = %d, optind = %d\n", argc, optind);
+#endif
+
 device = init_ao_output(44100);
 fprintf(stderr, "AO init    -> %p\n", device);