Thanks to a lister, I've been introduced to the wonderful (if overly complex and non-intuitive setup) world of xmms. I can now listen to music w/o that hiss I complained of a few days ago, which no combination of kmix and kscd would get rid of. Just one thing: when a CD finishes, I can't get the tray open. Even if I kill xmms, the door-opener button won't function. (It will eject via the kdesktop icon however.) -- Douglas Frank HP Co. ZKO 110 Spit Brook Rd. The older I get, 603-884-0501 Nashua, NH USA 03062 the better I was.