I downloaded from git the latest pulseaudio repository and recompiled on Ubntu Lucid. The speech performance is excellent! There are several goobers that we already had when disabling pulseaudio: the volume control disappears, the volume starts muted after boot, and I'm sure the other usual stuff. Based on this, I'm strongly recommending that Ubuntu update to the latest pulseaudio for Lucid! The current 1/2 second delay makes Ubuntu terrible for anyone who needs a screen reader (Orca). Updating packages should fix this! Bill
