On openSuSE, I use these packages, mostly from the factory repository: alsa-1.0.22-2.5.i586 pulseaudio-0.9.21-2.4.i586 skype-2.1.0.81-suse111.i586 phonon-4.3.80-4.2.i586 (everything else from KDE is 4.3.95) I experience a big delay (more than a second), especially problematic while using Skype. I've configured KDE to use `PulseAudio' as the output device for everything. BTW, running `pacmd list-sink-inputs' gives No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon. I'm not sure whether there are bugs, or whether my PulseAudio is badly configured. How can I proceed to get more information? Werner