diff --git a/StreamingKit/StreamingKit/STKAudioPlayer.h b/StreamingKit/StreamingKit/STKAudioPlayer.h
index 1d0a1cb..c380fd0 100644
--- a/StreamingKit/StreamingKit/STKAudioPlayer.h
+++ b/StreamingKit/StreamingKit/STKAudioPlayer.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #include "UIKit/UIApplication.h"
 #endif
 
-#define AudioPlayerDefaultNumberOfAudioQueueBuffers (2 * 1024)
+#define AudioPlayerDefaultNumberOfAudioQueueBuffers (10 * 1024)
 
 typedef enum
 {
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ AudioQueueBufferRefLookupEntry;
 -(id) init;
 -(id) initWithNumberOfAudioQueueBuffers:(int)numberOfAudioQueueBuffers andReadBufferSize:(int)readBufferSizeIn;
 -(STKDataSource*) dataSourceFromURL:(NSURL*)url;
--(void) play:(NSURL*)url;
+-(void) play:(NSString*)urlString;
+-(void) playWithURL:(NSURL*)url;
 -(void) playWithDataSource:(STKDataSource*)dataSource;
 -(void) queueDataSource:(STKDataSource*)dataSource withQueueItemId:(NSObject*)queueItemId;
 -(void) setDataSource:(STKDataSource*)dataSourceIn withQueueItemId:(NSObject*)queueItemId;
diff --git a/StreamingKit/StreamingKit/STKAudioPlayer.m b/StreamingKit/StreamingKit/STKAudioPlayer.m
index 41ba91b..fa735f0 100644
--- a/StreamingKit/StreamingKit/STKAudioPlayer.m
+++ b/StreamingKit/StreamingKit/STKAudioPlayer.m
@@ -619,7 +619,15 @@ static void AudioQueueIsRunningCallbackProc(void* userData, AudioQueueRef audioQ
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&playerMutex);
 }
 
--(void) play:(NSURL*)url
+-(void) play:(NSString*)urlString
+{
+    NSURL* url = [NSURL URLWithString:urlString];
+    
+	[self setDataSource:[self dataSourceFromURL:url] withQueueItemId:urlString];
+}
+
+
+-(void) playWithURL:(NSURL*)url
 {
 	[self setDataSource:[self dataSourceFromURL:url] withQueueItemId:url];
 }