diff --git a/StreamingKit/StreamingKit/STKAudioPlayer.m b/StreamingKit/StreamingKit/STKAudioPlayer.m
index 84b27d7..4577b2e 100755
--- a/StreamingKit/StreamingKit/STKAudioPlayer.m
+++ b/StreamingKit/StreamingKit/STKAudioPlayer.m
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 #define STK_DBOFFSET (-74.0)
 #define STK_LOWPASSFILTERTIMESLICE (0.0005)
 
-#define STK_DEFAULT_PCM_BUFFER_SIZE_IN_SECONDS (1000)
+#define STK_DEFAULT_PCM_BUFFER_SIZE_IN_SECONDS (3 * 60)
 #define STK_DEFAULT_SECONDS_REQUIRED_TO_START_PLAYING (1)
 #define STK_DEFAULT_SECONDS_REQUIRED_TO_START_PLAYING_AFTER_BUFFER_UNDERRUN (7.5)
 #define STK_MAX_COMPRESSED_PACKETS_FOR_BITRATE_CALCULATION (4096)