diff --git a/src/de/teamteamteam/spacescooter/entity/Player.java b/src/de/teamteamteam/spacescooter/entity/Player.java
index 49ea7bb..eae2a7e 100644
--- a/src/de/teamteamteam/spacescooter/entity/Player.java
+++ b/src/de/teamteamteam/spacescooter/entity/Player.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
 import de.teamteamteam.spacescooter.control.Keyboard;
 import de.teamteamteam.spacescooter.control.KeyboardListener;
 import de.teamteamteam.spacescooter.entity.shot.Shot;
+import de.teamteamteam.spacescooter.sound.SoundSystem;
 import de.teamteamteam.spacescooter.utility.GameConfig;
 
 public class Player extends ShootingEntity implements KeyboardListener {
@@ -56,6 +57,11 @@ public class Player extends ShootingEntity implements KeyboardListener {
 		this.canMove = canMove;
 	}
 	
+	@Override
+	public void explode() {
+		super.explode();
+		SoundSystem.playSound("sounds/abgang.wav");
+	}
 	
 	/**
 	 * On cleanup, unregister from the keyboard.
diff --git a/src/de/teamteamteam/spacescooter/sound/SoundSystem.java b/src/de/teamteamteam/spacescooter/sound/SoundSystem.java
index 34c8141..5b43f08 100644
--- a/src/de/teamteamteam/spacescooter/sound/SoundSystem.java
+++ b/src/de/teamteamteam/spacescooter/sound/SoundSystem.java
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package de.teamteamteam.spacescooter.sound;
 
 import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URL;
+
 import javax.sound.sampled.AudioInputStream;
 import javax.sound.sampled.AudioSystem;
 import javax.sound.sampled.BooleanControl;
@@ -11,6 +14,9 @@ import javax.sound.sampled.Line;
 import javax.sound.sampled.LineUnavailableException;
 import javax.sound.sampled.Mixer;
 import javax.sound.sampled.SourceDataLine;
+import javax.sound.sampled.UnsupportedAudioFileException;
+
+import de.teamteamteam.spacescooter.utility.Loader;
 
 
 public class SoundSystem {
@@ -75,22 +81,32 @@ public class SoundSystem {
 	/**
 	 * Create a SourceDataLine and play the BufferedInputStream into it.
 	 */
-	public static void playFromInputStream(BufferedInputStream inputStream) {
-		try {
-			AudioInputStream audioInputStream = AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(inputStream);
-			SoundSystem.sourceDataLine = AudioSystem.getSourceDataLine(audioInputStream.getFormat());
-			SoundSystem.sourceDataLine.open(audioInputStream.getFormat());
-			SoundSystem.sourceDataLine.start();
-			inputStream.reset();
-			byte[] b = new byte[512];
-			while (inputStream.available() > 0) {
-				inputStream.read(b, 0, 512);
-				SoundSystem.sourceDataLine.write(b, 0, 512);
+	public static void playFromAudioInputStream(URL soundURL) {
+		final URL fSoundURL = soundURL;
+		Thread soundThread = new Thread(new Runnable() {
+			public void run() {
+				try {
+					AudioInputStream sound = SoundSystem.getAudioInputStreamByURL(fSoundURL);
+					sound.reset();
+					SoundSystem.sourceDataLine = AudioSystem.getSourceDataLine(sound.getFormat());
+					SoundSystem.sourceDataLine.open(sound.getFormat());
+					SoundSystem.sourceDataLine.start();
+					sound.reset();
+					byte[] b = new byte[512];
+					while (sound.available() > 0) {
+						sound.read(b, 0, 512);
+						SoundSystem.sourceDataLine.write(b, 0, 512);
+					}
+					SoundSystem.sourceDataLine.drain();
+					SoundSystem.sourceDataLine.close();
+					sound.close();
+				} catch (Exception e) {
+					e.printStackTrace();
+				}
 			}
-			SoundSystem.sourceDataLine.close();
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			e.printStackTrace();
-		}
+		});
+		soundThread.setName("Sound: " + soundURL.toString());
+		soundThread.start();
 	}
 	
 	public static void setVolume(float volume) {
@@ -109,4 +125,14 @@ public class SoundSystem {
 		BooleanControl bc = (BooleanControl) subC[1];
 		bc.setValue(false);
 	}
+
+
+	public static void playSound(String filename) {
+		SoundSystem.playFromAudioInputStream(Loader.getAudioInputStreamByFilename(filename));
+	}
+
+
+	public static AudioInputStream getAudioInputStreamByURL(URL soundURL) throws UnsupportedAudioFileException, IOException {
+		return AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(new BufferedInputStream(soundURL.openStream()));
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/de/teamteamteam/spacescooter/utility/Loader.java b/src/de/teamteamteam/spacescooter/utility/Loader.java
index 5cad2a8..5d09d9d 100644
--- a/src/de/teamteamteam/spacescooter/utility/Loader.java
+++ b/src/de/teamteamteam/spacescooter/utility/Loader.java
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 package de.teamteamteam.spacescooter.utility;
 
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
-import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.Hashtable;
 
 import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
 import javax.sound.sampled.AudioInputStream;
-import javax.sound.sampled.AudioSystem;
 import javax.sound.sampled.UnsupportedAudioFileException;
 
 import de.teamteamteam.spacescooter.screen.LoadingScreen;
+import de.teamteamteam.spacescooter.sound.SoundSystem;
 
 /**
  * This Loader prefetches all required resources for the Game, such as images or
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ public class Loader {
 	private static Hashtable<String, BufferedImage> images;
 
 	/**
-	 * HashTable containing loaded AudioInputStreams
+	 * HashTable containing the loaded sounds URLs
 	 */
-	private static Hashtable<String, AudioInputStream> sounds;
+	private static Hashtable<String, URL> sounds;
 
 	static {
 		Loader.images = new Hashtable<String, BufferedImage>();
-		Loader.sounds = new Hashtable<String, AudioInputStream>();
+		Loader.sounds = new Hashtable<String, URL>();
 	}
 
 	
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class Loader {
 	/**
 	 * Return the loaded AudioInputStream by its relative filename.
 	 */
-	public static AudioInputStream getAudioInputStreamByFilename(String filename) {
+	public static URL getAudioInputStreamByFilename(String filename) {
 		if(CodeEnvironment.isJar()) {
 			return Loader.sounds.get(filename);
 		} else {
@@ -107,8 +107,11 @@ public class Loader {
 	 */
 	private static void addAudioInputStreamByFilename(String filename) {
 		try {
-			AudioInputStream sound = AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(new BufferedInputStream(Loader.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(filename)));
-			Loader.sounds.put(filename, sound);
+			URL soundURL = Loader.class.getClassLoader().getResource(filename);
+			//make sure the sound is in a valid AudioFormat
+			AudioInputStream sound = SoundSystem.getAudioInputStreamByURL(soundURL);
+			sound.close();
+			Loader.sounds.put(filename, soundURL);
 		} catch (IOException e) {
 			System.err.println("Unable to load AudioInputStream: " + filename);
 			e.printStackTrace();
@@ -116,7 +119,6 @@ public class Loader {
 			System.err.println("Unsupported AudioFormat in file: " + filename);
 			e.printStackTrace();
 		}
-
 	}
 
 }