diff --git a/src/renderer/api/controller.ts b/src/renderer/api/controller.ts
index e8d450ed2..1446cfcfe 100644
--- a/src/renderer/api/controller.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/api/controller.ts
@@ -514,6 +514,20 @@ export const controller: GeneralController = {
             query: mergeMusicFolderId(args.query, server),
         });
     },
+    getStreamUrl(args) {
+        const server = getServerById(args.apiClientProps.serverId);
+
+        if (!server) {
+            throw new Error(
+                `${i18n.t('error.apiRouteError', { postProcess: 'sentenceCase' })}: getStreamUrl`,
+            );
+        }
+
+        return apiController(
+            'getStreamUrl',
+            server.type,
+        )?.({ ...args, apiClientProps: { ...args.apiClientProps, server } });
+    },
     getStructuredLyrics(args) {
         const server = getServerById(args.apiClientProps.serverId);
 
@@ -556,20 +570,6 @@ export const controller: GeneralController = {
             server.type,
         )?.({ ...args, apiClientProps: { ...args.apiClientProps, server } });
     },
-    getTranscodingUrl(args) {
-        const server = getServerById(args.apiClientProps.serverId);
-
-        if (!server) {
-            throw new Error(
-                `${i18n.t('error.apiRouteError', { postProcess: 'sentenceCase' })}: getTranscodingUrl`,
-            );
-        }
-
-        return apiController(
-            'getTranscodingUrl',
-            server.type,
-        )?.({ ...args, apiClientProps: { ...args.apiClientProps, server } });
-    },
     getUserList(args) {
         const server = getServerById(args.apiClientProps.serverId);
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/api/jellyfin/jellyfin-controller.ts b/src/renderer/api/jellyfin/jellyfin-controller.ts
index f0893afe4..eaa82c1ed 100644
--- a/src/renderer/api/jellyfin/jellyfin-controller.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/api/jellyfin/jellyfin-controller.ts
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ export const JellyfinController: InternalControllerEndpoint = {
         }
 
         return {
-            items: res.body.Items.map((item) => jfNormalize.song(item, apiClientProps.server, '')),
+            items: res.body.Items.map((item) => jfNormalize.song(item, apiClientProps.server)),
             startIndex: 0,
             totalRecordCount: res.body.TotalRecordCount,
         };
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ export const JellyfinController: InternalControllerEndpoint = {
         }
 
         return {
-            items: res.body.Items.map((item) => jfNormalize.song(item, apiClientProps.server, '')),
+            items: res.body.Items.map((item) => jfNormalize.song(item, apiClientProps.server)),
             startIndex: 0,
             totalRecordCount: res.body.Items.length || 0,
         };
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ export const JellyfinController: InternalControllerEndpoint = {
             if (res.status === 200 && res.body.Items.length) {
                 const results = res.body.Items.reduce<Song[]>((acc, song) => {
                     if (song.Id !== query.songId) {
-                        acc.push(jfNormalize.song(song, apiClientProps.server, ''));
+                        acc.push(jfNormalize.song(song, apiClientProps.server));
                     }
 
                     return acc;
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ export const JellyfinController: InternalControllerEndpoint = {
 
         return mix.body.Items.reduce<Song[]>((acc, song) => {
             if (song.Id !== query.songId) {
-                acc.push(jfNormalize.song(song, apiClientProps.server, ''));
+                acc.push(jfNormalize.song(song, apiClientProps.server));
             }
 
             return acc;
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ export const JellyfinController: InternalControllerEndpoint = {
             throw new Error('Failed to get song detail');
         }
 
-        return jfNormalize.song(res.body, apiClientProps.server, '');
+        return jfNormalize.song(res.body, apiClientProps.server);
     },
     getSongList: async (args) => {
         const { apiClientProps, query } = args;
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ export const JellyfinController: InternalControllerEndpoint = {
 
         return {
             items: items.map((item) =>
-                jfNormalize.song(item, apiClientProps.server, '', query.imageSize),
+                jfNormalize.song(item, apiClientProps.server, query.imageSize),
             ),
             startIndex: query.startIndex,
             totalRecordCount,
@@ -820,6 +820,39 @@ export const JellyfinController: InternalControllerEndpoint = {
             apiClientProps,
             query: { ...query, limit: 1, startIndex: 0 },
         }).then((result) => result!.totalRecordCount!),
+    getStreamUrl: ({ apiClientProps: { server }, query }) => {
+        const { bitrate, format, id, transcode } = query;
+        const deviceId = '';
+
+        let url =
+            `${server?.url}/audio` +
+            `/${id}/universal` +
+            `?userId=${server?.userId}` +
+            `&deviceId=${deviceId}` +
+            '&audioCodec=aac' +
+            `&apiKey=${server?.credential}` +
+            `&playSessionId=${deviceId}` +
+            '&container=opus,mp3,aac,m4a,m4b,flac,wav,ogg';
+
+        if (transcode) {
+            // Some format appears to be required. Fall back to trusty MP3 if not specified
+            // Otherwise, ffmpeg appears to crash
+            const realFormat = format || 'mp3';
+
+            url += `&transcodingProtocol=http&transcodingContainer=${realFormat}`;
+            url = url.replace('audioCodec=aac', `audioCodec=${realFormat}`);
+            url = url.replace(
+                '&container=opus,mp3,aac,m4a,m4b,flac,wav,ogg',
+                `&container=${realFormat}`,
+            );
+
+            if (bitrate !== undefined) {
+                url += `&maxStreamingBitrate=${bitrate * 1000}`;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return url;
+    },
     getTags: async (args) => {
         const { apiClientProps, query } = args;
 
@@ -873,24 +906,11 @@ export const JellyfinController: InternalControllerEndpoint = {
         }
 
         return {
-            items: res.body.Items.map((item) => jfNormalize.song(item, apiClientProps.server, '')),
+            items: res.body.Items.map((item) => jfNormalize.song(item, apiClientProps.server)),
             startIndex: 0,
             totalRecordCount: res.body.TotalRecordCount,
         };
     },
-    getTranscodingUrl: (args) => {
-        const { base, bitrate, format } = args.query;
-        let url = base.replace('transcodingProtocol=hls', 'transcodingProtocol=http');
-        if (format) {
-            url = url.replace('audioCodec=aac', `audioCodec=${format}`);
-            url = url.replace('transcodingContainer=ts', `transcodingContainer=${format}`);
-        }
-        if (bitrate !== undefined) {
-            url += `&maxStreamingBitrate=${bitrate * 1000}`;
-        }
-
-        return url;
-    },
     movePlaylistItem: async (args) => {
         const { apiClientProps, query } = args;
 
@@ -1082,7 +1102,7 @@ export const JellyfinController: InternalControllerEndpoint = {
                 jfNormalize.albumArtist(item, apiClientProps.server),
             ),
             albums: albums.map((item) => jfNormalize.album(item, apiClientProps.server)),
-            songs: songs.map((item) => jfNormalize.song(item, apiClientProps.server, '')),
+            songs: songs.map((item) => jfNormalize.song(item, apiClientProps.server)),
         };
     },
     updatePlaylist: async (args) => {
diff --git a/src/renderer/api/navidrome/navidrome-controller.ts b/src/renderer/api/navidrome/navidrome-controller.ts
index 410d4165c..154fbba9d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/api/navidrome/navidrome-controller.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/api/navidrome/navidrome-controller.ts
@@ -605,6 +605,7 @@ export const NavidromeController: InternalControllerEndpoint = {
             apiClientProps,
             query: { ...query, limit: 1, startIndex: 0 },
         }).then((result) => result!.totalRecordCount!),
+    getStreamUrl: SubsonicController.getStreamUrl,
     getStructuredLyrics: SubsonicController.getStructuredLyrics,
     getTags: async (args) => {
         const { apiClientProps } = args;
@@ -646,7 +647,6 @@ export const NavidromeController: InternalControllerEndpoint = {
         };
     },
     getTopSongs: SubsonicController.getTopSongs,
-    getTranscodingUrl: SubsonicController.getTranscodingUrl,
     getUserList: async (args) => {
         const { apiClientProps, query } = args;
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/api/subsonic/subsonic-controller.ts b/src/renderer/api/subsonic/subsonic-controller.ts
index b4ec80ba0..0963cf7e5 100644
--- a/src/renderer/api/subsonic/subsonic-controller.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/api/subsonic/subsonic-controller.ts
@@ -1246,6 +1246,21 @@ export const SubsonicController: InternalControllerEndpoint = {
 
         return totalRecordCount;
     },
+    getStreamUrl: ({ apiClientProps: { server }, query }) => {
+        const { bitrate, format, id, transcode } = query;
+        let url = `${server?.url}/rest/stream.view?id=${id}&v=1.13.0&c=Feishin&${server?.credential}`;
+
+        if (transcode) {
+            if (format) {
+                url += `&format=${format}`;
+            }
+            if (bitrate !== undefined) {
+                url += `&maxBitRate=${bitrate}`;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return url;
+    },
     getStructuredLyrics: async (args) => {
         const { apiClientProps, query } = args;
 
@@ -1311,18 +1326,6 @@ export const SubsonicController: InternalControllerEndpoint = {
             totalRecordCount: res.body.topSongs?.song?.length || 0,
         };
     },
-    getTranscodingUrl: (args) => {
-        const { base, bitrate, format } = args.query;
-        let url = base;
-        if (format) {
-            url += `&format=${format}`;
-        }
-        if (bitrate !== undefined) {
-            url += `&maxBitRate=${bitrate}`;
-        }
-
-        return url;
-    },
     removeFromPlaylist: async ({ apiClientProps, query }) => {
         const res = await ssApiClient(apiClientProps).updatePlaylist({
             query: {
diff --git a/src/renderer/features/player/audio-player/hooks/use-stream-url.tsx b/src/renderer/features/player/audio-player/hooks/use-stream-url.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03544c7ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/features/player/audio-player/hooks/use-stream-url.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
+
+import { api } from '/@/renderer/api';
+import { TranscodingConfig } from '/@/renderer/store';
+import { QueueSong } from '/@/shared/types/domain-types';
+
+export function useSongUrl(
+    song: QueueSong | undefined,
+    current: boolean,
+    transcode: TranscodingConfig,
+): string | undefined {
+    const prior = useRef(['', '']);
+
+    return useMemo(() => {
+        if (song?._serverId) {
+            // If we are the current track, we do not want a transcoding
+            // reconfiguration to force a restart.
+            if (current && prior.current[0] === song._uniqueId) {
+                return prior.current[1];
+            }
+
+            const url = api.controller.getStreamUrl({
+                apiClientProps: { serverId: song._serverId },
+                query: {
+                    bitrate: transcode.bitrate,
+                    format: transcode.format,
+                    id: song.id,
+                    transcode: transcode.enabled,
+                },
+            });
+
+            // transcoding enabled; save the updated result
+            prior.current = [song._uniqueId, url];
+            return url;
+        }
+
+        // no track; clear result
+        prior.current = ['', ''];
+        return undefined;
+    }, [
+        song?._serverId,
+        song?._uniqueId,
+        song?.id,
+        current,
+        transcode.bitrate,
+        transcode.format,
+        transcode.enabled,
+    ]);
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/features/player/audio-player/index.tsx b/src/renderer/features/player/audio-player/index.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 0793fae0d..000000000
--- a/src/renderer/features/player/audio-player/index.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,493 +0,0 @@
-import type { QueueSong, Song } from '/@/shared/types/domain-types';
-import type { CrossfadeStyle } from '/@/shared/types/types';
-import type { ReactPlayerProps } from 'react-player';
-
-import isElectron from 'is-electron';
-import {
-    forwardRef,
-    useCallback,
-    useEffect,
-    useImperativeHandle,
-    useMemo,
-    useRef,
-    useState,
-} from 'react';
-import ReactPlayer from 'react-player/lazy';
-
-import { api } from '/@/renderer/api';
-import {
-    crossfadeHandler,
-    gaplessHandler,
-} from '/@/renderer/features/player/audio-player/utils/list-handlers';
-import { useWebAudio } from '/@/renderer/features/player/hooks/use-webaudio';
-import {
-    TranscodingConfig,
-    usePlaybackSettings,
-    usePlayerSpeed,
-    useSettingsStore,
-    useSettingsStoreActions,
-} from '/@/renderer/store';
-import { toast } from '/@/shared/components/toast/toast';
-import { PlayerStatus, PlayerStyle } from '/@/shared/types/types';
-
-export type AudioPlayerProgress = {
-    loaded: number;
-    loadedSeconds: number;
-    played: number;
-    playedSeconds: number;
-};
-
-interface AudioPlayerProps extends ReactPlayerProps {
-    autoNext: () => void;
-    crossfadeDuration: number;
-    crossfadeStyle: CrossfadeStyle;
-    currentPlayer: 1 | 2;
-    muted: boolean;
-    playbackStyle: PlayerStyle;
-    player1?: Song;
-    player2?: Song;
-    status: PlayerStatus;
-    volume: number;
-}
-
-const getDuration = (ref: any) => {
-    return ref.current?.player?.player?.player?.duration;
-};
-
-// Credits: https://gist.github.com/novwhisky/8a1a0168b94f3b6abfaa?permalink_comment_id=1551393#gistcomment-1551393
-// This is used so that the player will always have an <audio> element. This means that
-// player1Source and player2Source are connected BEFORE the user presses play for
-// the first time. This workaround is important for Safari, which seems to require the
-// source to be connected PRIOR to resuming audio context
-const EMPTY_SOURCE =
-    'data:audio/mp3;base64,SUQzBAAAAAAAI1RTU0UAAAAPAAADTGF2ZjU2LjM2LjEwMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA//OEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASW5mbwAAAA8AAAAEAAABIADAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDV1dXV1dXV1dXV1dXV1dXV1dXV1dXV1dXV6urq6urq6urq6urq6urq6urq6urq6urq6v////////////////////////////////8AAAAATGF2YzU2LjQxAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAJAAAAAAAAAAAASDs90hvAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA//MUZAAAAAGkAAAAAAAAA0gAAAAATEFN//MUZAMAAAGkAAAAAAAAA0gAAAAARTMu//MUZAYAAAGkAAAAAAAAA0gAAAAAOTku//MUZAkAAAGkAAAAAAAAA0gAAAAANVVV';
-
-const useSongUrl = (
-    transcode: TranscodingConfig,
-    current: boolean,
-    song?: QueueSong,
-): null | string => {
-    const prior = useRef(['', '']);
-
-    return useMemo(() => {
-        if (song?._serverId) {
-            // If we are the current track, we do not want a transcoding
-            // reconfiguration to force a restart.
-            if (current && prior.current[0] === song._uniqueId) {
-                return prior.current[1];
-            }
-
-            if (!transcode.enabled) {
-                // transcoding disabled; save the result
-                prior.current = [song._uniqueId, song.streamUrl];
-                return song.streamUrl;
-            }
-
-            const result = api.controller.getTranscodingUrl({
-                apiClientProps: {
-                    serverId: song._serverId,
-                },
-                query: {
-                    base: song.streamUrl,
-                    ...transcode,
-                },
-            })!;
-
-            // transcoding enabled; save the updated result
-            prior.current = [song._uniqueId, result];
-            return result;
-        }
-
-        // no track; clear result
-        prior.current = ['', ''];
-        return null;
-    }, [current, song?._uniqueId, song?._serverId, song?.streamUrl, transcode]);
-};
-
-export interface AudioPlayerRef {
-    player1: null | ReactPlayer;
-    player2: null | ReactPlayer;
-}
-
-export const AudioPlayer = forwardRef<AudioPlayerRef, AudioPlayerProps>((props, ref) => {
-    const {
-        autoNext,
-        crossfadeDuration,
-        crossfadeStyle,
-        currentPlayer,
-        muted,
-        playbackStyle,
-        player1,
-        player2,
-        status,
-        volume,
-    } = props;
-
-    const player1Ref = useRef<ReactPlayer>(null);
-    const player2Ref = useRef<ReactPlayer>(null);
-    const [isTransitioning, setIsTransitioning] = useState(false);
-    const audioDeviceId = useSettingsStore((state) => state.playback.audioDeviceId);
-    const playback = useSettingsStore((state) => state.playback.mpvProperties);
-    const shouldUseWebAudio = useSettingsStore((state) => state.playback.webAudio);
-    const preservesPitch = useSettingsStore((state) => state.playback.preservePitch);
-    const { resetSampleRate } = useSettingsStoreActions();
-    const playbackSpeed = usePlayerSpeed();
-    const { transcode } = usePlaybackSettings();
-
-    const stream1 = useSongUrl(transcode, currentPlayer === 1, player1);
-    const stream2 = useSongUrl(transcode, currentPlayer === 2, player2);
-
-    const { setWebAudio, webAudio } = useWebAudio();
-    const [player1Source, setPlayer1Source] = useState<MediaElementAudioSourceNode | null>(null);
-    const [player2Source, setPlayer2Source] = useState<MediaElementAudioSourceNode | null>(null);
-
-    const calculateReplayGain = useCallback(
-        (song: Song): number => {
-            if (playback.replayGainMode === 'no') {
-                return 1;
-            }
-
-            let gain: number | undefined;
-            let peak: number | undefined;
-
-            if (playback.replayGainMode === 'track') {
-                gain = song.gain?.track ?? song.gain?.album;
-                peak = song.peak?.track ?? song.peak?.album;
-            } else {
-                gain = song.gain?.album ?? song.gain?.track;
-                peak = song.peak?.album ?? song.peak?.track;
-            }
-
-            if (gain === undefined) {
-                gain = playback.replayGainFallbackDB;
-
-                if (!gain) {
-                    return 1;
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (peak === undefined) {
-                peak = 1;
-            }
-
-            const preAmp = playback.replayGainPreampDB ?? 0;
-
-            // https://wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php?title=ReplayGain_1.0_specification&section=19
-            // Normalized to max gain
-            const expectedGain = 10 ** ((gain + preAmp) / 20);
-
-            if (playback.replayGainClip) {
-                return Math.min(expectedGain, 1 / peak);
-            }
-            return expectedGain;
-        },
-        [
-            playback.replayGainClip,
-            playback.replayGainFallbackDB,
-            playback.replayGainMode,
-            playback.replayGainPreampDB,
-        ],
-    );
-
-    useEffect(() => {
-        if (shouldUseWebAudio && 'AudioContext' in window) {
-            let context: AudioContext;
-
-            try {
-                context = new AudioContext({
-                    latencyHint: 'playback',
-                    sampleRate: playback.audioSampleRateHz || undefined,
-                });
-            } catch (error) {
-                // In practice, this should never be hit because the UI should validate
-                // the range. However, the actual supported range is not guaranteed
-                toast.error({ message: (error as Error).message });
-                context = new AudioContext({ latencyHint: 'playback' });
-                resetSampleRate();
-            }
-
-            const gain = context.createGain();
-            gain.connect(context.destination);
-
-            setWebAudio!({ context, gain });
-
-            return () => {
-                return context.close();
-            };
-        }
-        return () => {};
-        // Intentionally ignore the sample rate dependency, as it makes things really messy
-        // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-    }, []);
-
-    useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({
-        get player1() {
-            return player1Ref?.current;
-        },
-        get player2() {
-            return player2Ref?.current;
-        },
-    }));
-
-    const handleOnEnded = () => {
-        autoNext();
-        setIsTransitioning(false);
-    };
-
-    const handleOnError = (playerRef: React.RefObject<ReactPlayer>) => {
-        return ({ target }: ErrorEvent) => {
-            const { current: player } = playerRef;
-            if (!player || !(target instanceof Audio)) {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            const { error } = target;
-
-            console.log('Playback error occurred:', error);
-
-            if (
-                error?.code !== MediaError.MEDIA_ERR_DECODE &&
-                error?.code !== MediaError.MEDIA_ERR_SRC_NOT_SUPPORTED
-            ) {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            handleOnEnded();
-        };
-    };
-
-    useEffect(() => {
-        if (status === PlayerStatus.PLAYING) {
-            if (currentPlayer === 1) {
-                // calling play() is not necessarily a safe option (https://developer.chrome.com/blog/play-request-was-interrupted)
-                // In practice, this failure is only likely to happen when using the 0-second wav:
-                // play() + play() in rapid succession will cause problems as the frist one ends the track.
-                const internalPlayer = player1Ref.current?.getInternalPlayer();
-                if (internalPlayer) {
-                    internalPlayer.preservesPitch = preservesPitch;
-                    internalPlayer.play().catch(() => {});
-                }
-            } else {
-                const internalPlayer = player2Ref.current?.getInternalPlayer();
-                if (internalPlayer) {
-                    internalPlayer.preservesPitch = preservesPitch;
-                    internalPlayer.play().catch(() => {});
-                }
-            }
-        } else {
-            player1Ref.current?.getInternalPlayer()?.pause();
-            player2Ref.current?.getInternalPlayer()?.pause();
-        }
-    }, [currentPlayer, status, preservesPitch]);
-
-    const handleCrossfade1 = useCallback(
-        (e: AudioPlayerProgress) => {
-            return crossfadeHandler({
-                currentPlayer,
-                currentPlayerRef: player1Ref,
-                currentTime: e.playedSeconds,
-                duration: getDuration(player1Ref),
-                fadeDuration: crossfadeDuration,
-                fadeType: crossfadeStyle,
-                isTransitioning,
-                nextPlayerRef: player2Ref,
-                player: 1,
-                setIsTransitioning,
-                volume,
-            });
-        },
-        [crossfadeDuration, crossfadeStyle, currentPlayer, isTransitioning, volume],
-    );
-
-    const handleCrossfade2 = useCallback(
-        (e: AudioPlayerProgress) => {
-            return crossfadeHandler({
-                currentPlayer,
-                currentPlayerRef: player2Ref,
-                currentTime: e.playedSeconds,
-                duration: getDuration(player2Ref),
-                fadeDuration: crossfadeDuration,
-                fadeType: crossfadeStyle,
-                isTransitioning,
-                nextPlayerRef: player1Ref,
-                player: 2,
-                setIsTransitioning,
-                volume,
-            });
-        },
-        [crossfadeDuration, crossfadeStyle, currentPlayer, isTransitioning, volume],
-    );
-
-    const handleGapless1 = useCallback(
-        (e: AudioPlayerProgress) => {
-            return gaplessHandler({
-                currentTime: e.playedSeconds,
-                duration: getDuration(player1Ref),
-                isFlac: player1?.container === 'flac',
-                isTransitioning,
-                nextPlayerRef: player2Ref,
-                setIsTransitioning,
-            });
-        },
-        [isTransitioning, player1?.container],
-    );
-
-    const handleGapless2 = useCallback(
-        (e: AudioPlayerProgress) => {
-            return gaplessHandler({
-                currentTime: e.playedSeconds,
-                duration: getDuration(player2Ref),
-                isFlac: player2?.container === 'flac',
-                isTransitioning,
-                nextPlayerRef: player1Ref,
-                setIsTransitioning,
-            });
-        },
-        [isTransitioning, player2?.container],
-    );
-
-    useEffect(() => {
-        // Not standard, just used in chromium-based browsers. See
-        // https://developer.chrome.com/blog/audiocontext-setsinkid/.
-        // If the isElectron() check is every removed, fix this.
-        if (isElectron() && webAudio && 'setSinkId' in webAudio.context && audioDeviceId) {
-            const setSink = async () => {
-                try {
-                    if (webAudio.context.state !== 'closed') {
-                        await (webAudio.context as any).setSinkId(audioDeviceId);
-                    }
-                } catch (error) {
-                    toast.error({ message: `Error setting sink: ${(error as Error).message}` });
-                }
-            };
-
-            setSink();
-        }
-    }, [audioDeviceId, webAudio]);
-
-    useEffect(() => {
-        if (!webAudio) return;
-
-        const sources = [player1Source ? player1 : null, player2Source ? player2 : null];
-        const current = sources[currentPlayer - 1];
-
-        // Set the current replaygain
-        if (current) {
-            const newVolume = calculateReplayGain(current) * volume;
-            webAudio.gain.gain.setValueAtTime(Math.max(0, newVolume), 0);
-        }
-
-        // Set the next track replaygain right before the end of this track
-        // Attempt to prevent pop-in for web audio.
-        const next = sources[3 - currentPlayer];
-        if (next && current) {
-            const newVolume = calculateReplayGain(next) * volume;
-            webAudio.gain.gain.setValueAtTime(
-                Math.max(0, newVolume),
-                Math.max(0, (current.duration - 1) / 1000),
-            );
-        }
-    }, [
-        calculateReplayGain,
-        currentPlayer,
-        player1,
-        player1Source,
-        player2,
-        player2Source,
-        volume,
-        webAudio,
-    ]);
-
-    const handlePlayer1Start = useCallback(
-        async (player: ReactPlayer) => {
-            if (!webAudio) return;
-            if (player1Source) {
-                // This should fire once, only if the source is real (meaning we
-                // saw the dummy source) and the context is not ready
-                if (webAudio.context.state !== 'running') {
-                    await webAudio.context.resume();
-                }
-                return;
-            }
-
-            const internal = player.getInternalPlayer() as HTMLMediaElement | undefined;
-            if (internal) {
-                const { context, gain } = webAudio;
-                const source = context.createMediaElementSource(internal);
-                source.connect(gain);
-                setPlayer1Source(source);
-            }
-        },
-        [player1Source, webAudio],
-    );
-
-    const handlePlayer2Start = useCallback(
-        async (player: ReactPlayer) => {
-            if (!webAudio) return;
-            if (player2Source) {
-                if (webAudio.context.state !== 'running') {
-                    await webAudio.context.resume();
-                }
-                return;
-            }
-
-            const internal = player.getInternalPlayer() as HTMLMediaElement | undefined;
-            if (internal) {
-                const { context, gain } = webAudio;
-                const source = context.createMediaElementSource(internal);
-                source.connect(gain);
-                setPlayer2Source(source);
-            }
-        },
-        [player2Source, webAudio],
-    );
-
-    // Bugfix for Safari: rather than use the `<audio>` volume (which doesn't work),
-    // use the GainNode to scale the volume. In this case, for compatibility with
-    // other browsers, set the `<audio>` volume to 1
-    return (
-        <>
-            <ReactPlayer
-                config={{
-                    file: { attributes: { crossOrigin: 'anonymous' }, forceAudio: true },
-                }}
-                height={0}
-                muted={muted}
-                // If there is no stream url, we do not need to handle when the audio finishes
-                onEnded={stream1 ? handleOnEnded : undefined}
-                onError={handleOnError(player1Ref)}
-                onProgress={
-                    playbackStyle === PlayerStyle.GAPLESS ? handleGapless1 : handleCrossfade1
-                }
-                onReady={handlePlayer1Start}
-                playbackRate={playbackSpeed}
-                playing={currentPlayer === 1 && status === PlayerStatus.PLAYING}
-                progressInterval={isTransitioning ? 10 : 250}
-                ref={player1Ref}
-                url={stream1 || EMPTY_SOURCE}
-                volume={webAudio ? 1 : volume}
-                width={0}
-            />
-            <ReactPlayer
-                config={{
-                    file: { attributes: { crossOrigin: 'anonymous' }, forceAudio: true },
-                }}
-                height={0}
-                muted={muted}
-                onEnded={stream2 ? handleOnEnded : undefined}
-                onError={handleOnError(player2Ref)}
-                onProgress={
-                    playbackStyle === PlayerStyle.GAPLESS ? handleGapless2 : handleCrossfade2
-                }
-                onReady={handlePlayer2Start}
-                playbackRate={playbackSpeed}
-                playing={currentPlayer === 2 && status === PlayerStatus.PLAYING}
-                progressInterval={isTransitioning ? 10 : 250}
-                ref={player2Ref}
-                url={stream2 || EMPTY_SOURCE}
-                volume={webAudio ? 1 : volume}
-                width={0}
-            />
-        </>
-    );
-});
diff --git a/src/renderer/features/player/audio-player/mpv-player.tsx b/src/renderer/features/player/audio-player/mpv-player.tsx
index 358be3f7f..438fa70f4 100644
--- a/src/renderer/features/player/audio-player/mpv-player.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/features/player/audio-player/mpv-player.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import { MpvPlayerEngine, MpvPlayerEngineHandle } from './engine/mpv-player-engi
 
 import { useMainPlayerListener } from '/@/renderer/features/player/audio-player/hooks/use-main-player-listener';
 import { usePlayerEvents } from '/@/renderer/features/player/audio-player/hooks/use-player-events';
+import { useSongUrl } from '/@/renderer/features/player/audio-player/hooks/use-stream-url';
 import {
+    usePlaybackSettings,
     usePlayerActions,
     usePlayerData,
     usePlayerMuted,
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ export function MpvPlayer() {
     const { speed } = usePlayerProperties();
     const isMuted = usePlayerMuted();
     const volume = usePlayerVolume();
+    const { transcode } = usePlaybackSettings();
 
     const [localPlayerStatus, setLocalPlayerStatus] = useState<PlayerStatus>(status);
     const [isTransitioning, setIsTransitioning] = useState(false);
@@ -132,12 +135,15 @@ export function MpvPlayer() {
 
     useMainPlayerListener();
 
+    const currentUrl = useSongUrl(currentSong, true, transcode);
+    const nextUrl = useSongUrl(nextSong, false, transcode);
+
     return (
         <MpvPlayerEngine
-            currentSrc={currentSong?.streamUrl}
+            currentSrc={currentUrl}
             isMuted={isMuted}
             isTransitioning={isTransitioning}
-            nextSrc={nextSong?.streamUrl}
+            nextSrc={nextUrl}
             onEnded={handleOnEnded}
             onProgress={onProgress}
             playerRef={playerRef}
diff --git a/src/renderer/features/player/audio-player/wavesurfer-player.tsx b/src/renderer/features/player/audio-player/wavesurfer-player.tsx
index 18ffb2c05..1d2e686dd 100644
--- a/src/renderer/features/player/audio-player/wavesurfer-player.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/features/player/audio-player/wavesurfer-player.tsx
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ import {
 } from '/@/renderer/features/player/audio-player/engine/wavesurfer-player-engine';
 import { useMainPlayerListener } from '/@/renderer/features/player/audio-player/hooks/use-main-player-listener';
 import { usePlayerEvents } from '/@/renderer/features/player/audio-player/hooks/use-player-events';
+import { useSongUrl } from '/@/renderer/features/player/audio-player/hooks/use-stream-url';
 import { PlayerOnProgressProps } from '/@/renderer/features/player/audio-player/types';
 import {
+    usePlaybackSettings,
     usePlayerActions,
     usePlayerData,
     usePlayerMuted,
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ export function WaveSurferPlayer() {
     const { crossfadeDuration, speed, transitionType } = usePlayerProperties();
     const isMuted = usePlayerMuted();
     const volume = usePlayerVolume();
+    const { transcode } = usePlaybackSettings();
 
     const [localPlayerStatus, setLocalPlayerStatus] = useState<PlayerStatus>(status);
     const [isTransitioning, setIsTransitioning] = useState<boolean | string>(false);
@@ -229,6 +232,9 @@ export function WaveSurferPlayer() {
 
     useMainPlayerListener();
 
+    const player1Url = useSongUrl(player1, num === 1, transcode);
+    const player2Url = useSongUrl(player2, num === 2, transcode);
+
     return (
         <WaveSurferPlayerEngine
             isMuted={isMuted}
@@ -241,8 +247,8 @@ export function WaveSurferPlayer() {
             playerRef={playerRef}
             playerStatus={localPlayerStatus}
             speed={speed}
-            src1={player1?.streamUrl}
-            src2={player2?.streamUrl}
+            src1={player1Url}
+            src2={player2Url}
             volume={volume}
         />
     );
diff --git a/src/renderer/features/player/audio-player/web-player.tsx b/src/renderer/features/player/audio-player/web-player.tsx
index 831821347..38108b13a 100644
--- a/src/renderer/features/player/audio-player/web-player.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/features/player/audio-player/web-player.tsx
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ import {
 } from '/@/renderer/features/player/audio-player/engine/web-player-engine';
 import { useMainPlayerListener } from '/@/renderer/features/player/audio-player/hooks/use-main-player-listener';
 import { usePlayerEvents } from '/@/renderer/features/player/audio-player/hooks/use-player-events';
+import { useSongUrl } from '/@/renderer/features/player/audio-player/hooks/use-stream-url';
 import { PlayerOnProgressProps } from '/@/renderer/features/player/audio-player/types';
 import {
+    usePlaybackSettings,
     usePlayerActions,
     usePlayerData,
     usePlayerMuted,
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ export function WebPlayer() {
     const { crossfadeDuration, crossfadeStyle, speed, transitionType } = usePlayerProperties();
     const isMuted = usePlayerMuted();
     const volume = usePlayerVolume();
+    const { transcode } = usePlaybackSettings();
 
     const [localPlayerStatus, setLocalPlayerStatus] = useState<PlayerStatus>(status);
     const [isTransitioning, setIsTransitioning] = useState<boolean | string>(false);
@@ -261,6 +264,9 @@ export function WebPlayer() {
 
     useMainPlayerListener();
 
+    const player1Url = useSongUrl(player1, num === 1, transcode);
+    const player2Url = useSongUrl(player2, num === 2, transcode);
+
     return (
         <WebPlayerEngine
             isMuted={isMuted}
@@ -273,8 +279,8 @@ export function WebPlayer() {
             playerRef={playerRef}
             playerStatus={localPlayerStatus}
             speed={speed}
-            src1={player1?.streamUrl}
-            src2={player2?.streamUrl}
+            src1={player1Url}
+            src2={player2Url}
             volume={volume}
         />
     );
diff --git a/src/renderer/features/player/components/playerbar-waveform.tsx b/src/renderer/features/player/components/playerbar-waveform.tsx
index 1f2cdd4c7..cfc680e21 100644
--- a/src/renderer/features/player/components/playerbar-waveform.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/features/player/components/playerbar-waveform.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { CustomPlayerbarSlider } from './playerbar-slider';
 import styles from './playerbar-waveform.module.css';
 
-import { api } from '/@/renderer/api';
+import { useSongUrl } from '/@/renderer/features/player/audio-player/hooks/use-stream-url';
 import { usePlayer } from '/@/renderer/features/player/context/player-context';
 import {
     BarAlign,
@@ -37,26 +37,7 @@ export const PlayerbarWaveform = () => {
 
     const songDuration = currentSong?.duration ? currentSong.duration / 1000 : 0;
 
-    // Get the stream URL with transcoding support
-    const streamUrl = useMemo(() => {
-        if (!currentSong?._serverId || !currentSong?.streamUrl) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        if (!transcode.enabled) {
-            return currentSong.streamUrl;
-        }
-
-        return api.controller.getTranscodingUrl({
-            apiClientProps: {
-                serverId: currentSong._serverId,
-            },
-            query: {
-                base: currentSong.streamUrl,
-                ...transcode,
-            },
-        });
-    }, [currentSong, transcode]);
+    const streamUrl = useSongUrl(currentSong, true, transcode);
 
     const primaryColor = usePrimaryColor();
 
diff --git a/src/shared/api/jellyfin/jellyfin-normalize.ts b/src/shared/api/jellyfin/jellyfin-normalize.ts
index 96ac2bdff..2fe6a30a7 100644
--- a/src/shared/api/jellyfin/jellyfin-normalize.ts
+++ b/src/shared/api/jellyfin/jellyfin-normalize.ts
@@ -13,30 +13,6 @@ import {
 } from '/@/shared/types/domain-types';
 import { ServerListItem, ServerType } from '/@/shared/types/types';
 
-const getStreamUrl = (args: {
-    container?: string;
-    deviceId: string;
-    eTag?: string;
-    id: string;
-    mediaSourceId?: string;
-    server: null | ServerListItem;
-}) => {
-    const { deviceId, id, server } = args;
-
-    return (
-        `${server?.url}/audio` +
-        `/${id}/universal` +
-        `?userId=${server?.userId}` +
-        `&deviceId=${deviceId}` +
-        '&audioCodec=aac' +
-        `&apiKey=${server?.credential}` +
-        `&playSessionId=${deviceId}` +
-        '&container=opus,mp3,aac,m4a,m4b,flac,wav,ogg' +
-        '&transcodingContainer=ts' +
-        '&transcodingProtocol=http'
-    );
-};
-
 const getAlbumArtistCoverArtUrl = (args: {
     baseUrl: string;
     item: z.infer<typeof jfType._response.albumArtist>;
@@ -182,7 +158,6 @@ const getTags = (item: AlbumOrSong): null | Record<string, string[]> => {
 const normalizeSong = (
     item: z.infer<typeof jfType._response.song>,
     server: null | ServerListItem,
-    deviceId: string,
     imageSize?: number,
 ): Song => {
     let bitRate = 0;
@@ -191,7 +166,6 @@ const normalizeSong = (
     let path: null | string = null;
     let sampleRate: null | number = null;
     let size = 0;
-    let streamUrl = '';
 
     if (item.MediaSources?.length) {
         const source = item.MediaSources[0];
@@ -200,15 +174,6 @@ const normalizeSong = (
         path = source.Path;
         size = source.Size;
 
-        streamUrl = getStreamUrl({
-            container: container,
-            deviceId,
-            eTag: source.ETag,
-            id: item.Id,
-            mediaSourceId: source.Id,
-            server,
-        });
-
         if ((source.MediaStreams?.length || 0) > 0) {
             for (const stream of source.MediaStreams) {
                 if (stream.Type === 'Audio') {
@@ -296,7 +261,6 @@ const normalizeSong = (
         releaseYear: item.ProductionYear || null,
         sampleRate,
         size,
-        streamUrl,
         tags: getTags(item),
         trackNumber: item.IndexNumber,
         updatedAt: item.DateCreated,
@@ -361,7 +325,7 @@ const normalizeAlbum = (
         releaseYear: item.ProductionYear || null,
         size: null,
         songCount: item?.ChildCount || null,
-        songs: item.Songs?.map((song) => normalizeSong(song, server, '', imageSize)),
+        songs: item.Songs?.map((song) => normalizeSong(song, server, imageSize)),
         tags: getTags(item),
         updatedAt: item?.DateLastMediaAdded || item.DateCreated,
         userFavorite: item.UserData?.IsFavorite || false,
diff --git a/src/shared/api/subsonic/subsonic-normalize.ts b/src/shared/api/subsonic/subsonic-normalize.ts
index ab294bb31..d34ea9140 100644
--- a/src/shared/api/subsonic/subsonic-normalize.ts
+++ b/src/shared/api/subsonic/subsonic-normalize.ts
@@ -136,8 +136,6 @@ const normalizeSong = (
             size: size || 300,
         }) || null;
 
-    const streamUrl = `${server?.url}/rest/stream.view?id=${item.id}&v=1.13.0&c=Feishin&${server?.credential}`;
-
     return {
         _itemType: LibraryItem.SONG,
         _serverId: server?.id || 'unknown',
@@ -194,7 +192,6 @@ const normalizeSong = (
         releaseYear: item.year || null,
         sampleRate: item.samplingRate || null,
         size: item.size,
-        streamUrl,
         tags: null,
         trackNumber: item.track || 1,
         updatedAt: '',
diff --git a/src/shared/types/domain-types.ts b/src/shared/types/domain-types.ts
index 65e664467..ccf6b7ce9 100644
--- a/src/shared/types/domain-types.ts
+++ b/src/shared/types/domain-types.ts
@@ -370,7 +370,6 @@ export type Song = {
     releaseYear: null | number;
     sampleRate: null | number;
     size: number;
-    streamUrl: string;
     tags: null | Record<string, string[]>;
     trackNumber: number;
     updatedAt: string;
@@ -1224,10 +1223,10 @@ export type ControllerEndpoint = {
     getSongDetail: (args: SongDetailArgs) => Promise<SongDetailResponse>;
     getSongList: (args: SongListArgs) => Promise<SongListResponse>;
     getSongListCount: (args: SongListCountArgs) => Promise<number>;
+    getStreamUrl: (args: StreamArgs) => string;
     getStructuredLyrics?: (args: StructuredLyricsArgs) => Promise<StructuredLyric[]>;
     getTags?: (args: TagArgs) => Promise<TagResponses>;
     getTopSongs: (args: TopSongListArgs) => Promise<TopSongListResponse>;
-    getTranscodingUrl: (args: TranscodingArgs) => string;
     getUserList?: (args: UserListArgs) => Promise<UserListResponse>;
     movePlaylistItem?: (args: MoveItemArgs) => Promise<void>;
     removeFromPlaylist: (args: RemoveFromPlaylistArgs) => Promise<RemoveFromPlaylistResponse>;
@@ -1314,12 +1313,12 @@ export type InternalControllerEndpoint = {
     getSongDetail: (args: ReplaceApiClientProps<SongDetailArgs>) => Promise<SongDetailResponse>;
     getSongList: (args: ReplaceApiClientProps<SongListArgs>) => Promise<SongListResponse>;
     getSongListCount: (args: ReplaceApiClientProps<SongListCountArgs>) => Promise<number>;
+    getStreamUrl: (args: ReplaceApiClientProps<StreamArgs>) => string;
     getStructuredLyrics?: (
         args: ReplaceApiClientProps<StructuredLyricsArgs>,
     ) => Promise<StructuredLyric[]>;
     getTags?: (args: ReplaceApiClientProps<TagArgs>) => Promise<TagResponses>;
     getTopSongs: (args: ReplaceApiClientProps<TopSongListArgs>) => Promise<TopSongListResponse>;
-    getTranscodingUrl: (args: ReplaceApiClientProps<TranscodingArgs>) => string;
     getUserList?: (args: ReplaceApiClientProps<UserListArgs>) => Promise<UserListResponse>;
     movePlaylistItem?: (args: ReplaceApiClientProps<MoveItemArgs>) => Promise<void>;
     removeFromPlaylist: (
@@ -1380,6 +1379,17 @@ export type SimilarSongsQuery = {
     songId: string;
 };
 
+export type StreamArgs = BaseEndpointArgs & {
+    query: StreamQuery;
+};
+
+export type StreamQuery = {
+    bitrate?: number;
+    format?: string;
+    id: string;
+    transcode: boolean;
+};
+
 export type StructuredLyric = (StructuredSyncedLyric | StructuredUnsyncedLyric) & {
     lang: string;
 };
@@ -1417,16 +1427,6 @@ export type TagResponses = {
     enumTags?: Tag[];
 };
 
-export type TranscodingArgs = BaseEndpointArgs & {
-    query: TranscodingQuery;
-};
-
-export type TranscodingQuery = {
-    base: string;
-    bitrate?: number;
-    format?: string;
-};
-
 type BaseEndpointArgsWithServer = {
     apiClientProps: {
         server: null | ServerListItemWithCredential;