Hi no espeak is not slow and crackly with nvda at all. it works great with nvda. it is only slow and crackly with sa and satogo. this means that serotek has not perhaps not implemented somethin right. or perhaps they should go to http://espeak.sourceforge.net/test/latest.html and get anduse the latest beta. that one works fine. Josh Kennedy jkenn337@xxxxxxxxx my blog is at http://jkenn337.klangoblog.net (updated frequently). Tired of Microsoft Windows and paying thousands for screen-readers? try out NVDA, get a mac--, nvda--for Windows, or try out and switch to grml, Ubuntu, Vinux, or knoppix-adriane Linux desktops. Knoppix ubuntu and vinux-cli-max are the most accessible for beginners. also try vinux-gui and encourage those at www.cherrypal.com to use windows-xp and nvda knoppix-adriane Vinux-cli-max or grml so all blind people can have an accessible computer.