Hi Scott, When I first got my BP, I had exactly the same comment/question. Tech support had exactly the same answer. Now, I don't even notice it. After awhile, you listen to what is being read rather than how it is being read. So, read on... Reed -----Original Message----- From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Ford Sent: 2007/02/02 15:10 To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookport] Synth audio out put Hello yall, I am new to the list. I received my bookport on Wednesday. I am kind of concerned about the sound of the synthesizer. The synthesizer sounds kind of like a radio that is not completely on the right station. When the bookport speaks there is some static in the background. This only occurs when the bookport reads text. I called tech support and the fella told me that the voice sounds fine. I read a lot of digital audio books, with both a computer, and braillenote. They do not have this sound. My question is am I just being to critical. Is this just the way the bookports synthesizer sounds? Scott