diff --git a/src/metadata/TagLibParser.cpp b/src/metadata/TagLibParser.cpp
index 178a508c..81165832 100644
--- a/src/metadata/TagLibParser.cpp
+++ b/src/metadata/TagLibParser.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ TagLibParser::parse(const boost::filesystem::path& p, bool debug)
 {
 	TagLib::FileRef f {p.string().c_str(),
 			true, // read audio properties
-			TagLib::AudioProperties::Average};
+			TagLib::AudioProperties::Fast};
 
 	if (f.isNull())
 	{