diff --git a/audiosource.py b/audiosource.py
index 848b487..98cc6b2 100644
--- a/audiosource.py
+++ b/audiosource.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class MicrophoneAudioSource(AudioSource):
         super().__init__()
         
         self._recorder = speech_recognition.Recognizer()
-        self._recorder.energy_threshold = 50
+        self._recorder.energy_threshold = 200
 
         # Definitely do this, dynamic energy compensation lowers the energy
         # threshold dramatically to a point where the SpeechRecognizer
diff --git a/transcribe_demo.py b/transcribe_demo.py
index 0fb55dc..9ea19b6 100644
--- a/transcribe_demo.py
+++ b/transcribe_demo.py
@@ -318,9 +318,9 @@ def main():
 
             # Infinite loops are bad for processors, must sleep. Also, limit the anim speed.
             if diffsize > 30:
-                sleep(0.01)
+                sleep(0.0025)
             else:
-                sleep(0.05)
+                sleep(0.0125)
 
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             break
diff --git a/transcriber.py b/transcriber.py
index 87a27e3..3402ceb 100644
--- a/transcriber.py
+++ b/transcriber.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ recent_phrase_count = 8
 phrase_timeout = 1.0
 
 # Higher is less restrictive on what it lets pass through.
-no_speech_prob_threshold = 0.15 # 0.15
+no_speech_prob_threshold = 0.05 # 0.15
 
 # Minimum number of seconds before we fire off the model again.
 min_time_between_updates = 2