diff --git a/lib/speaker/base.rb b/lib/speaker/base.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/speaker/base.rb
+++ b/lib/speaker/base.rb
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ module Speaker
 	  	if RUBY_PLATFORM.include?("darwin")
 	  		'afplay'
 	  	else
-	  		'mpg123'
+	  		'mpg123 -q'
 	  	end
 	  end
Quiet execution of mpg<I> on linux