diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 403cf36e57..03ba620d0f 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -288,29 +288,25 @@ env['HAVE_SDL'] = conf.CheckSDL('1.0.0')
 env['HAVE_BLUEZ'] = conf.CheckPKG('bluez')
 
 # needed for sound
-env['HAVE_AO'] = 0
-if not env['noao']:
-    env['HAVE_AO'] = conf.CheckPKG('ao')
-
-env['HAVE_OPENAL'] = 0
-if env['openal']:
-    env['HAVE_OPENAL'] = conf.CheckPKG('openal')
-
 env['HAVE_ALSA'] = conf.CheckPKG('alsa')
 
+env['HAVE_AO'] = 0
+env['HAVE_OPENAL'] = 0
+env['HAVE_PORTAUDIO'] =  0
 env['HAVE_PULSEAUDIO'] = 0
-#env['HAVE_PULSEAUDIO'] = conf.CheckPKG('libpulse')
+if sys.platform != 'darwin':
+    if not env['noao']:
+        env['HAVE_AO'] = conf.CheckPKG('ao')
+    if env['openal']:
+        env['HAVE_OPENAL'] = conf.CheckPKG('openal')
+    env['HAVE_PORTAUDIO'] =  conf.CheckPortaudio(1890)
+    #env['HAVE_PULSEAUDIO'] = conf.CheckPKG('libpulse')
 
 # OpenCL
 env['HAVE_OPENCL'] = 0
 if env['opencl']:   
     env['HAVE_OPENCL'] = conf.CheckPKG('OpenCL')
 
-env['HAVE_PORTAUDIO'] =  0
-if sys.platform != 'darwin':
-# needed for mic
-    env['HAVE_PORTAUDIO'] =  conf.CheckPortaudio(1890)
-
 # SOIL
 env['SHARED_SOIL'] = 0;
 if env['shared_soil']:
diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AOSoundStream.cpp b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AOSoundStream.cpp
index d26bdd9755..14b114e1c5 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AOSoundStream.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AOSoundStream.cpp
@@ -29,11 +29,7 @@ void AOSound::SoundLoop()
     default_driver = ao_default_driver_id();
     format.bits = 16;
     format.channels = 2;
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-	format.rate = 44100; // libao for osx only supports 44.1kHz...
-#else
     format.rate = m_mixer->GetSampleRate();
-#endif
     format.byte_format = AO_FMT_LITTLE;
 		
     device = ao_open_live(default_driver, &format, NULL /* no options */);
diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AudioCommon.cpp b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AudioCommon.cpp
index de371d7595..1ea0d44a9a 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AudioCommon.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/AudioCommon.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
 #include "DSoundStream.h"
 #include "AOSoundStream.h"
 #include "AlsaSoundStream.h"
+#ifdef __APPLE__
 #include "CoreAudioSoundStream.h"
+#endif
 #include "OpenALStream.h"
 #include "PulseAudioStream.h"
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/CoreAudioSoundStream.cpp b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/CoreAudioSoundStream.cpp
index e5268549b7..131330c675 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/CoreAudioSoundStream.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/CoreAudioSoundStream.cpp
@@ -52,20 +52,20 @@ bool CoreAudioSound::Start()
 	AudioStreamBasicDescription format;
 
 	desc.componentType = kAudioUnitType_Output;
-	desc.componentSubType = kAudioUnitSubType_HALOutput;
+	desc.componentSubType = kAudioUnitSubType_DefaultOutput;
 	desc.componentFlags = 0;
 	desc.componentFlagsMask = 0;
 	desc.componentManufacturer = kAudioUnitManufacturer_Apple;
 
 	Component component = FindNextComponent(NULL, &desc);
 	if (component == NULL) {
-		printf("error finding audio component\n");
+		ERROR_LOG(AUDIO, "error finding audio component");
 		return false;
 	}
 
 	err = OpenAComponent(component, &audioUnit);
 	if (err != noErr) {
-		printf("error opening audio component\n");
+		ERROR_LOG(AUDIO, "error opening audio component");
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ bool CoreAudioSound::Start()
 				kAudioUnitScope_Input, 0, &format,
 				sizeof(AudioStreamBasicDescription));
 	if (err != noErr) {
-		printf("error setting audio format\n");
+		ERROR_LOG(AUDIO, "error setting audio format");
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -93,19 +93,19 @@ bool CoreAudioSound::Start()
 				kAudioUnitScope_Input, 0, &callback_struct,
 				sizeof callback_struct);
 	if (err != noErr) {
-		printf("error setting audio callback\n");
+		ERROR_LOG(AUDIO, "error setting audio callback");
 		return false;
 	}
 
 	err = AudioUnitInitialize(audioUnit);
 	if (err != noErr) {
-		printf("error initializing audiounit\n");
+		ERROR_LOG(AUDIO, "error initializing audiounit");
 		return false;
 	}
 
 	err = AudioOutputUnitStart(audioUnit);
 	if (err != noErr) {
-		printf("error starting audiounit\n");
+		ERROR_LOG(AUDIO, "error starting audiounit");
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -122,19 +122,19 @@ void CoreAudioSound::Stop()
 
 	err = AudioOutputUnitStop(audioUnit);
 	if (err != noErr) {
-		printf("error stopping audiounit\n");
+		ERROR_LOG(AUDIO, "error stopping audiounit");
 		return;
 	}
 
 	err = AudioUnitUninitialize(audioUnit);
 	if (err != noErr) {
-		printf("error uninitializing audiounit\n");
+		ERROR_LOG(AUDIO, "error uninitializing audiounit");
 		return;
 	}
 
 	err = CloseComponent(audioUnit);
 	if (err != noErr) {
-		printf("error while closing audio component\n");
+		ERROR_LOG(AUDIO, "error closing audio component");
 		return;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/CoreAudioSoundStream.h b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/CoreAudioSoundStream.h
index c8cb3218c3..c397e085ac 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/CoreAudioSoundStream.h
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/CoreAudioSoundStream.h
@@ -18,23 +18,15 @@
 #ifndef _COREAUDIO_SOUND_STREAM_H
 #define _COREAUDIO_SOUND_STREAM_H
 
-#include "Common.h"
-#include "SoundStream.h"
-#if defined(__APPLE__)
 #include <CoreAudio/AudioHardware.h>
 #include <AudioUnit/AudioUnit.h>
 #include <CoreServices/CoreServices.h>
-#endif
 
-#include "Thread.h"
+#include "Common.h"
+#include "SoundStream.h"
 
 class CoreAudioSound : public SoundStream
 {
-#if defined(__APPLE__)
-	Common::Thread *thread;
-	Common::Event soundSyncEvent;
-	Common::CriticalSection soundCriticalSection;
-
         ComponentDescription desc;
         AudioUnit audioUnit;
 
@@ -56,10 +48,6 @@ public:
 	virtual void Update();
 
 	void RenderSamples(void *target, UInt32 size);
-#else
-public:
-	CoreAudioSound(CMixer *mixer) : SoundStream(mixer) {}
-#endif
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/OpenALStream.h b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/OpenALStream.h
index 4f4f8a8891..9db4559d55 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/OpenALStream.h
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/OpenALStream.h
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include "../../../../Externals/OpenAL/include/al.h"
 #include "../../../../Externals/OpenAL/include/alc.h"
-#elif defined(__APPLE__)
-#include "openal/al.h"
-#include "openal/alc.h"
-#else
 #include <AL/al.h>
 #include <AL/alc.h>
 #endif // WIN32
diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/aldlist.cpp b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/aldlist.cpp
index 22c3fb7c50..9e9114cb81 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/aldlist.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/Src/aldlist.cpp
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include "../../../../Externals/OpenAL/include/al.h"
 #include "../../../../Externals/OpenAL/include/alc.h"
-#elif defined(__APPLE__)
-#include "openal/al.h"
-#include "openal/alc.h"
-#else
 #include <AL/al.h>
 #include <AL/alc.h>
 #endif // WIN32