diff --git a/lib/services/plex_client.dart b/lib/services/plex_client.dart
index 55f0d977..5ed2a32f 100644
--- a/lib/services/plex_client.dart
+++ b/lib/services/plex_client.dart
@@ -3001,10 +3001,9 @@ class PlexClient
       'subtitleSize': '100',
       'audioBoost': '100',
       'location': 'lan',
-      if (!isOriginal && preset.videoBitrateKbps != null) 'maxVideoBitrate': preset.videoBitrateKbps.toString(),
       'addDebugOverlay': '0',
       'autoAdjustQuality': '0',
-      'directStreamAudio': '0',
+      'directStreamAudio': '1',
       'mediaBufferSize': '102400',
       'session': transcodeSessionId,
       if (offset != null && offset > Duration.zero) 'offset': (offset.inMilliseconds / 1000).toStringAsFixed(6),