diff --git a/jdaviz/configs/cubeviz/plugins/cube_listener.py b/jdaviz/configs/cubeviz/plugins/cube_listener.py
index d862b78a8b..f981e6e8f2 100644
--- a/jdaviz/configs/cubeviz/plugins/cube_listener.py
+++ b/jdaviz/configs/cubeviz/plugins/cube_listener.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def sonify_spectrum(spec, duration, overlap=0.05, system='mono', srate=44100, fm
     data = {'spectrum': [spec], 'pitch': [1]}
 
     # again, use maximal range for the mapped parameters
-    lims = {'spectrum': ('0', '100')}
+    lims = {'spectrum': (0, '100')}
 
     # set up source
     sources = Events(data.keys())
diff --git a/jdaviz/configs/cubeviz/plugins/sonify_data/sonify_data.py b/jdaviz/configs/cubeviz/plugins/sonify_data/sonify_data.py
index cbf240011e..049b829b25 100644
--- a/jdaviz/configs/cubeviz/plugins/sonify_data/sonify_data.py
+++ b/jdaviz/configs/cubeviz/plugins/sonify_data/sonify_data.py
@@ -39,13 +39,14 @@ class SonifyData(PluginTemplateMixin, DatasetSelectMixin, SpectralSubsetSelectMi
     """
     template_file = __file__, "sonify_data.vue"
 
-    sample_rate = IntHandleEmpty(44100).tag(sync=True)
-    buffer_size = IntHandleEmpty(2048).tag(sync=True)
+    sample_rate = 44100 #IntHandleEmpty(44100).tag(sync=True)
+    buffer_size = 2048 #IntHandleEmpty(2048).tag(sync=True)
     assidx = FloatHandleEmpty(2.5).tag(sync=True)
     ssvidx = FloatHandleEmpty(0.65).tag(sync=True)
     eln = Bool(True).tag(sync=True)
     audfrqmin = FloatHandleEmpty(50).tag(sync=True)
     audfrqmax = FloatHandleEmpty(1000).tag(sync=True)
+    use_pccut = Bool(True).tag(sync=True)
     pccut = IntHandleEmpty(20).tag(sync=True)
     volume = IntHandleEmpty(100).tag(sync=True)
     stream_active = Bool(True).tag(sync=True)
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ def vue_sonify_cube(self, *args):
         self.flux_viewer.get_sonified_cube(self.sample_rate, self.buffer_size,
                                            selected_device_index, self.assidx, self.ssvidx,
                                            self.pccut, self.audfrqmin,
-                                           self.audfrqmax, self.eln)
+                                           self.audfrqmax, self.eln, self.use_pccut)
 
         # Automatically select spectrum-at-spaxel tool
         spec_at_spaxel_tool = self.flux_viewer.toolbar.tools['jdaviz:spectrumperspaxel']
diff --git a/jdaviz/configs/cubeviz/plugins/sonify_data/sonify_data.vue b/jdaviz/configs/cubeviz/plugins/sonify_data/sonify_data.vue
index 697315b87d..032b7f4ab9 100644
--- a/jdaviz/configs/cubeviz/plugins/sonify_data/sonify_data.vue
+++ b/jdaviz/configs/cubeviz/plugins/sonify_data/sonify_data.vue
@@ -42,26 +42,6 @@
             <span style="padding: 6px">Advanced Sound Options</span>
           </v-expansion-panel-header>
           <v-expansion-panel-content class="plugin-expansion-panel-content">
-            <v-row>
-              <v-text-field
-                ref="sample_rate"
-                type="number"
-                label="Sample Rate"
-                v-model.number="sample_rate"
-                hint="The desired sample rate."
-                persistent-hint
-              ></v-text-field>
-            </v-row>
-            <v-row>
-              <v-text-field
-                ref="buffer_size"
-                type="number"
-                label="Buffer Size"
-                v-model.number="buffer_size"
-                hint="The desired buffer size."
-                persistent-hint
-              ></v-text-field>
-            </v-row>
             <v-row>
               <v-text-field
                 ref="audfrqmin"
@@ -102,13 +82,21 @@
                 persistent-hint
               ></v-text-field>
             </v-row>
-            <v-row>
+	    <v-row>
+              <v-switch
+                v-model="use_pccut"
+                label="Use Flux Percentile Cut?"
+                hint="Whether to only sonify flux above a min. percentile (else use absolute values)"
+                persistent-hint
+               ></v-switch>
+	    </v-row>
+            <v-row v-if="use_pccut">
               <v-text-field
                 ref="pccut"
                 type="number"
-                label="Flux Percentile Cut"
+                label="Flux Percentile Cut Value"
                 v-model.number="pccut"
-                hint="The minimum flux percentile to be heard."
+                hint="The minimum percentile to be heard."
                 persistent-hint
               ></v-text-field>
             </v-row>
@@ -158,8 +146,7 @@
     <v-row>
         Volume
         <glue-throttled-slider label="Volume" wait="300" max="100" step="1" :value.sync="volume" hide-details class="no-hint" />
-
     </v-row>
    </v-row>
  </j-tray-plugin>
-</template>
\ No newline at end of file
+</template>
diff --git a/jdaviz/configs/cubeviz/plugins/viewers.py b/jdaviz/configs/cubeviz/plugins/viewers.py
index 6740966cea..4cc4d32d7d 100644
--- a/jdaviz/configs/cubeviz/plugins/viewers.py
+++ b/jdaviz/configs/cubeviz/plugins/viewers.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def update_volume_level(self, level):
         self.sonified_cube.atten_level = int(1/np.clip((level/100.)**2, MINVOL, 1))
 
     def get_sonified_cube(self, sample_rate, buffer_size, device, assidx, ssvidx,
-                          pccut, audfrqmin, audfrqmax, eln):
+                          pccut, audfrqmin, audfrqmax, eln, use_pccut):
         spectrum = self.active_image_layer.layer.get_object(statistic=None)
         wlens = spectrum.wavelength.to('m').value
         flux = spectrum.flux.value
@@ -161,11 +161,12 @@ def get_sonified_cube(self, sample_rate, buffer_size, device, assidx, ssvidx,
         # make a rough white-light image from the clipped array
         whitelight = np.expand_dims(clipped_arr.sum(-1), axis=2)
 
-        # subtract any percentile cut
-        clipped_arr -= np.expand_dims(pc_cube, axis=2)
+        if use_pccut:
+            # subtract any percentile cut
+            clipped_arr -= np.expand_dims(pc_cube, axis=2)
 
-        # and re-clip
-        clipped_arr = np.clip(clipped_arr, 0, np.inf)
+            # and re-clip
+            clipped_arr = np.clip(clipped_arr, 0, np.inf)
 
         self.sonified_cube = CubeListenerData(clipped_arr ** assidx, wlens, duration=0.8,
                                               samplerate=sample_rate, buffsize=buffer_size,