diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f8800e3..fc42604 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ then start with `docker-compose up -d`
 |env var|command line arg|description|
 |---|---|---|
 |`GONIC_MUSIC_PATH`|`-music-path`|path to your music collection|
+|`GONIC_CACHE_PATH`|`-cache-path`|**optional** path to store audio transcodes (*default* `/tmp/gonic_cache`)|
 |`GONIC_DB_PATH`|`-db-path`|**optional** path to database file|
 |`GONIC_LISTEN_ADDR`|`-listen-addr`|**optional** host and port to listen on (eg. `0.0.0.0:4747`, `127.0.0.1:4747`) (*default* `0.0.0.0:4747`)|
 |`GONIC_PROXY_PREFIX`|`-proxy-prefix`|**optional** url path prefix to use if behind reverse proxy. eg `/gonic` (see example configs below)|
diff --git a/assets/assets_gen.go b/assets/assets_gen.go
index 48bb662..6d9cb26 100644
--- a/assets/assets_gen.go
+++ b/assets/assets_gen.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ var Bytes = map[string]*EmbeddedAsset{
 0x7b,0x20,0x65,0x6e,0x64,0x20,0x7d,0x7d,0x0a,
 }},
 "pages/home.tmpl": &EmbeddedAsset{
-	ModTime: time.Unix(1583954752, 0),
+	ModTime: time.Unix(1583972849, 0),
 	Bytes: []byte{
 0x7b,0x7b,0x20,0x64,0x65,0x66,0x69,0x6e,0x65,0x20,0x22,0x75,0x73,0x65,0x72,0x22,0x20,0x7d,0x7d,0x0a,0x3c,0x64,0x69,0x76,
 0x20,0x63,0x6c,0x61,0x73,0x73,0x3d,0x22,0x70,0x61,0x64,0x64,0x65,0x64,0x20,0x62,0x6f,0x78,0x22,0x3e,0x0a,0x20,0x20,0x20,
diff --git a/db/model.go b/db/model.go
index 7bbcaa9..73754bd 100644
--- a/db/model.go
+++ b/db/model.go
@@ -94,6 +94,17 @@ func (t *Track) MIME() string {
 	return mime.Types[ext]
 }
 
+func (t *Track) RelPath() string {
+	if t.Album == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return path.Join(
+		t.Album.LeftPath,
+		t.Album.RightPath,
+		t.Filename,
+	)
+}
+
 type User struct {
 	ID            int `gorm:"primary_key"`
 	CreatedAt     time.Time
diff --git a/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_raw.go b/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_raw.go
index 14807d9..ff5e9aa 100644
--- a/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_raw.go
+++ b/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_raw.go
@@ -10,32 +10,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jinzhu/gorm"
 
 	"senan.xyz/g/gonic/db"
-	"senan.xyz/g/gonic/mime"
 	"senan.xyz/g/gonic/server/ctrlsubsonic/params"
 	"senan.xyz/g/gonic/server/ctrlsubsonic/spec"
 	"senan.xyz/g/gonic/server/encode"
 )
 
-// Put special clients that can't handle Opus here:
-func encodeProfileFor(client string) string {
-	switch client {
-	case "Soundwaves":
-		return "mp3_rg"
-	case "Jamstash":
-		return "opus_rg"
-	default:
-		return "opus"
-	}
-}
-
-func fileExists(filename string) bool {
-	info, err := os.Stat(filename)
-	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return false
-	}
-	return !info.IsDir()
-}
-
 // "raw" handlers are ones that don't always return a spec response.
 // it could be a file, stream, etc. so you must either
 //   a) write to response writer
@@ -69,6 +48,49 @@ func (c *Controller) ServeGetCoverArt(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) *s
 	return nil
 }
 
+func fileExists(filename string) bool {
+	info, err := os.Stat(filename)
+	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return false
+	}
+	return !info.IsDir()
+}
+
+type serveTrackOptions struct {
+	track      *db.Track
+	pref       *db.TranscodePreference
+	maxBitrate int
+	cachePath  string
+	musicPath  string
+}
+
+func serveTrackRaw(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, opts serveTrackOptions) {
+	log.Printf("serving raw %q\n", opts.track.Filename)
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", opts.track.MIME())
+	trackPath := path.Join(opts.musicPath, opts.track.RelPath())
+	http.ServeFile(w, r, trackPath)
+}
+
+func serveTrackEncode(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, opts serveTrackOptions) {
+	profile := encode.Profiles[opts.pref.Profile]
+	bitrate := encode.GetBitrate(opts.maxBitrate, profile)
+	trackPath := path.Join(opts.musicPath, opts.track.RelPath())
+	cacheKey := encode.CacheKey(trackPath, opts.pref.Profile, bitrate)
+	cacheFile := path.Join(opts.cachePath, cacheKey)
+	if fileExists(cacheFile) {
+		log.Printf("serving transcode `%s`: cache [%s/%s] hit!\n", opts.track.Filename, profile.Format, bitrate)
+		http.ServeFile(w, r, cacheFile)
+		return
+	}
+	log.Printf("serving transcode `%s`: cache [%s/%s] miss!\n", opts.track.Filename, profile.Format, bitrate)
+	if err := encode.Encode(w, trackPath, cacheFile, profile, bitrate); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("error encoding %q: %v\n", trackPath, err)
+		return
+	}
+	log.Printf("serving transcode `%s`: encoded to [%s/%s] successfully\n",
+		opts.track.Filename, profile.Format, bitrate)
+}
+
 func (c *Controller) ServeStream(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) *spec.Response {
 	params := r.Context().Value(CtxParams).(params.Params)
 	id, err := params.GetInt("id")
@@ -83,8 +105,8 @@ func (c *Controller) ServeStream(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) *spec.R
 	if gorm.IsRecordNotFoundError(err) {
 		return spec.NewError(70, "media with id `%d` was not found", id)
 	}
+	user := r.Context().Value(CtxUser).(*db.User)
 	defer func() {
-		user := r.Context().Value(CtxUser).(*db.User)
 		play := db.Play{
 			AlbumID: track.Album.ID,
 			UserID:  user.ID,
@@ -96,34 +118,24 @@ func (c *Controller) ServeStream(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) *spec.R
 		play.Count++           // for getAlbumList?type=frequent
 		c.DB.Save(&play)
 	}()
-	client := params.GetOr("c", "generic")
-	maxBitrate, err := params.GetInt("maxBitRate")
-	if err != nil {
-		maxBitrate = 0
+	client := params.GetOr("c", "*")
+	servOpts := serveTrackOptions{
+		track:     track,
+		musicPath: c.MusicPath,
 	}
-
-	absPath := path.Join(
-		c.MusicPath,
-		track.Album.LeftPath,
-		track.Album.RightPath,
-		track.Filename,
-	)
-	profileName := encodeProfileFor(client)
-	profile := encode.Profiles[profileName]
-	bitrate := encode.GetBitrate(maxBitrate, profile)
-	cacheKey := encode.CacheKey(absPath, profileName, bitrate)
-	cacheFile := path.Join(c.CachePath, cacheKey)
-	if fileExists(cacheFile) {
-		log.Printf("track `%s`: cache [%s/%s] hit!\n", track.Filename, profile.Format, bitrate)
-		http.ServeFile(w, r, cacheFile)
+	pref := &db.TranscodePreference{}
+	err = c.DB.
+		Where("user_id=? AND client=? COLLATE NOCASE", user.ID, client).
+		First(pref).
+		Error
+	if gorm.IsRecordNotFoundError(err) {
+		serveTrackRaw(w, r, servOpts)
 		return nil
 	}
-	log.Printf("track `%s`: cache [%s/%s] miss!\n", track.Filename, profile.Format, bitrate)
-	if err := encode.Encode(w, absPath, cacheFile, profile, bitrate); err != nil {
-		log.Printf("error encoding %q: %v\n", absPath, err)
-	}
-	log.Printf("track `%s`: encoded to [%s/%s] successfully\n",
-		track.Filename, profile.Format, bitrate)
+	servOpts.pref = pref
+	servOpts.maxBitrate = params.GetIntOr("maxBitRate", 0)
+	servOpts.cachePath = c.CachePath
+	serveTrackEncode(w, r, servOpts)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -141,20 +153,9 @@ func (c *Controller) ServeDownload(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) *spec
 	if gorm.IsRecordNotFoundError(err) {
 		return spec.NewError(70, "media with id `%d` was not found", id)
 	}
-
-	absPath := path.Join(
-		c.MusicPath,
-		track.Album.LeftPath,
-		track.Album.RightPath,
-		track.Filename,
-	)
-	if mime, ok := mime.Types[track.Ext()]; ok {
-		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", mime)
-	}
-	http.ServeFile(w, r, absPath)
-
-	//
-	// We don't need to mark album/track as played
-	// if user just downloads a track, so bail out here:
+	serveTrackRaw(w, r, serveTrackOptions{
+		track:     track,
+		musicPath: c.MusicPath,
+	})
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/server/encode/encode.go b/server/encode/encode.go
index 985bad0..d89e45e 100644
--- a/server/encode/encode.go
+++ b/server/encode/encode.go
@@ -132,9 +132,10 @@ func Encode(out io.Writer, trackPath, cachePath string, profile *Profile, bitrat
 }
 
 // Generate cache key (file name). For, you know, encoded tracks cache.
-func CacheKey(sourcePath string, profile string, bitrate string) string {
+func CacheKey(sourcePath string, profile, bitrate string) string {
 	format := Profiles[profile].Format
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%x-%s-%s.%s", xxhash.Sum64String(sourcePath), profile, bitrate, format)
+	hash := xxhash.Sum64String(sourcePath)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%x-%s-%s.%s", hash, profile, bitrate, format)
 }
 
 // Check if client forces bitrate lower than set in profile: