diff --git a/src/controller/buffersController.py b/src/controller/buffersController.py
index c3c38ef1..15214e46 100644
--- a/src/controller/buffersController.py
+++ b/src/controller/buffersController.py
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ class baseBufferController(bufferController):
   else:
    output.speak("Not actionable.",True)
 
- def url(self,url=''):
+ def url(self,url='',announce=True):
   if url == '':
    tweet = self.get_tweet()
    urls = utils.find_urls(tweet)
@@ -469,7 +469,8 @@ class baseBufferController(bufferController):
      url=urls_list.get_string()
     if hasattr(urls_list, "destroy"): urls_list.destroy()
    if url != '':
-    output.speak(_(u"Opening URL..."), True)
+    if announce:
+     output.speak(_(u"Opening URL..."), True)
     webbrowser.open_new_tab(url)
 
  def clear_list(self):
diff --git a/src/sound.py b/src/sound.py
index e5e0e00c..b22ce93d 100644
--- a/src/sound.py
+++ b/src/sound.py
@@ -114,14 +114,15 @@ class URLStream(object):
    log.debug("Transformed URL: %s. Prepared" % (self.url,))
    self.prepared = True
 
- def play(self, url=None, volume=1.0, stream=None):
+ def play(self, url=None, volume=1.0, stream=None,announce=True):
   if hasattr(self, "stream") and self.stream.is_playing:
    output.speak(_(u"Stopped"))
    self.stream.stop()
    del self.stream
    log.debug("Stream stopped")
   else:
-   output.speak(_(u"Playing..."))
+   if announce:
+    output.speak(_(u"Playing..."))
    log.debug("Attempting to play an URL...")
    if url != None:
     self.prepare(url)
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ class URLStream(object):
    if self.prepared == True:
     stream=sound_lib.stream.URLStream(url=self.url)
     if play:
-     return self.play(stream=stream,volume=volume)
+     return self.play(stream=stream,volume=volume,announce=False)
     return True
   except:
    log.exception("Exception.")
diff --git a/src/twitter/utils.py b/src/twitter/utils.py
index 0831cd8f..1e8a1aa1 100644
--- a/src/twitter/utils.py
+++ b/src/twitter/utils.py
@@ -140,13 +140,3 @@ def is_allowed(tweet, clients):
 
 def url_is_audio(u):
  return sound.URLPlayer.is_playable(u)
-
-def old_url_is_audio(u):
- try:
-  response = requests.head(u,allow_redirects=True) 
-  if 'audio' in str(response.headers['content-type']).lower():
-   return True
-  else:
-   return False
- except:
-  log.exception("Exception while determining audio by HTTP headers")