diff --git a/demo/play_file_url/Cargo.toml b/demo/play_file_url/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4dd9d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demo/play_file_url/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[package]
+name = "play_file_url"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+rodio = { version = "0.19.0", features = ["symphonia-all"] }
diff --git a/demo/play_file_url/src/main.rs b/demo/play_file_url/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f21ddbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demo/play_file_url/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::str::FromStr;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use rodio::{Decoder, OutputStream, Source};
+fn main() {
+    const URL: &str = "file:///home/plex/Musik/Plex/ｍｏｏｎｗａｔｅｒ.mp3";
+    let f = open_file_url(URL).unwrap();
+    let reader = std::io::BufReader::new(f);
+
+    // Get an output stream handle to the default physical sound device
+    let (_stream, stream_handle) = OutputStream::try_default().unwrap();
+    // Decode that sound file into a source
+    let source = Decoder::new(reader).unwrap();
+    // Play the sound directly on the device
+    stream_handle.play_raw(source.convert_samples()).unwrap();
+    std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(10)); // should be fine, because tokio says
+                                                 // spawn_blocking happens in another thread
+}
+
+fn open_file_url(url: &str) -> std::io::Result<File> {
+    if !url.starts_with("file://") {
+        return Err(std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::Unsupported, "bad"));
+    }
+
+    let path = url.replacen("file://", "", 1);
+    if let Ok(path) = PathBuf::from_str(&path) {
+        let f = std::fs::File::open(path)?;
+        Ok(f)
+    } else {
+        Err(std::io::Error::new(
+            std::io::ErrorKind::Unsupported,
+            "not a path even without file://",
+        ))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/demo/try_stream/Cargo.toml b/demo/try_stream/Cargo.toml
index cf4a034..b2f10bf 100644
--- a/demo/try_stream/Cargo.toml
+++ b/demo/try_stream/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 reqwest = "0.12.7"
 rodio = { version = "0.19.0", features = ["symphonia-all"] }
+stream-download = { version = "0.7.2", features = ["reqwest-native-tls"] }
 tokio = { version = "1.39.3", features = ["rt", "macros"] }
diff --git a/demo/try_stream/src/main.rs b/demo/try_stream/src/main.rs
index 502121a..88be6d7 100644
--- a/demo/try_stream/src/main.rs
+++ b/demo/try_stream/src/main.rs
@@ -1,31 +1,39 @@
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::result::Result;
+use std::time::Duration;
 
+use reqwest::header::HeaderMap;
+use reqwest::Client;
 use rodio::{Decoder, OutputStream, Source};
+use stream_download::http::HttpStream;
+use stream_download::storage::memory::MemoryStorageProvider;
+use stream_download::{Settings, StreamDownload};
 
 #[tokio::main(flavor = "current_thread")]
 async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
-    let client = reqwest::Client::new();
-    let url = "https://jellyfin.homeserver.box/Items/758d55bf6b122523c9bed78fe8893071/Download?api_key=redacted";
+    const URL: &str = "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Aadama.mp3";
 
-    let res = client
-        .get(url)
-        .header("User-Agent", "My Rust Program/1.0")
-        .send()
-        .await?;
+    let mut headers = HeaderMap::new();
+    headers.append("User-Agent", "Beatbär Streaming Demo".parse().unwrap());
 
-    let audio_stream = std::io::Cursor::new(res.bytes().await.unwrap());
+    let client = Client::builder().default_headers(headers).build()?;
 
-    // Get an output stream handle to the default physical sound device
-    let (_stream, stream_handle) = OutputStream::try_default().unwrap();
-    // Decode that sound file into a source
-    let source = Decoder::new(audio_stream).unwrap();
-    // Play the sound directly on the device
-    stream_handle.play_raw(source.convert_samples()).unwrap();
+    let stream = HttpStream::new(client, URL.parse()?).await?;
+    let reader =
+        StreamDownload::from_stream(stream, MemoryStorageProvider, Settings::default()).await?;
 
-    // The sound plays in a separate audio thread,
-    // so we need to keep the main thread alive while it's playing.
-    std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(5));
+    // now play with rodio, or read it out
+    tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+        // Get an output stream handle to the default physical sound device
+        let (_stream, stream_handle) = OutputStream::try_default().unwrap();
+        // Decode that sound file into a source
+        let source = Decoder::new(reader).unwrap();
+        // Play the sound directly on the device
+        stream_handle.play_raw(source.convert_samples()).unwrap();
+        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(10)); // should be fine, because tokio says
+                                                     // spawn_blocking happens in another thread
+    })
+    .await?;
 
     Ok(())
 }