I need to convert a mess of mp3 files into PCM 8000 kHz, 16 Bit, Mono wav format. I tried using mpg123 and sox : mpg123 -b 10000 -s test.mp3 | sox -t raw -r 8000 -s -w -c 2 - test.wav w/o success. The resulting wav file is molasses slow. Any help appreciated. thanks! Jeff Elkins