diff --git a/services/frontend/src/App.tsx b/services/frontend/src/App.tsx
index e90d1ea..e396705 100644
--- a/services/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/services/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export default function App() {
   );
 
   const socket = useDashboardSocket({
-    onBinary: audio.handleIncomingPcm,
+    onVoicePcmData: (d) => audio.handleIncomingPcm(d as { userId: string; pcm: string }),
     onUserState: (users) => setActiveSpeakers(users as ActiveSpeaker[]),
     onMessageCreated: (m) =>
       messages.setMessages((prev) => mergeMessages(prev, [m as MessageRecord])),
diff --git a/services/frontend/src/shared/hooks/useAudioPlayback.ts b/services/frontend/src/shared/hooks/useAudioPlayback.ts
index f26d31c..f840db1 100644
--- a/services/frontend/src/shared/hooks/useAudioPlayback.ts
+++ b/services/frontend/src/shared/hooks/useAudioPlayback.ts
@@ -13,11 +13,16 @@ export function useAudioPlayback() {
   const userTimelinesRef = useRef(new Map<number, number>());
 
   const handleIncomingPcm = useCallback(
-    (data: ArrayBuffer) => {
-      const headerView = new DataView(data, 0, 4);
-      const userIdHash = headerView.getInt32(0, true);
-      const audioData = data.slice(4);
-      const int16Array = new Int16Array(audioData);
+    (data: { userId: string; pcm: string }) => {
+      // Decode base64 PCM data
+      const binaryString = atob(data.pcm);
+      const bytes = new Uint8Array(binaryString.length);
+      for (let i = 0; i < binaryString.length; i++) {
+        bytes[i] = binaryString.charCodeAt(i);
+      }
+      const int16Array = new Int16Array(bytes.buffer);
+
+      // Calculate audio levels for visualization
       let sum = 0;
       for (const sample of int16Array) sum += Math.abs(sample / 32768);
       const average = int16Array.length ? sum / int16Array.length : 0;
@@ -34,18 +39,25 @@ export function useAudioPlayback() {
 
       const audioContext = audioContextRef.current;
       if (!isListening || !audioContext) return;
+
+      // Convert to float32 for Web Audio API
       const float32Array = new Float32Array(int16Array.length);
       for (let i = 0; i < int16Array.length; i++)
         float32Array[i] = int16Array[i] / 32768;
+
       const audioBuffer = audioContext.createBuffer(
         CHANNELS,
-        float32Array.length / SAMPLE_RATE,
+        float32Array.length,
         SAMPLE_RATE,
       );
       audioBuffer.getChannelData(0).set(float32Array);
+
       const source = audioContext.createBufferSource();
       source.buffer = audioBuffer;
       source.connect(audioContext.destination);
+
+      // Schedule playback per user to avoid overlaps
+      const userIdHash = parseInt(data.userId, 10);
       const currentTime = audioContext.currentTime;
       let nextStart = userTimelinesRef.current.get(userIdHash) || 0;
       if (nextStart < currentTime) nextStart = currentTime + 0.05;
diff --git a/services/frontend/src/shared/ws/socket.ts b/services/frontend/src/shared/ws/socket.ts
index c646e46..dd17f33 100644
--- a/services/frontend/src/shared/ws/socket.ts
+++ b/services/frontend/src/shared/ws/socket.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ export interface WsHandlers {
   onVoiceRecordingStarted?: (data: unknown) => void;
   onVoiceRecordingStopped?: (data: unknown) => void;
   onVoiceRecordingUploaded?: (data: unknown) => void;
+  onVoicePcmData?: (data: unknown) => void;
+  onVoiceActiveUser?: (data: unknown) => void;
 }
 
 let _wsInstance: WebSocket | null = null;
@@ -90,6 +92,12 @@ function doConnect(): WebSocket {
           case "voice_recording_stopped":
             h.onVoiceRecordingStopped?.(msg.data);
             break;
+          case "voice_pcm_data":
+            h.onVoicePcmData?.(msg.data);
+            break;
+          case "voice_active_user":
+            h.onVoiceActiveUser?.(msg.data);
+            break;
           case "attachment_created":
             // attachment_created is informational — same data shape as message_created
             h.onMessageCreated?.(msg.data);
@@ -149,6 +157,10 @@ export function useDashboardSocket(handlers: WsHandlers) {
         handlersRef.current.onVoiceRecordingStarted?.(d),
       onVoiceRecordingStopped: (d) =>
         handlersRef.current.onVoiceRecordingStopped?.(d),
+      onVoicePcmData: (d) =>
+        handlersRef.current.onVoicePcmData?.(d),
+      onVoiceActiveUser: (d) =>
+        handlersRef.current.onVoiceActiveUser?.(d),
     };
 
     _listeners.add(wrapper);