diff --git a/common/mekanism/client/render/block/MachineRenderingHandler.java b/common/mekanism/client/render/block/MachineRenderingHandler.java
index 38c85f724..512b96479 100644
--- a/common/mekanism/client/render/block/MachineRenderingHandler.java
+++ b/common/mekanism/client/render/block/MachineRenderingHandler.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class MachineRenderingHandler implements ISimpleBlockRenderingHandler
 		{
 			GL11.glRotatef(180F, 0.0F, 0.0F, 1.0F);
 			GL11.glRotatef(270F, 0.0F, -1.0F, 0.0F);
-	    	GL11.glTranslatef(0.0F, -1F, 0.05F);
+	    	GL11.glTranslatef(0.0F, -1.06F, 0.05F);
 	    	Minecraft.getMinecraft().renderEngine.bindTexture(MekanismUtils.getResource(ResourceType.RENDER, "RotaryCondensentrator.png"));
 			rotaryCondensentrator.render(0.0625F);
 		}
diff --git a/common/mekanism/client/sound/Sound.java b/common/mekanism/client/sound/Sound.java
index a45a95641..57d1b22a7 100644
--- a/common/mekanism/client/sound/Sound.java
+++ b/common/mekanism/client/sound/Sound.java
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ public abstract class Sound
 	
 	private Object objRef;
 	
+	protected Minecraft mc = Minecraft.getMinecraft();
+	
 	/**
 	 * A sound that runs off of the PaulsCode sound system.
 	 * @param id - unique identifier
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ public abstract class Sound
 			if(SoundHandler.getSoundSystem() != null)
 			{
 				SoundHandler.getSoundSystem().newSource(false, id, url, sound, true, (float)loc.x, (float)loc.y, (float)loc.z, 0, 16F);
-				updateVolume(Minecraft.getMinecraft().thePlayer);
+				updateVolume();
 				SoundHandler.getSoundSystem().activate(id);
 			}
 			
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ public abstract class Sound
 			
 			if(SoundHandler.getSoundSystem() != null)
 			{
-				updateVolume(Minecraft.getMinecraft().thePlayer);
+				updateVolume();
 				SoundHandler.getSoundSystem().play(identifier);
 			}
 			
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ public abstract class Sound
 			
 			if(SoundHandler.getSoundSystem() != null)
 			{
-				updateVolume(Minecraft.getMinecraft().thePlayer);
+				updateVolume();
 				SoundHandler.getSoundSystem().stop(identifier);
 			}
 			
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ public abstract class Sound
 			
 			if(SoundHandler.getSoundSystem() != null)
 			{
-				updateVolume(Minecraft.getMinecraft().thePlayer);
+				updateVolume();
 				SoundHandler.getSoundSystem().removeSource(identifier);
 			}
 		}
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ public abstract class Sound
 	 * Updates the volume based on how far away the player is from the machine.
 	 * @param entityplayer - player who is near the machine, always Minecraft.thePlayer
 	 */
-    public void updateVolume(EntityPlayer entityplayer)
+    public void updateVolume()
     {
 		synchronized(MekanismClient.audioHandler.sounds)
 		{
@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ public abstract class Sound
 		    	float volume = 0;
 		    	float masterVolume = MekanismClient.audioHandler.masterVolume;
 		    	
-		        double distance = entityplayer.getDistance(getLocation().x, getLocation().y, getLocation().z);
+		        double distance = mc.thePlayer.getDistance(getLocation().x, getLocation().y, getLocation().z);
 		        volume = (float)Math.min(Math.max(masterVolume-((distance*.08F)*masterVolume), 0)*multiplier, 1);
 		        volume *= Math.max(0, Math.min(1, MekanismClient.baseSoundVolume));
 		
diff --git a/common/mekanism/client/sound/SoundHandler.java b/common/mekanism/client/sound/SoundHandler.java
index da39e87f5..8f23a2016 100644
--- a/common/mekanism/client/sound/SoundHandler.java
+++ b/common/mekanism/client/sound/SoundHandler.java
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ public class SoundHandler
 					{
 						if(sound.isPlaying)
 						{
-							sound.updateVolume(FMLClientHandler.instance().getClient().thePlayer);
+							sound.updateVolume();
 						}
 					}