diff --git a/Engine/source/T3D/assets/SoundAsset.cpp b/Engine/source/T3D/assets/SoundAsset.cpp
index af834b2c2..f4882c50f 100644
--- a/Engine/source/T3D/assets/SoundAsset.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/T3D/assets/SoundAsset.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ SoundAsset::SoundAsset()
    mSubtitleString = StringTable->EmptyString();
 
    mLoadedState = AssetErrCode::NotLoaded;
-   mPreload = false;
+   mPreload = true;
    // SFX description inits
    // reverb is useless here, reverb is inacted on listener.
    mProfileDesc.mPitch = 1;
@@ -164,10 +164,17 @@ SoundAsset::SoundAsset()
    mProfileDesc.mConeOutsideAngle = 360;
    mProfileDesc.mConeOutsideVolume = 1;
    mProfileDesc.mRolloffFactor = -1.0f;
+   mProfileDesc.mFadeInTime = 0.0f;
+   mProfileDesc.mFadeOutTime = 0.0f;
+   mProfileDesc.mFadeLoops = false;
    mProfileDesc.mScatterDistance = Point3F(0.f, 0.f, 0.f);
+   mProfileDesc.mStreamPacketSize = 8;
+   mProfileDesc.mStreamReadAhead = 3;
    mProfileDesc.mPriority = 1.0f;
    mProfileDesc.mSourceGroup = NULL;
    mProfileDesc.mFadeInEase = EaseF();
+   mProfileDesc.mReverb = SFXSoundReverbProperties();
+   dMemset(mProfileDesc.mParameters, 0, sizeof(mProfileDesc.mParameters));
    mIsPlaylist = false;
 
    mPlaylist.mNumSlotsToPlay = SFXPlayList::SFXPlaylistSettings::NUM_SLOTS;
@@ -182,6 +189,15 @@ SoundAsset::SoundAsset()
 
 SoundAsset::~SoundAsset()
 {
+   
+   for (U32 i = 0; i < SFXPlayList::NUM_SLOTS; i++)
+   {
+      if(mSFXProfile[i].isProperlyAdded() && !mSFXProfile[i].isDeleted())
+         mSFXProfile[i].unregisterObject();
+   }
+
+   if (mPlaylist.isProperlyAdded() && !mPlaylist.isDeleted())
+      mPlaylist.unregisterObject();
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -353,6 +369,7 @@ void SoundAsset::onAssetRefresh(void)
 
       mSoundPath[i] = getOwned() ? expandAssetFilePath(mSoundFile[i]) : mSoundPath[i];
    }
+
 }
 
 U32 SoundAsset::load()
@@ -372,6 +389,8 @@ U32 SoundAsset::load()
       numSlots++;
    }
 
+   if (mProfileDesc.mSourceGroup == NULL)
+      mProfileDesc.mSourceGroup = dynamic_cast<SFXSource*>(Sim::findObject("AudioChannelMaster"));
 
    if (numSlots > 1)
    {
@@ -391,16 +410,14 @@ U32 SoundAsset::load()
                return mLoadedState;
             }
             else
-            {// = new SFXProfile(mProfileDesc, mSoundFile, mPreload);
-               if (mProfileDesc.mSourceGroup == NULL)
-                  mProfileDesc.mSourceGroup = dynamic_cast<SFXSource*>(Sim::findObject("AudioChannelMaster"));
+            {
                SFXProfile* trackProfile = new SFXProfile();
                trackProfile->setDescription(&mProfileDesc);
                trackProfile->setSoundFileName(mSoundPath[i]);
                trackProfile->setPreload(mPreload);
-               trackProfile->getBuffer();
 
                mSFXProfile[i] = *trackProfile;
+               mSFXProfile[i].registerObject(String::ToString("%s_profile_track%d", getAssetName()).c_str());
 
                mPlaylist.mSlots.mTrack[i] = trackProfile;
                
@@ -409,6 +426,7 @@ U32 SoundAsset::load()
       }
 
       mPlaylist.setDescription(&mProfileDesc);
+      mPlaylist.registerObject(String::ToString("%s_playlist", getAssetName()).c_str());
    }
    else
    {
@@ -424,15 +442,12 @@ U32 SoundAsset::load()
             return mLoadedState;
          }
          else
-         {// = new SFXProfile(mProfileDesc, mSoundFile, mPreload);
-            if (mProfileDesc.mSourceGroup == NULL)
-               mProfileDesc.mSourceGroup = dynamic_cast<SFXSource*>(Sim::findObject("AudioChannelMaster"));
+         {
             mSFXProfile[0].setDescription(&mProfileDesc);
             mSFXProfile[0].setSoundFileName(mSoundPath[0]);
             mSFXProfile[0].setPreload(mPreload);
 
-            //give it a nudge to preload if required
-            mSFXProfile[0].getBuffer();
+            mSFXProfile[0].registerObject(String::ToString("%s_profile", getAssetName()).c_str());
          }
 
       }
diff --git a/Engine/source/T3D/gameBase/gameConnectionEvents.cpp b/Engine/source/T3D/gameBase/gameConnectionEvents.cpp
index 4b173902f..dbdab1c83 100644
--- a/Engine/source/T3D/gameBase/gameConnectionEvents.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/T3D/gameBase/gameConnectionEvents.cpp
@@ -311,8 +311,7 @@ SimSoundAssetEvent::SimSoundAssetEvent(StringTableEntry assetId, const MatrixF*
 
 void SimSoundAssetEvent::pack(NetConnection* con, BitStream* stream)
 {
-   NetStringHandle assetIdStr = mAsset->getAssetId();
-   con->packNetStringHandleU(stream, assetIdStr);
+   AssetDatabase.packUpdateAsset(con, 0, stream, mAsset.getAssetId());
 
    SFXDescription* ad = mAsset->getSfxDescription();
    if (stream->writeFlag(sentTransform))
@@ -348,14 +347,7 @@ void SimSoundAssetEvent::write(NetConnection* con, BitStream* stream)
 void SimSoundAssetEvent::unpack(NetConnection* con, BitStream* stream)
 {
 
-   StringTableEntry temp = StringTable->insert(con->unpackNetStringHandleU(stream).getString());
-   if (AssetDatabase.isDeclaredAsset(temp))
-   {
-      AssetPtr<SoundAsset> tempSoundAsset;
-      tempSoundAsset = temp;
-
-      mAsset = temp;
-   }
+   mAsset = AssetDatabase.unpackUpdateAsset(con, stream);
 
    sentTransform = stream->readFlag();
    if (sentTransform) {
diff --git a/Engine/source/assets/assetManager.cpp b/Engine/source/assets/assetManager.cpp
index 9f1f603ee..45ddb0c38 100644
--- a/Engine/source/assets/assetManager.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/assets/assetManager.cpp
@@ -326,6 +326,17 @@ bool AssetManager::addDeclaredAsset( ModuleDefinition* pModuleDefinition, const
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+static U32 HashAssetId(const char* str)
+{
+   U32 hash = 2166136261u;
+   while (*str)
+   {
+      hash ^= (U8)*str++;
+      hash *= 16777619u;
+   }
+   return hash;
+}
+
 StringTableEntry AssetManager::addPrivateAsset( AssetBase* pAssetBase )
 {
     // Debug Profiling.
@@ -377,6 +388,22 @@ StringTableEntry AssetManager::addPrivateAsset( AssetBase* pAssetBase )
     // Set ownership by asset manager.
     pAssetDefinition->mpAssetBase->setOwned( this, pAssetDefinition );
 
+    U32 netId = HashAssetId(pAssetDefinition->mAssetName);
+
+    // Collision detection 
+    typeNetIdToAssetMap::iterator netIterator = mNetIdToAsset.find(netId);
+    if (netIterator != mNetIdToAsset.end())
+    {
+       Con::warnf(
+          "AssetManager: Hash collision for '%s' and '%s'",
+          pAssetDefinition->mAssetName,
+          mNetIdToAsset.find(netId)->value
+       );
+    }
+
+    mNetIdToAsset.insert(netId, pAssetDefinition->mAssetId);
+    mAssetToNetId.insert(pAssetDefinition->mAssetId, netId);
+
     // Store in declared assets.
     mDeclaredAssets.insert( pAssetDefinition->mAssetId, pAssetDefinition );
 
@@ -475,6 +502,14 @@ bool AssetManager::removeDeclaredAsset( const char* pAssetId )
     // Remove from declared assets.
     mDeclaredAssets.erase( declaredAssetItr );
 
+    typeAssetToNetIdMap::iterator netId = mAssetToNetId.find(pAssetId);
+    typeNetIdToAssetMap::iterator netChar = mNetIdToAsset.find(netId->value);
+    if (netId != mAssetToNetId.end() && netChar != mNetIdToAsset.end())
+    {
+       mNetIdToAsset.erase(netChar);
+       mAssetToNetId.erase(netId);
+    }
+
     // Info.
     if ( mEchoInfo )
     {
@@ -2691,17 +2726,6 @@ const char* AssetManager::getAssetLooseFile(const char* pAssetId, const S32& ind
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-static U32 HashAssetId(const char* str)
-{
-   U32 hash = 2166136261u;
-   while (*str)
-   {
-      hash ^= (U8)*str++;
-      hash *= 16777619u;
-   }
-   return hash;
-}
-
 bool AssetManager::scanDeclaredAssets( const char* pPath, const char* pExtension, const bool recurse, ModuleDefinition* pModuleDefinition )
 {
     // Debug Profiling.
@@ -2829,13 +2853,11 @@ bool AssetManager::scanDeclaredAssets( const char* pPath, const char* pExtension
       typeNetIdToAssetMap::iterator netIterator = mNetIdToAsset.find(netId);
       if (netIterator != mNetIdToAsset.end())
       {
-         Con::errorf(
+         Con::warnf(
             "AssetManager: Hash collision for '%s' and '%s'",
             assetIdBuffer,
             mNetIdToAsset.find(netId)->value
          );
-
-         AssertFatal(false, "Asset hash collision detected.");
       }
 
       mNetIdToAsset.insert(netId, foundAssetDefinition.mAssetId);