diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/dialog/PlaybackControlsDialog.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/dialog/PlaybackControlsDialog.java
index 3e4e40a5b..9db257503 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/dialog/PlaybackControlsDialog.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/dialog/PlaybackControlsDialog.java
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.playback.Playable;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.playback.PlaybackController;
 
 public class PlaybackControlsDialog extends DialogFragment {
-    private static final float PLAYBACK_SPEED_STEP = 0.05f;
-    private static final float DEFAULT_MIN_PLAYBACK_SPEED = 0.5f;
-    private static final float DEFAULT_MAX_PLAYBACK_SPEED = 2.5f;
     private static final String ARGUMENT_IS_PLAYING_VIDEO = "isPlayingVideo";
 
     private PlaybackController controller;
@@ -77,11 +74,11 @@ public class PlaybackControlsDialog extends DialogFragment {
     }
 
     private void setupUi() {
-        final SeekBar barPlaybackSpeed = (SeekBar) dialog.findViewById(R.id.playback_speed);
-        final Button butDecSpeed = (Button) dialog.findViewById(R.id.butDecSpeed);
+        final SeekBar barPlaybackSpeed = dialog.findViewById(R.id.playback_speed);
+        final Button butDecSpeed = dialog.findViewById(R.id.butDecSpeed);
         butDecSpeed.setOnClickListener(v -> {
             if (controller != null && controller.canSetPlaybackSpeed()) {
-                barPlaybackSpeed.setProgress(barPlaybackSpeed.getProgress() - 1);
+                barPlaybackSpeed.setProgress(barPlaybackSpeed.getProgress() - 2);
             } else {
                 VariableSpeedDialog.showGetPluginDialog(getContext());
             }
@@ -89,29 +86,21 @@ public class PlaybackControlsDialog extends DialogFragment {
         final Button butIncSpeed = (Button) dialog.findViewById(R.id.butIncSpeed);
         butIncSpeed.setOnClickListener(v -> {
             if (controller != null && controller.canSetPlaybackSpeed()) {
-                barPlaybackSpeed.setProgress(barPlaybackSpeed.getProgress() + 1);
+                barPlaybackSpeed.setProgress(barPlaybackSpeed.getProgress() + 2);
             } else {
                 VariableSpeedDialog.showGetPluginDialog(getContext());
             }
         });
 
-        final TextView txtvPlaybackSpeed = (TextView) dialog.findViewById(R.id.txtvPlaybackSpeed);
+        final TextView txtvPlaybackSpeed = dialog.findViewById(R.id.txtvPlaybackSpeed);
         float currentSpeed = getCurrentSpeed();
 
-        String[] availableSpeeds = UserPreferences.getPlaybackSpeedArray();
-        final float minPlaybackSpeed = availableSpeeds.length > 1 ?
-                Float.valueOf(availableSpeeds[0]) : DEFAULT_MIN_PLAYBACK_SPEED;
-        float maxPlaybackSpeed = availableSpeeds.length > 1 ?
-                Float.valueOf(availableSpeeds[availableSpeeds.length - 1]) : DEFAULT_MAX_PLAYBACK_SPEED;
-        int progressMax = (int) ((maxPlaybackSpeed - minPlaybackSpeed) / PLAYBACK_SPEED_STEP);
-        barPlaybackSpeed.setMax(progressMax);
-
         txtvPlaybackSpeed.setText(String.format("%.2fx", currentSpeed));
         barPlaybackSpeed.setOnSeekBarChangeListener(new SeekBar.OnSeekBarChangeListener() {
             @Override
             public void onProgressChanged(SeekBar seekBar, int progress, boolean fromUser) {
                 if (controller != null && controller.canSetPlaybackSpeed()) {
-                    float playbackSpeed = progress * PLAYBACK_SPEED_STEP + minPlaybackSpeed;
+                    float playbackSpeed = (progress + 10) / 20.0f;
                     controller.setPlaybackSpeed(playbackSpeed);
                     String speedPref = String.format(Locale.US, "%.2f", playbackSpeed);
 
@@ -126,8 +115,7 @@ public class PlaybackControlsDialog extends DialogFragment {
                     txtvPlaybackSpeed.setText(speedStr);
                 } else if (fromUser) {
                     float speed = getCurrentSpeed();
-                    barPlaybackSpeed.post(() -> barPlaybackSpeed.setProgress(
-                            (int) ((speed - minPlaybackSpeed) / PLAYBACK_SPEED_STEP)));
+                    barPlaybackSpeed.post(() -> barPlaybackSpeed.setProgress(Math.round((20 * speed) - 10)));
                 }
             }
 
@@ -142,7 +130,7 @@ public class PlaybackControlsDialog extends DialogFragment {
             public void onStopTrackingTouch(SeekBar seekBar) {
             }
         });
-        barPlaybackSpeed.setProgress(Math.round((currentSpeed - minPlaybackSpeed) / PLAYBACK_SPEED_STEP));
+        barPlaybackSpeed.setProgress(Math.round((20 * currentSpeed) - 10));
 
         final SeekBar barLeftVolume = (SeekBar) dialog.findViewById(R.id.volume_left);
         barLeftVolume.setProgress(UserPreferences.getLeftVolumePercentage());