diff --git a/morituri/common/encode.py b/morituri/common/encode.py
index fc3bc8f..29fedc9 100644
--- a/morituri/common/encode.py
+++ b/morituri/common/encode.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ from morituri.common import gstreamer as cgstreamer
 from morituri.common import task as ctask
 
 from morituri.extern.task import task, gstreamer
+from morituri.program import sox
 
 
 class Profile(log.Loggable):
@@ -164,6 +165,20 @@ LOSSY_PROFILES = {
 ALL_PROFILES = PROFILES.copy()
 ALL_PROFILES.update(LOSSY_PROFILES)
 
+class SoxPeakTask(task.Task):
+    description = 'Calculating peak level'
+
+    def __init__(self, track_path):
+        self.track_path = track_path
+        self.peak = None
+
+    def start(self, runner):
+        task.Task.start(self, runner)
+        self.schedule(0.0, self._sox_peak)
+
+    def _sox_peak(self):
+        self.peak = sox.peak_level(self.track_path)
+        self.stop()
 
 class EncodeTask(ctask.GstPipelineTask):
     """
diff --git a/morituri/program/cdparanoia.py b/morituri/program/cdparanoia.py
index a65618f..918b910 100644
--- a/morituri/program/cdparanoia.py
+++ b/morituri/program/cdparanoia.py
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ class ReadVerifyTrackTask(log.Loggable, task.MultiSeparateTask):
             taglist=taglist, what=what))
         # make sure our encoding is accurate
         self.tasks.append(checksum.CRC32Task(tmpoutpath))
+        self.tasks.append(encode.SoxPeakTask(tmppath))
 
         self.checksum = None
 
@@ -502,7 +503,7 @@ class ReadVerifyTrackTask(log.Loggable, task.MultiSeparateTask):
             if not self.exception:
                 self.quality = max(self.tasks[0].quality,
                     self.tasks[2].quality)
-                self.peak = self.tasks[4].peak
+                self.peak = self.tasks[6].peak
                 self.debug('peak: %r', self.peak)
                 self.testspeed = self.tasks[0].speed
                 self.copyspeed = self.tasks[2].speed
diff --git a/morituri/program/sox.py b/morituri/program/sox.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e42b37f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/morituri/program/sox.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import os
+import logging
+from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
+
+SOX = 'sox'
+
+def peak_level(track_path):
+	if not os.path.exists(track_path):
+		logging.warning("SoX peak detection failed: file not found")
+		return None
+	sox = Popen([SOX, track_path, "-n", "stat"], stderr=PIPE)
+	out, err = sox.communicate()
+	if sox.returncode:
+		logging.warning("SoX peak detection failed: " + s.returncode)
+		return None
+	return float(err.split('\n')[3].split()[2])	# Maximum amplitude: 0.123456
diff --git a/morituri/rip/cd.py b/morituri/rip/cd.py
index 317b928..367f79e 100644
--- a/morituri/rip/cd.py
+++ b/morituri/rip/cd.py
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ Log files will log the path to tracks relative to this directory.
                         number)
                     raise
 
-                self.stdout.write('Peak level: {:.2%} \n'.format(math.sqrt(trackResult.peak)))
+                self.stdout.write('Peak level: {:.2%} \n'.format(trackResult.peak))
 
                 self.stdout.write('Rip quality: {:.2%}\n'.format(trackResult.quality))