diff --git a/client/src/components/video-card.tsx b/client/src/components/video-card.tsx
index 6aeedce..179c372 100644
--- a/client/src/components/video-card.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/video-card.tsx
@@ -51,31 +51,18 @@ export default function VideoCard({ video, onClick, className = "" }: VideoCardP
   const videoRef = useRef<HTMLVideoElement>(null);
   const hlsRef = useRef<any>(null);
   
-  // Create subtle hover sound
-  const playHoverSound = () => {
-    try {
-      // Create a subtle audio context for hover sound
-      const audioContext = new (window.AudioContext || (window as any).webkitAudioContext)();
-      const oscillator = audioContext.createOscillator();
-      const gainNode = audioContext.createGain();
-      
-      oscillator.connect(gainNode);
-      gainNode.connect(audioContext.destination);
-      
-      // Subtle high-pitched tone
-      oscillator.frequency.setValueAtTime(800, audioContext.currentTime);
-      oscillator.frequency.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(1200, audioContext.currentTime + 0.1);
-      
-      // Very quiet volume
-      gainNode.gain.setValueAtTime(0, audioContext.currentTime);
-      gainNode.gain.linearRampToValueAtTime(0.02, audioContext.currentTime + 0.02);
-      gainNode.gain.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(0.001, audioContext.currentTime + 0.15);
-      
-      oscillator.start(audioContext.currentTime);
-      oscillator.stop(audioContext.currentTime + 0.15);
-    } catch (error) {
-      // Silently fail if audio context not supported
-      console.debug('Audio context not supported');
+  // Handle mouse scrubbing for video preview
+  const handleMouseMove = (e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+    if (!showPreview || !videoRef.current) return;
+    
+    const rect = e.currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const x = e.clientX - rect.left;
+    const progress = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, x / rect.width));
+    
+    // Scrub video based on mouse position
+    if (videoRef.current.duration) {
+      const targetTime = progress * videoRef.current.duration;
+      videoRef.current.currentTime = targetTime;
     }
   };
   
@@ -131,6 +118,9 @@ export default function VideoCard({ video, onClick, className = "" }: VideoCardP
         
         hlsRef.current.on(Hls.Events.MANIFEST_PARSED, () => {
           console.log('HLS manifest parsed, starting playback');
+          // Enable audio and play
+          videoElement.muted = false;
+          videoElement.volume = 0.3; // Low volume for preview
           videoElement.play().catch(e => console.log('Autoplay failed:', e));
         });
         
@@ -140,6 +130,8 @@ export default function VideoCard({ video, onClick, className = "" }: VideoCardP
       } else if (videoElement.canPlayType('application/vnd.apple.mpegurl')) {
         // Safari native HLS support
         videoElement.src = video.videoUrl;
+        videoElement.muted = false;
+        videoElement.volume = 0.3;
         videoElement.play().catch(e => console.log('Autoplay failed:', e));
       }
     }
@@ -156,16 +148,14 @@ export default function VideoCard({ video, onClick, className = "" }: VideoCardP
     <div 
       data-testid={`card-video-${video.id}`}
       className={`video-card transition-transform duration-200 hover:scale-[1.02] p-1 md:p-2 ${className}`}
-      onMouseEnter={() => {
-        setIsHovered(true);
-        playHoverSound();
-      }}
+      onMouseEnter={() => setIsHovered(true)}
       onMouseLeave={() => setIsHovered(false)}
     >
       {/* Video preview container */}
       <div 
         className="relative gradient-card rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 aspect-[9/16] md:aspect-[16/9] cursor-pointer group"
         onClick={() => onClick?.(video)}
+        onMouseMove={handleMouseMove}
       >
         {/* Static thumbnail - always visible */}
         <img
@@ -205,10 +195,11 @@ export default function VideoCard({ video, onClick, className = "" }: VideoCardP
                 objectPosition: video.faceCenterPosition || 'center center',
                 objectFit: 'cover'
               }}
-              muted
+              muted={false} // Enable audio for preview
               loop
               playsInline
               preload="none"
+              volume={0.3}
             />
           </div>
         )}