2 C++ builder questions

I need a little component, which plays back wav samples fast. The MediaPLayer component is able to play back, but it is too slow for me(it waits maybe a half sec before playing a wav file, I don't know why).

And I have a problem with the Timer component:
It's timing is not the same under Win9x, and Win2k.
Example: The timer's interval is 25, and under Win2k it's maybe twice faster than under Win9x :(
What should I do?I want the same timing under both one.

Thanks in advance!

This site has a little wavplay component:
http://www.mitov.com/Dwnd/dwnd.html
Look for TBMWave!

And here's a better Timer component(according to the creator):
http://www.leunen.com/cbuilder/comps.html

Look up PlaySound in your WinAPI referance. You might not need a component with that.