@Override
    public void run() {

        try {
            // check if the URL is still accessible!
            this.soundFile.openConnection().connect();
            this.soundFile.openStream().close();
        } catch (Exception e) {
            return;
        }

        AudioInputStream audioInputStream = null;
        try {
            audioInputStream = AudioSystem
                    .getAudioInputStream(this.soundFile);
        } catch (UnsupportedAudioFileException e) {
            return;
        } catch (IOException e) {
            return;
        }

        AudioFormat format = audioInputStream.getFormat();
        SourceDataLine auline = null;
        DataLine.Info info = new DataLine.Info(SourceDataLine.class, format);

        try {
            auline = (SourceDataLine) AudioSystem.getLine(info);
            auline.open(format);
        } catch (LineUnavailableException e) {
            return;
        } catch (Exception e) {
            return;
        }

        auline.start();
        int nBytesRead = 0;
        byte[] abData = new byte[this.EXTERNAL_BUFFER_SIZE];

        try {
            while (nBytesRead != -1) {
                nBytesRead = audioInputStream
                        .read(abData, 0, abData.length);
                if (nBytesRead >= 0) {
                    auline.write(abData, 0, nBytesRead);
                }
            }
        } catch (IOException e) {
            return;
        } finally {
            auline.drain();
            auline.close();
        }
    }