diff --git a/platypush/plugins/tts/__init__.py b/platypush/plugins/tts/__init__.py
index f09fc4ae1..6bd2e8bc1 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/tts/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/tts/__init__.py
@@ -1,79 +1,59 @@
 import urllib.parse
 from typing import Optional
 
-from platypush.config import Config
 from platypush.context import get_plugin
 from platypush.plugins import Plugin, action
-from platypush.plugins.media import MediaPlugin
 
 
 class TtsPlugin(Plugin):
     """
-    Default Text-to-Speech plugin. It leverages Google Translate.
-
-    Requires:
-
-        * At least a *media plugin* (see :class:`platypush.plugins.media.MediaPlugin`) enabled/configured - used for
-          speech playback.
-
+    Default Text-to-Speech plugin. It leverages Google Translate's unofficial
+    frontend API.
     """
 
-    _supported_media_plugins = [
-        'media.gstreamer',
-        'media.omxplayer',
-        'media.mplayer',
-        'media.mpv',
-        'media.vlc',
-    ]
-
-    def __init__(self, language='en-gb', media_plugin: Optional[str] = None, player_args: Optional[dict] = None):
+    def __init__(self, language='en-US', **player_args):
         """
-        :param language: Language code (default: ``en-gb``).
-        :param media_plugin: Media plugin to be used for audio playback. Supported:
-
-            - ``media.gstreamer``
-            - ``media.omxplayer``
-            - ``media.mplayer``
-            - ``media.mpv``
-            - ``media.vlc``
-
-        :param player_args: Optional arguments that should be passed to the player plugin's
-            :meth:`platypush.plugins.media.MediaPlugin.play` method.
+        :param language: Language code (default: ``en-US``).
+        :param player_args: Additional arguments to be passed to
+            :meth:`platypush.plugins.sound.SoundPlugin.play` (like volume,
+            duration, channels etc.).
         """
         super().__init__()
         self.language = language
         self.player_args = player_args or {}
-        self.media_plugin = get_plugin(media_plugin) if media_plugin else self._get_media_plugin()
-        assert self.media_plugin, 'No media playback plugin configured. Supported plugins: [{}]'.format(
-            ', '.join(self._supported_media_plugins))
 
-    @classmethod
-    def _get_media_plugin(cls) -> Optional[MediaPlugin]:
-        for plugin in cls._supported_media_plugins:
-            if plugin in Config.get():
-                return get_plugin(plugin)
+    def _playback(self, resource: str, **kwargs):
+        audio = get_plugin('sound')
+        assert audio
+        audio.play(resource, **{**self.player_args, **kwargs})
 
     @action
-    def say(self, text: str, language: Optional[str] = None, player_args: Optional[dict] = None):
+    def say(
+        self,
+        text: str,
+        language: Optional[str] = None,
+        **player_args,
+    ):
         """
         Say some text.
 
         :param text: Text to say.
         :param language: Language code override.
-        :param player_args: Optional arguments that should be passed to the player plugin's
-            :meth:`platypush.plugins.media.MediaPlugin.play` method.
+        :param player_args: Extends the additional arguments to be passed to
+            :meth:`platypush.plugins.sound.SoundPlugin.play` (like volume,
+            duration, channels etc.).
         """
         language = language or self.language
-        player_args = player_args or self.player_args
-        url = 'https://translate.google.com/translate_tts?{}'.format(
-            urllib.parse.urlencode({
+        url = 'https://translate.google.com/translate_tts?' + urllib.parse.urlencode(
+            {
                 'ie': 'UTF-8',
                 'client': 'tw-ob',
                 'tl': language,
                 'q': text,
-            }))
+            }
+        )
 
-        self.media_plugin.play(url, **player_args)
+        self._playback(url, **player_args)
 
 
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diff --git a/platypush/plugins/tts/google/__init__.py b/platypush/plugins/tts/google/__init__.py
index e12672ed9..793e7fcce 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/tts/google/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/tts/google/__init__.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class TtsGooglePlugin(TtsPlugin):
         voice: Optional[str] = None,
         gender: str = 'FEMALE',
         credentials_file: str = '~/.credentials/platypush/google/platypush-tts.json',
-        **kwargs
+        **kwargs,
     ):
         """
         :param language: Language code, see
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class TtsGooglePlugin(TtsPlugin):
         language: Optional[str] = None,
         voice: Optional[str] = None,
         gender: Optional[str] = None,
-        player_args: Optional[dict] = None,
+        **player_args,
     ):
         """
         Say a phrase.
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ class TtsGooglePlugin(TtsPlugin):
         :param language: Language code override.
         :param voice: Voice type override.
         :param gender: Gender override.
-        :param player_args: Optional arguments that should be passed to the
-            player plugin's :meth:`platypush.plugins.media.MediaPlugin.play`
-            method.
+        :param player_args: Extends the additional arguments to be passed to
+            :meth:`platypush.plugins.sound.SoundPlugin.play` (like volume,
+            duration, channels etc.).
         """
 
         from google.cloud import texttospeech
@@ -159,11 +159,10 @@ class TtsGooglePlugin(TtsPlugin):
         response = client.synthesize_speech(
             input=synthesis_input, voice=voice, audio_config=audio_config
         )
-        player_args = player_args or {}
 
         with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as f:
             f.write(response.audio_content)
-            self.media_plugin.play(f.name, **player_args)
+            self._playback(f.name, **player_args)
 
 
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