diff --git a/src/Aurio.FFmpeg/Aurio.FFmpeg.csproj b/src/Aurio.FFmpeg/Aurio.FFmpeg.csproj
index 02da2c5..ebc41c3 100644
--- a/src/Aurio.FFmpeg/Aurio.FFmpeg.csproj
+++ b/src/Aurio.FFmpeg/Aurio.FFmpeg.csproj
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     <FFmpegProxyLinuxPath>..\..\nativesrc\out\build\linux-$(FFmpegProxyBuildConfig)\aurioffmpegproxy</FFmpegProxyLinuxPath>
     <IsPackable>true</IsPackable>
     <Description>Extension library for Aurio, which provides audio decoding through FFmpeg (see https://ffmpeg.org/).</Description>
+    <AllowUnsafeBlocks>True</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="..\Aurio.licenseheader" Link="Aurio.licenseheader" />
diff --git a/src/Aurio.FFmpeg/FFmpegReader.cs b/src/Aurio.FFmpeg/FFmpegReader.cs
index 4e81d9b..1757c9f 100644
--- a/src/Aurio.FFmpeg/FFmpegReader.cs
+++ b/src/Aurio.FFmpeg/FFmpegReader.cs
@@ -75,31 +75,18 @@ public FFmpegReader(FileInfo fileInfo, Type mode)
         /// <param name="stream">the stream to decode</param>
         /// <param name="mode">the types of data to read</param>
         /// <param name="fileName">optional filename as a hint for FFmpeg to determine the data format</param>
-        public FFmpegReader(Stream stream, Type mode, string fileName)
+        public unsafe FFmpegReader(Stream stream, Type mode, string fileName)
         {
             ValidateNativeLibraryAvailability();
 
             this.filename = fileName ?? "bufferedIO_stream";
             this.mode = mode;
 
-            var transferBuffer = new byte[0];
             readPacketDelegate = delegate(IntPtr opaque, IntPtr buffer, int bufferSize)
             {
-                /* NOTE there's no way to cast the IntPtr to a byte array which is required
-                 * for stream reading, so we need to add an intermediary transfer buffer.
-                 */
-                // Increase transfer buffer's size if too small
-                if (transferBuffer.Length < bufferSize)
-                {
-                    transferBuffer = new byte[bufferSize];
-                }
-                // Read data into transfer buffer
-                int bytesRead = stream.Read(transferBuffer, 0, bufferSize);
-
-                // Transfer data to unmanaged memory
-                Marshal.Copy(transferBuffer, 0, buffer, bytesRead);
+                var bufferSpan = new Span<byte>(buffer.ToPointer(), bufferSize);
+                int bytesRead = stream.Read(bufferSpan);
 
-                // Return number of bytes read
                 return bytesRead;
             };
             seekDelegate = delegate(IntPtr opaque, long offset, int whence)