diff --git a/Content.Server/Singularity/EntitySystems/GravityWellSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Singularity/EntitySystems/GravityWellSystem.cs
index 55caba994b..eaa3c0a936 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Singularity/EntitySystems/GravityWellSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Singularity/EntitySystems/GravityWellSystem.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ public sealed class GravityWellSystem : SharedGravityWellSystem
     [Dependency] private readonly IViewVariablesManager _vvManager = default!;
     [Dependency] private readonly EntityLookupSystem _lookup = default!;
     [Dependency] private readonly SharedPhysicsSystem _physics = default!;
+    [Dependency] private readonly SharedTransformSystem _transform = default!;
 #endregion Dependencies
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -181,9 +182,12 @@ public sealed class GravityWellSystem : SharedGravityWellSystem
 
         var epicenter = mapPos.Position;
         var minRange2 = MathF.Max(minRange * minRange, MinGravPulseRange); // Cache square value for speed. Also apply a sane minimum value to the minimum value so that div/0s don't happen.
+        var bodyQuery = GetEntityQuery<PhysicsComponent>();
+        var xformQuery = GetEntityQuery<TransformComponent>();
+
         foreach(var entity in _lookup.GetEntitiesInRange(mapPos.MapId, epicenter, maxRange, flags: LookupFlags.Dynamic | LookupFlags.Sundries))
         {
-            if (!TryComp<PhysicsComponent>(entity, out var physics)
+            if (!bodyQuery.TryGetComponent(entity, out var physics)
                 || physics.BodyType == BodyType.Static)
             {
                 continue;
@@ -192,7 +196,7 @@ public sealed class GravityWellSystem : SharedGravityWellSystem
             if(!CanGravPulseAffect(entity))
                 continue;
 
-            var displacement = epicenter - Transform(entity).WorldPosition;
+            var displacement = epicenter - _transform.GetWorldPosition(entity, xformQuery);
             var distance2 = displacement.LengthSquared;
             if (distance2 < minRange2)
                 continue;
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Sound/Components/EmitSoundOnCollideComponent.cs b/Content.Shared/Sound/Components/EmitSoundOnCollideComponent.cs
index 95db14427d..d582fc0fa3 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Sound/Components/EmitSoundOnCollideComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Sound/Components/EmitSoundOnCollideComponent.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public sealed class EmitSoundOnCollideComponent : BaseEmitSoundComponent
     /// Minimum velocity required for the sound to play.
     /// </summary>
     [ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadWrite), DataField("minVelocity")]
-    public float MinimumVelocity = 1f;
+    public float MinimumVelocity = 3f;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// To avoid sound spam add a cooldown to it.
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Sound/SharedEmitSoundSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Sound/SharedEmitSoundSystem.cs
index a2fa038101..085b43cb7e 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Sound/SharedEmitSoundSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Sound/SharedEmitSoundSystem.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using Content.Shared.Popups;
 using Content.Shared.Sound.Components;
 using Content.Shared.Throwing;
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
+using Robust.Shared.Audio;
 using Robust.Shared.Map;
 using Robust.Shared.Network;
 using Robust.Shared.Physics.Components;
@@ -133,7 +134,15 @@ public abstract class SharedEmitSoundSystem : EntitySystem
             return;
         }
 
+        const float MaxVolumeVelocity = 10f;
+        const float MinVolume = -10f;
+        const float MaxVolume = 2f;
+
+        var fraction = MathF.Min(1f, (physics.LinearVelocity.Length - component.MinimumVelocity) / MaxVolumeVelocity);
+        var volume = MinVolume + (MaxVolume - MinVolume) * fraction;
         component.NextSound = _timing.CurTime + EmitSoundOnCollideComponent.CollideCooldown;
-        TryEmitSound(uid, component, predict: false);
+
+        if (_netMan.IsServer)
+            _audioSystem.PlayPvs(component.Sound, uid, AudioParams.Default.WithVolume(volume));
     }
 }
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/base_item.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/base_item.yml
index b8f71ee236..0a1fe41198 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/base_item.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/base_item.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
   - type: EmitSoundOnCollide
     sound:
       path: /Audio/Effects/wall_bonk.ogg
-      params:
-        volume: 2
   - type: EmitSoundOnLand
     sound:
       path: /Audio/Effects/drop.ogg