diff --git a/libraries/particles/src/ParticleCollisionSystem.cpp b/libraries/particles/src/ParticleCollisionSystem.cpp
index ff65bc4298..def6768e46 100644
--- a/libraries/particles/src/ParticleCollisionSystem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/particles/src/ParticleCollisionSystem.cpp
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ void ParticleCollisionSystem::applyHardCollision(Particle* particle, float elast
 void ParticleCollisionSystem::updateCollisionSound(Particle* particle, const glm::vec3 &penetration, float frequency) {
 
     //  consider whether to have the collision make a sound
-    const float AUDIBLE_COLLISION_THRESHOLD = 0.1f;
+    const float AUDIBLE_COLLISION_THRESHOLD = 0.3f;
     const float COLLISION_LOUDNESS = 1.f;
     const float DURATION_SCALING = 0.004f;
     const float NOISE_SCALING = 0.1f;