diff --git a/web/zebra-spaces.html b/web/zebra-spaces.html
index b952f7e..84ef5c1 100644
--- a/web/zebra-spaces.html
+++ b/web/zebra-spaces.html
@@ -1260,6 +1260,11 @@ async function sfuSubscribe(){
     for (const [uuid, mm] of members){
       try {
         if (mm.pubkey && hex(unb64(mm.pubkey)) === pubHex){
+          /* if we're a speaker and already have a mesh peer with this
+           * member, mesh carries their audio with lower latency — skip
+           * the duplicate SFU mic. Screens + cameras still come through
+           * because they're handled above. */
+          if (canSpeak(myRole) && peers.has(uuid)) return;
           attachSfuTrack(uuid, ev.streams[0]);
           return;
         }
@@ -1796,14 +1801,17 @@ function applyState(state){
 async function onRoleEntered(){
   if (canSpeak(myRole)) await ensureMicAndUI();
   else updateRoleUI();
+  /* Everyone subscribes to the SFU. Listeners use it for mic+screen+camera.
+   * Speakers use it for screen+camera (and as a backup audio path); the
+   * SFU mic track is suppressed by the ontrack handler when we already
+   * have a mesh peer for that pubkey, so we don't get double audio. */
+  sfuSubscribe().catch(e => logLine('err','sfu subscribe: '+e.message));
   if (canSpeak(myRole)){
     for (const [uuid, mm] of members){
       if (uuid === myUUID) continue;
       if (canSpeak(mm.role)) connectToPeer(uuid, myUUID < uuid);
     }
     sfuPublish().catch(e => logLine('err','sfu publish: '+e.message));
-  } else {
-    sfuSubscribe().catch(e => logLine('err','sfu subscribe: '+e.message));
   }
 }
 async function onRoleChanged(prev, next){
@@ -1813,13 +1821,14 @@ async function onRoleChanged(prev, next){
       if (uuid === myUUID) continue;
       if (canSpeak(mm.role)) connectToPeer(uuid, myUUID < uuid);
     }
-    await sfuUnsubscribe();
+    /* keep sfuSub alive — screen + camera tracks still ride it. The
+     * ontrack handler suppresses SFU mic when mesh is also up. */
     sfuPublish().catch(e => logLine('err','sfu publish: '+e.message));
   } else if (canSpeak(prev) && !canSpeak(next)){
     for (const u of [...peers.keys()]) tearPeer(u);
     dropMic(); muted = false;
     await sfuUnpublish();
-    sfuSubscribe().catch(e => logLine('err','sfu subscribe: '+e.message));
+    /* still subscribed — listener role needs the same incoming streams */
   }
   updateRoleUI();
 }
@@ -2406,8 +2415,8 @@ logLine('', 'ready — pick a handle, type a rendezvous code, enter the space');
 
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