diff --git a/src/Resample.cpp b/src/Resample.cpp
index 93ca51b4a..66ece785e 100644
--- a/src/Resample.cpp
+++ b/src/Resample.cpp
@@ -54,13 +54,8 @@
    #include <soxr.h>
 
    ConstRateResample::ConstRateResample(const bool useBestMethod, const double dFactor)
-      : Resample()
+      : Resample(useBestMethod)
    {
-      if (useBestMethod)
-         mMethod = GetBestMethod();
-      else
-         mMethod = GetFastMethod();
-
       soxr_quality_spec_t q_spec = soxr_quality_spec("\0\1\4\6"[mMethod], 0);
       mHandle = (void *)soxr_create(1, dFactor, 1, 0, 0, &q_spec, 0);
    }
@@ -120,7 +115,7 @@
 
 #else // no const-rate resampler
    ConstRateResample::ConstRateResample(const bool useBestMethod, const double dFactor)
-      : Resample()
+      : Resample(useBestMethod)
    {
    }
 
@@ -136,13 +131,8 @@
 #include "libresample.h"
 
    VarRateResample::VarRateResample(const bool useBestMethod, const double dMinFactor, const double dMaxFactor)
-      : Resample()
+      : Resample(useBestMethod)
    {
-      if (useBestMethod)
-         mMethod = GetBestMethod();
-      else
-         mMethod = GetFastMethod();
-
       mHandle = resample_open(mMethod, dMinFactor, dMaxFactor);
    }
 
@@ -204,7 +194,7 @@
    #include <samplerate.h>
 
    VarRateResample::VarRateResample(const bool useBestMethod, const double dMinFactor, const double dMaxFactor)
-      : Resample()
+      : Resample(useBestMethod)
    {
       if (!src_is_valid_ratio (dMinFactor) || !src_is_valid_ratio (dMaxFactor)) {
          fprintf(stderr, "libsamplerate supports only resampling factors between 1/SRC_MAX_RATIO and SRC_MAX_RATIO.\n");
@@ -213,11 +203,6 @@
          return;
       }
 
-      if (useBestMethod)
-         mMethod = GetBestMethod();
-      else
-         mMethod = GetFastMethod();
-
       int err;
       SRC_STATE *state = src_new(mMethod, 1, &err);
       mHandle = (void *)state;
@@ -306,7 +291,7 @@
 
 #else // no var-rate resampler
    VarRateResample::VarRateResample(const bool useBestMethod, const double dMinFactor, const double dMaxFactor)
-      : Resample()
+      : Resample(useBestMethod)
    {
    }
 
diff --git a/src/Resample.h b/src/Resample.h
index 54ec46461..7f7ba707b 100644
--- a/src/Resample.h
+++ b/src/Resample.h
@@ -31,9 +31,13 @@ class Resample
    /// specify the range of factors that will be used, if you plan
    /// to vary the factor over time.  Otherwise set minFactor and
    /// maxFactor to the same value for optimized performance.
-   Resample() 
+   Resample(const bool useBestMethod) 
    { 
-      mMethod = 0; 
+      if (useBestMethod)
+         mMethod = GetBestMethod();
+      else
+         mMethod = GetFastMethod();
+
       mHandle = NULL;
       mInitial = false;
    };