diff --git a/src/app/listen/listen.js b/src/app/listen/listen.js
index e2a75124..29d96234 100644
--- a/src/app/listen/listen.js
+++ b/src/app/listen/listen.js
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ angular.module('bawApp.listen', ['decipher.tags', 'ui.bootstrap.typeahead'])
 
                 // set up some dummy objects for use later
                 $scope.jumpToHide = true;
+                $scope.startOffsetAbsolute = null;
+                $scope.endOffsetAbsolute = null;
                 $scope.model = {
                     audioElement: {
                         volume: null,
@@ -165,6 +167,14 @@ angular.module('bawApp.listen', ['decipher.tags', 'ui.bootstrap.typeahead'])
                             throw "The provided sample rate for the Media json must be a number!";
                         }
 
+
+                        var // moment works by reference - need to parse the date twice - sigh
+                            absoluteStartChunk = moment($scope.model.media.datetime).add('s', parseFloat($scope.model.media.startOffset)),
+                            absoluteEndChunk = moment($scope.model.media.datetime).add('s', parseFloat($scope.model.media.endOffset));
+
+                        $scope.startOffsetAbsolute = absoluteStartChunk.format("HH:mm:ss");
+                        $scope.endOffsetAbsolute = absoluteEndChunk.format("HH:mm:ss");
+
                     },
                     function mediaGetFailure() {
                         console.error("retrieval of media json failed");
@@ -312,19 +322,7 @@ angular.module('bawApp.listen', ['decipher.tags', 'ui.bootstrap.typeahead'])
                 };
 
 
-                $scope.startOffsetChunk = function () {
-                    if (!$scope.model.media) {
-                        return undefined;
-                    }
 
-                    return baw.secondsToDurationFormat($scope.model.media.startOffset);
-                };
-                $scope.endOffsetChunk = function () {
-                    if (!$scope.model.media) {
-                        return undefined;
-                    }
-                    return baw.secondsToDurationFormat($scope.model.media.endOffset);
-                };
 
                 $scope.durationChunk = function () {
                     if (!$scope.model.media) {
@@ -356,6 +354,23 @@ angular.module('bawApp.listen', ['decipher.tags', 'ui.bootstrap.typeahead'])
                     return baw.secondsToDurationFormat(start + offset);
                 };
 
+                $scope.currentOffsetAbsolute = function () {
+                    var chunkOffset = 0;
+                    if ($scope.model.audioElement) {
+                        chunkOffset = $scope.model.audioElement.position;
+                    }
+
+                    if (!$scope.model.media) {
+                        return undefined;
+                    }
+
+                    var baseDate = moment($scope.model.media.datetime),
+                        recordingOffset = parseFloat($scope.model.media.startOffset),
+                        absolute = baseDate.add('s', recordingOffset + chunkOffset);
+
+                    return absolute.format("HH:mm:ss.SSS");
+                };
+
                 $scope.absoluteDateChunkStart = function () {
                     if (!$scope.model.media || !$scope.model.audioRecording) {
                         return undefined;
@@ -366,6 +381,10 @@ angular.module('bawApp.listen', ['decipher.tags', 'ui.bootstrap.typeahead'])
                     return offset;
                 };
 
+                $scope.jumpToMinuteAbsolute = function jumpToMinuteCalculation() {
+                    return moment($scope.model.media.datetime).add('m', $scope.jumpToMinute).format("HH:mm:ss");
+                };
+
 
                 $scope.previousEnabled = false;
                 $scope.nextEnabled = false;
@@ -384,11 +403,7 @@ angular.module('bawApp.listen', ['decipher.tags', 'ui.bootstrap.typeahead'])
                     if (linkType === "previous") {
                         var lowerBound = ($routeParams.start - stepBy);
 
-                        if ($routeParams.start > 0) {
-                            $scope.previousEnabled = true;
-                        } else {
-                            $scope.previousEnabled = false;
-                        }
+                        $scope.previousEnabled = $routeParams.start > 0;
 
                         if (lowerBound === 0) {
                             baseLink.end = lowerBound + stepBy;
@@ -419,11 +434,7 @@ angular.module('bawApp.listen', ['decipher.tags', 'ui.bootstrap.typeahead'])
                                 end: (($routeParams.end + stepBy < maxEnd) ? $routeParams.end + stepBy : maxEnd)
                             });
 
-                        if ($routeParams.end < $scope.model.audioRecording.durationSeconds - constants.listen.minAudioDurationSeconds) {
-                            $scope.nextEnabled = true;
-                        } else {
-                            $scope.nextEnabled = false;
-                        }
+                        $scope.nextEnabled = $routeParams.end < $scope.model.audioRecording.durationSeconds - constants.listen.minAudioDurationSeconds;
 
                         return uriNext;
                     }
diff --git a/src/app/listen/listen.tpl.html b/src/app/listen/listen.tpl.html
index dda07246..fe63fc24 100644
--- a/src/app/listen/listen.tpl.html
+++ b/src/app/listen/listen.tpl.html
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ <h1 id="chunkInfo" class="row">
                 Jump to minute:
                 <input ng-class="{'hide-thumb' : jumpToHide}" type="range" min="0" max="{{jumpToMax}}"
                        ng-slider="jumpToMinute" step="1">
-                <span>{{jumpToMinute}}</span>
+                <span>{{jumpToMinuteAbsolute()}}</span>
                 <button class="btn btn-default" ng-click="jumpTo()">Go</button>
             </span>
 </div>
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ <h1 id="chunkInfo" class="row">
 
 <div id="chunkTimeStamps" class="clear-pseudo center-block">
 
-    <span class="left"> <span class="hint relative-recording-time hint--right">{{startOffsetChunk()}}</span></span>
+    <span class="left"> <span class="hint absolute-time hint--right">{{startOffsetAbsolute}}</span></span>
 
     <div class="btn-toolbar">
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ <h1 id="chunkInfo" class="row">
         <div class="btn-group">
             <span class="position btn btn-default">
                 <!--<span class="hint relative-chunk-time hint--bottom">{{currentOffsetChunk()}}</span><br/>-->
-                <span class="hint relative-recording-time hint--bottom">{{currentOffsetRecording()}}</span>
+                <span class="hint absolute-time hint--bottom">{{currentOffsetAbsolute()}}</span>
             </span>
 
         </div>
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ <h1 id="chunkInfo" class="row">
 
     </div>
 
-    <span class="right"> <span class="hint relative-recording-time hint--left">{{endOffsetChunk()}}</span></span>
+    <span class="right"> <span class="hint absolute-time hint--left">{{endOffsetAbsolute}}</span></span>
 
 </div>
 
@@ -302,6 +302,8 @@ <h2 class="debug-ui">Stats</h2>
         On screen: <span class="hint absolute-time hint--top">{{absoluteDateChunkStart() | moment:"format":"dddd, MMMM Do YYYY, HH:mm:ss ZZ"}}</span>
         , Duration of chunk: <span class="hint duration hint--top">{{durationChunk()}} </span>
     </li>
+
+    <span class="hint relative-recording-time hint--bottom">{{currentOffsetRecording()}}</span>
 </ul>
 
 <!--<baw-debug-info></baw-debug-info>-->
diff --git a/src/sass/_time_formats.scss b/src/sass/_time_formats.scss
index dae7d02b..7a2aa2e4 100644
--- a/src/sass/_time_formats.scss
+++ b/src/sass/_time_formats.scss
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 
 .absolute-time {
   @extend .time;
-  @include hint-custom-color($time-absolute-color, "A date and time");
+  @include hint-custom-color($time-absolute-color, "A real point in time");
 
   @include arrow-border-color($time-absolute-color, "true");
 }