diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 79e5efa..e06e895 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env node
 
 var Parser = require('jsonparse')
-  , through = require('through')
+  , Transform = require('io-stream').Transform
+  , inherits = require('inherits')
 
 /*
 
@@ -12,20 +13,22 @@ var Parser = require('jsonparse')
 
 */
 
-exports.parse = function (path, map) {
-
-  var parser = new Parser()
-  var stream = through(function (chunk) {
-    if('string' === typeof chunk)
-      chunk = new Buffer(chunk)
-    parser.write(chunk)
-  },
-  function (data) {
-    if(data)
-      stream.write(data)
-    stream.queue(null)
+exports.parse = Parse;
+
+inherits(Parse, Transform)
+
+function Parse(path, map) {
+  if (!(this instanceof Parse))
+    return new Parse(path, map)
+
+  Transform.call(this, {
+    objectMode: true
   })
 
+  var stream = this;
+  this.root = null;
+  var parser = this.parser = new Parser()
+
   if('string' === typeof path)
     path = path.split('.').map(function (e) {
       if (e === '*')
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ exports.parse = function (path, map) {
     var data = this.value[this.key]
     if(null != data)
       if(null != (data = map ? map(data, actualPath) : data))
-        stream.queue(data)
+        stream.push(data)
     delete this.value[this.key]
     for(var k in this.stack)
       this.stack[k].value = null
@@ -95,7 +98,7 @@ exports.parse = function (path, map) {
     if (this.stack.length === 0) {
       if (stream.root) {
         if(!path)
-          stream.queue(stream.root)
+          stream.push(stream.root)
         count = 0;
         stream.root = null;
       }
@@ -109,7 +112,13 @@ exports.parse = function (path, map) {
   }
 
 
-  return stream
+}
+
+Parse.prototype._transform = function (chunk, encoding, next) {
+  if('string' === typeof encoding)
+    chunk = new Buffer(chunk, encoding)
+  this.parser.write(chunk)
+  next()
 }
 
 function check (x, y) {
@@ -124,75 +133,105 @@ function check (x, y) {
   return false
 }
 
-exports.stringify = function (op, sep, cl, indent) {
-  indent = indent || 0
+exports.stringify = Stringify;
+
+inherits(Stringify, Transform)
+
+function Stringify(op, sep, cl, indent) {
+  if (!(this instanceof Stringify))
+    return new Stringify(op, sep, cl, indent)
+
+  Transform.call(this, {
+    objectMode: true
+  })
+
+  this.indent = indent || 0
   if (op === false){
-    op = ''
-    sep = '\n'
-    cl = ''
+    this.op = ''
+    this.sep = '\n'
+    this.cl = ''
   } else if (op == null) {
 
-    op = '[\n'
-    sep = '\n,\n'
-    cl = '\n]\n'
+    this.op = '[\n'
+    this.sep = '\n,\n'
+    this.cl = '\n]\n'
 
+  } else {
+    this.op = op
+    this.sep = sep
+    this.cl = cl
   }
 
   //else, what ever you like
 
-  var stream
-    , first = true
-    , anyData = false
-  stream = through(function (data) {
-    anyData = true
-    var json = JSON.stringify(data, null, indent)
-    if(first) { first = false ; stream.queue(op + json)}
-    else stream.queue(sep + json)
-  },
-  function (data) {
-    if(!anyData)
-      stream.queue(op)
-    stream.queue(cl)
-    stream.queue(null)
-  })
+  this.first = true
+  this.anyData = false
+}
+
+Stringify.prototype._transform = function (data, _, next) {
+  this.anyData = true
+  var json = JSON.stringify(data, null, this.indent)
+  if(this.first) {
+    this.first = false;
+    this.push(this.op)
+  }
+  else this.push(this.sep)
+
+  this.push(json)
+  next()
+}
 
-  return stream
+Stringify.prototype._flush = function (done) {
+  if(!this.anyData)
+    this.push(this.op)
+  this.push(this.cl)
+  done()
 }
 
-exports.stringifyObject = function (op, sep, cl, indent) {
-  indent = indent || 0
+exports.stringifyObject = StringifyObject;
+
+inherits(StringifyObject, Transform)
+
+function StringifyObject (op, sep, cl, indent) {
+  if (!(this instanceof StringifyObject))
+    return new StringifyObject(op, sep, cl, indent)
+
+  Transform.call(this, {
+    objectMode: true
+  })
+
+  this.indent = indent || 0
   if (op === false){
-    op = ''
-    sep = '\n'
-    cl = ''
+    this.op = ''
+    this.sep = '\n'
+    this.cl = ''
   } else if (op == null) {
 
-    op = '{\n'
-    sep = '\n,\n'
-    cl = '\n}\n'
+    this.op = '{\n'
+    this.sep = '\n,\n'
+    this.cl = '\n}\n'
 
   }
 
-  //else, what ever you like
-
-  var first = true
-    , anyData = false
-  stream = through(function (data) {
-    anyData = true
-    var json = JSON.stringify(data[0]) + ':' + JSON.stringify(data[1], null, indent)
-    if(first) { first = false ; this.queue(op + json)}
-    else this.queue(sep + json)
-  },
-  function (data) {
-    if(!anyData) this.queue(op)
-    this.queue(cl)
-
-    this.queue(null)
-  })
+  this.first = true
+  this.anyData = false
+}
+StringifyObject.prototype._transform = function (data, _, next) {
+  this.anyData = true
+  var json = JSON.stringify(data[0]) + ':' + JSON.stringify(data[1], null, this.indent)
+  if(this.first) { this.first = false ; this.push(this.op)}
+  else this.push(this.sep)
+  this.push(json)
+  next()
+}
+StringifyObject.prototype._flush = function (done) {
+  if(!this.anyData) this.push(this.op)
+  this.push(this.cl)
 
-  return stream
+  done()
 }
 
+
 if(!module.parent && process.title !== 'browser') {
   process.stdin
     .pipe(exports.parse(process.argv[2]))
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 501ef9a..3ca1790 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {
-  "name": "JSONStream",
-  "version": "1.0.1",
+  "name": "jsonstream2a",
+  "version": "2.0.3",
   "description": "rawStream.pipe(JSONStream.parse()).pipe(streamOfObjects)",
-  "homepage": "http://github.com/dominictarr/JSONStream",
+  "homepage": "http://github.com/calvinmetcalf/JSONStream",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "git://github.com/dominictarr/JSONStream.git"
+    "url": "git://github.com/calvinmetcalf/JSONStream.git"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "json",
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@
     "parsing"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "jsonparse": "~1.0.0",
-    "through": ">=2.2.7 <3"
+    "inherits": "^2.0.1",
+    "io-stream": "^2.0.2",
+    "jsonparse": "~1.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "it-is": "~1",
diff --git a/test/destroy_missing.js b/test/destroy_missing.js
index 315fdc8..8bc8544 100644
--- a/test/destroy_missing.js
+++ b/test/destroy_missing.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var server = net.createServer(function(client) {
         console.log('close')
         console.error('PASSED');
         server.close();
-    });
+    }).on('data', function (){})
     client.pipe(parser);
     var n = 4
     client.on('data', function () {
diff --git a/test/multiple_objects_error.js b/test/multiple_objects_error.js
index 83d113b..fb42023 100644
--- a/test/multiple_objects_error.js
+++ b/test/multiple_objects_error.js
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ var server = net.createServer(function(client) {
     var parser = JSONStream.parse();
     parser.on('error', function(err) {
         console.log(err);
+        console.error('PASSED')
         server.close();
     });
 
     parser.on('end', function() {
         console.log('END');
+        console.log('FAILED')
         server.close();
     });
     client.pipe(parser);
diff --git a/test/stringify-custom.js b/test/stringify-custom.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f866a18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/stringify-custom.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+
+var fs = require ('fs')
+  , join = require('path').join
+  , file = join(__dirname, 'fixtures','all_npm.json')
+  , JSONStream = require('../')
+  , it = require('it-is').style('colour')
+
+  function randomObj () {
+    return (
+      Math.random () < 0.4
+      ? {hello: 'eonuhckmqjk',
+          whatever: 236515,
+          lies: true,
+          nothing: [null],
+          stuff: [Math.random(),Math.random(),Math.random()]
+        }
+      : ['AOREC', 'reoubaor', {ouec: 62642}, [[[], {}, 53]]]
+    )
+  }
+
+var expected =  []
+  , stringify = JSONStream.stringify('{"features": [', ',', ']}')
+  , es = require('event-stream')
+  , stringified = ''
+  , called = 0
+  , count = 10
+  , ended = false
+
+while (count --)
+  expected.push(randomObj())
+
+  es.connect(
+    es.readArray(expected),
+    stringify,
+    es.writeArray(function (err, lines) {
+      it(JSON.parse(lines.join(''))).deepEqual({
+        features: expected
+      })
+      console.error('PASSED')
+    })
+  )
diff --git a/test/stringify.js b/test/stringify.js
index b6de85e..20b9969 100644
--- a/test/stringify.js
+++ b/test/stringify.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ var fs = require ('fs')
           lies: true,
           nothing: [null],
           stuff: [Math.random(),Math.random(),Math.random()]
-        } 
+        }
       : ['AOREC', 'reoubaor', {ouec: 62642}, [[[], {}, 53]]]
     )
   }
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ var expected =  []
   , called = 0
   , count = 10
   , ended = false
-  
+
 while (count --)
   expected.push(randomObj())
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ while (count --)
     stringify,
     //JSONStream.parse([/./]),
     es.writeArray(function (err, lines) {
-      
+
       it(JSON.parse(lines.join(''))).deepEqual(expected)
       console.error('PASSED')
     })