diff --git a/rsload.go b/rsload.go
index 403a15e..6a125c4 100644
--- a/rsload.go
+++ b/rsload.go
@@ -80,15 +80,20 @@ func main() {
 	sent := make(chan value, options.buffer)
 	go streamValues(infile, c)
 	go func() {
-		w := bufio.NewWriterSize(conn, 4048)
+		w := bufio.NewWriterSize(conn, 16384)
 		defer func() {
 			close(sent)
 			fmt.Println("All data transferred. Waiting for the last reply...")
 		}()
+		count := 0
 		for r := range c {
+			count++
 			if r.ok() {
 				r.val().Write(w)
-				w.Flush()
+				if count == 100 {
+					w.Flush()
+					count = 0
+				}
 				sent <- r.val()
 			} else {
 				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "InputError: %v\n", r.err())
diff --git a/values.go b/values.go
index 08c212e..d0a20dd 100644
--- a/values.go
+++ b/values.go
@@ -125,7 +125,11 @@ func readString(b []byte) (value, error) {
 }
 
 func (s String) Write(w io.Writer) (int, error) {
-	return fmt.Fprintf(w, "+%s\r\n", s)
+	w.Write([]byte{'+'})
+	w.Write([]byte(s))
+	w.Write([]byte{'\r', '\n'})
+	return 0, nil
+	// return fmt.Fprintf(w, "+%s\r\n", s)
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -137,7 +141,11 @@ func readError(b []byte) (value, error) {
 }
 
 func (e Error) Write(w io.Writer) (int, error) {
-	return fmt.Fprintf(w, "-%s\r\n")
+	w.Write([]byte{'-'})
+	w.Write([]byte(e))
+	w.Write([]byte{'\r', '\n'})
+	return 0, nil
+	// return fmt.Fprintf(w, "-%s\r\n")
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -153,7 +161,11 @@ func readInteger(b []byte) (value, error) {
 }
 
 func (i Integer) Write(w io.Writer) (int, error) {
-	return fmt.Fprintf(w, ":%d\r\n", i)
+	w.Write([]byte{':'})
+	w.Write([]byte(strconv.Itoa(int(i))))
+	w.Write([]byte{'\r', '\n'})
+	return 0, nil
+	// return fmt.Fprintf(w, ":%d\r\n", i)
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -198,7 +210,13 @@ func readBulkString(prefix []byte, r io.Reader) (value, error) {
 }
 
 func (s BulkString) Write(w io.Writer) (int, error) {
-	return fmt.Fprintf(w, "$%d\r\n%s\r\n", len(s), s)
+	w.Write([]byte{'$'})
+	w.Write([]byte(strconv.Itoa(len(s))))
+	w.Write([]byte{'\r', '\n'})
+	w.Write([]byte(s))
+	w.Write([]byte{'\r', '\n'})
+	return 0, nil
+	// return fmt.Fprintf(w, "$%d\r\n%s\r\n", len(s), s)
 }
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -230,21 +248,26 @@ func readArray(prefix []byte, r *bufio.Reader) (value, error) {
 }
 
 func (a Array) Write(w io.Writer) (int, error) {
-	n, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, "*%d\r\n", len(a))
-	if err != nil {
-		return n, err
-	}
-
-	var (
-		nn int
-		e  error
-	)
+	w.Write([]byte{'*'})
+	w.Write([]byte(strconv.Itoa(len(a))))
+	w.Write([]byte{'\r', '\n'})
+	// n, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, "*%d\r\n", len(a))
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	return n, err
+	// }
+
+	// var (
+	// 	nn int
+	// 	e  error
+	// )
 	for i := 0; i < len(a); i++ {
-		nn, e = a[i].Write(w)
-		n += nn
-		if e != nil {
-			return n, e
-		}
+		a[i].Write(w)
+		// nn, e = a[i].Write(w)
+		// n += nn
+		// if e != nil {
+		// 	return n, e
+		// }
 	}
-	return n, nil
+	// return n, nil
+	return 0, nil
 }