diff --git a/SaneTsv.cs b/SaneTsv.cs
index 8c4493b..21a4945 100644
--- a/SaneTsv.cs
+++ b/SaneTsv.cs
@@ -588,9 +588,40 @@ public class SaneTsv
       }
     }
 
-    T[] parsedRecords = ParseParallel<T>(inputBuffer, format, headerPropertyInfos.ToArray(), headerTypes.ToArray(), currentLineStart - 1, inputBuffer.Length);
+    // TODO: need to figure out where the crossover is
+    // Complication: it probably depends on processor count
+    if (inputBuffer.Length < 10000)
+    {
+      parsed.Records.AddRange(ParseParallel<T>(inputBuffer, format, headerPropertyInfos.ToArray(), headerTypes.ToArray(), currentLineStart - 1, inputBuffer.Length));
+      return parsed;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      int parseStart = currentLineStart;
+      int tasks = Environment.ProcessorCount - 1;
+      int splitCount = (inputBuffer.Length - parseStart) / tasks;
+      T[][] parsedValues = new T[tasks][];
+      Parallel.For(0, tasks, i =>
+      {
+        int startIndex = i * splitCount + parseStart - 1;
+        int endIndex;
+        if (i == tasks - 1)
+        {
+          endIndex = inputBuffer.Length;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          endIndex = (i + 1) * splitCount + parseStart;
+        }
 
-    parsed.Records.AddRange(parsedRecords);
+        parsedValues[i] = ParseParallel<T>(inputBuffer, format, headerPropertyInfos.ToArray(), headerTypes.ToArray(), startIndex, endIndex);
+      });
+
+      for (int i = 0; i < tasks; i++)
+      {
+        parsed.Records.AddRange(parsedValues[i]);
+      }
+    }
 
     return parsed;
   }
@@ -730,6 +761,11 @@ public class SaneTsv
       }
     }
 
+    if (endIndex < inputBuffer.Length)
+    {
+      return parsed.ToArray();
+    }
+
     fields.Add(fieldBytes.ToArray());
    
     if (fields.Count == 0)
diff --git a/SaneTsvTest/Program.cs b/SaneTsvTest/Program.cs
index 66929c1..0c835f8 100644
--- a/SaneTsvTest/Program.cs
+++ b/SaneTsvTest/Program.cs
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ internal class Program : SaneTsv
     {
       string testName = "Check parallel parsing";
 
-      int N = 1000;
+      int N = 1000000;
       var records = new BoolTestRecord[N];
       var rand = new Random(1);