# My PC does not like my headphones anymore

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**Category:** Gaming, sound and video\
**Created:** [May 26, 2026, 10:29am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/my-pc-does-not-like-my-headphones-anymore/79843 "2026-05-26T10:29:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mellow](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/mellow/32/137692_2.png) [@Mellow](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Mellow)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 10:29am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/my-pc-does-not-like-my-headphones-anymore/79843/1 "2026-05-26T10:29:56Z")

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This is very weird, like really. It started 4-5 days ago. I started my PC like almost every day and suddenly there is no sound.  
I rebooted, re-plugged and all that, nothing. I also updated, still, nothing. Thought my headphones broke, plugged them into my ROG Ally (running SteamOS), my Switch (running SwitchOS i guess), my Laptop (running EOS). They work.  
So I tried different headphones, also don’t work. Tried another set of 15+ year old cheap headphones that have a “very good sound-quality” where you definitely don’t get ear cancer… THEY WORK?!

So to clarify, the 2 Headphones, that out of nowhere don’t work on my PC anymore are:

- Razer Kraken X Lite
- Razer Opus

But these super old in-ear i don’t even know what brand headphones work. I’m sad.  
They also use the same port (idk how its called in english 3.5mm Audio port? Not USB just the standard thing) so the port isn’t faulty, and the headphones are also good as they work anywhere else.

What I noticed from troubleshooting so far:  
I have this couple days old screenshot that i put here on the forum to explain something and how it looks on my side (where it still worked)

 ![image](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/3X/7/3/733dd6050da097781abe565e31f96292eb00b1eb.jpeg)  
This is how it looks now:  
 ![image](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/3X/b/9/b90089f5d04f90e895e9aca4fce4545984bddbdc.jpeg)  
I am missing stuff. And none of the given options work. Guess I really NEED my Analog Stereo Duplex back.

> **Screenshot of how it looks on Laptop where it works (seems to be entirely differently built)**
>
> ![image](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/3X/0/8/08a349ace8a88ff825d76b9006646d41010ae634.jpeg)

If I go into this weird program here (on the internet everyone talks about “pavucontrol” and when i type it, “Lautstärkeregler” pops up so i guess this is it) i see my Analog Stereo Duplex but i cant select it as it isn’t connected for whatever reason, it is connected but my PC thinks it isn’t.

 ![image](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/3X/3/9/3971c30333e4813d69c17cebef7dd7d1f8ecc568.png)  
I have also tried running `systemctl --user restart pipewire pipewire-pulse wireplumber ` as it was suggested somewhere on the internet.. Nothing happened.  
And because of this weird trend that both headphones that don’t work are from Razer, I tried deinstalling the `openrazer-daemon` and `polychromatic` which I had installed but of course due to my luck it also didn’t change my situation.  
(think its just for controlling lights anyway, but it appears the openrazer devs have some issues currently with the Kernel (cant build module etc) so I thought it may be related).

I also installed the `LTS-Kernel` due to my history with Kernels, but also no change.  
No idea why it works on my Laptop but not on my PC as I set everything up similarly (I just didnt install openrazer on the Laptop) but i never mess with sound, or anything that just works out of the box to be fair. (I also said something similar when my Laptop made problems while my PC was fine,.. right? Maybe I get lucky and it fixes itself again, hopefully sooner though and not after 10 months)

Some info about that PC:

> **inxi -FAZ --no-host**
>
> ```auto
> System:
> Kernel: 6.18.33-1-lts arch: x86_64 bits: 64
> Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.6.5 Distro: EndeavourOS
> Machine:
> Type: Desktop System: ASUS product: N/A v: N/A serial: <superuser required>
> Mobo: ASUSTeK model: PRIME B760M-K v: Rev 1.xx
> serial: <superuser required> Firmware: UEFI vendor: American Megatrends
> v: 1805 date: 10/30/2024
> CPU:
> Info: 20-core (8-mt/12-st) model: Intel Core i7-14700KF bits: 64
> type: MST AMCP cache: L2: 28 MiB
> Speed (MHz): avg: 1030 min/max: 800/5500:5600:4300 cores: 1: 1030 2: 1030
> 3: 1030 4: 1030 5: 1030 6: 1030 7: 1030 8: 1030 9: 1030 10: 1030 11: 1030
> 12: 1030 13: 1030 14: 1030 15: 1030 16: 1030 17: 1030 18: 1030 19: 1030
> 20: 1030 21: 1030 22: 1030 23: 1030 24: 1030 25: 1030 26: 1030 27: 1030
> 28: 1030
> Graphics:
> Device-1: NVIDIA AD103 [GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER] driver: nvidia
> v: 595.71.05
> Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.22 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.11
> compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: nvidia unloaded: modesetting
> gpu: nv_platform,nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch resolution: 1920x1080~144Hz
> API: EGL v: 1.5 drivers: nvidia,nvidia-drm,swrast
> platforms: gbm,wayland,x11,surfaceless,device
> API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.6 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 595.71.05
> renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER/PCIe/SSE2
> API: Vulkan v: 1.4.350 drivers: nvidia surfaces: N/A
> Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
> de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor gpu: nvidia-settings,nvidia-smi
> wl: wayland-info x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
> Audio:
> Device-1: Intel Raptor Lake High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
> Device-2: NVIDIA AD103 High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
> API: ALSA v: k6.18.33-1-lts status: kernel-api
> Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.6.5 status: active
> Network:
> Device-1: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE driver: r8169
> IF: enp5s0 state: down mac: 08:bf:b8:d5:2d:ad
> Device-2: Realtek 802.11ac NIC driver: rtw88_8821cu type: USB
> IF: wlan0 state: up mac: 1c:bf:ce:eb:fc:e3
> RAID:
> Hardware-1: Intel RST Volume Management Device Controller driver: vmd
> Drives:
> Local Storage: total: 3.64 TiB used: 701.84 GiB (18.8%)
> ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 980 PRO 2TB size: 1.82 TiB
> ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 vendor: Kingston model: SNV2S2000G size: 1.82 TiB
> Partition:
> ID-1: / size: 1.78 TiB used: 701.84 GiB (38.4%) fs: btrfs
> dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
> ID-2: /boot/efi size: 1022 MiB used: 636 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat
> dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1
> ID-3: /home size: 1.78 TiB used: 701.84 GiB (38.4%) fs: btrfs
> dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
> ID-4: /var/log size: 1.78 TiB used: 701.84 GiB (38.4%) fs: btrfs
> dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
> Swap:
> ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 34.24 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
> dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3
> Sensors:
> System Temperatures: cpu: 37.0 C mobo: N/A
> Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
> Info:
> Memory: total: 32 GiB available: 31.12 GiB used: 5.41 GiB (17.4%)
> Processes: 519 Uptime: 55m Shell: fish inxi: 3.3.40
> 
> ```

> **inxi -Aaz**
>
> ```auto
> Audio:
> Device-1: Intel Raptor Lake High Definition Audio vendor: ASUSTeK
> driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel alternate: snd_soc_avs,snd_sof_pci_intel_tgl
> bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:7a50 class-ID: 0403
> Device-2: NVIDIA AD103 High Definition Audio vendor: ASUSTeK
> driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
> bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:22bb class-ID: 0403
> API: ALSA v: k6.18.33-1-lts status: kernel-api
> tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
> Server-1: sndiod v: N/A status: off tools: aucat,midicat,sndioctl
> Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.6.5 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
> status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
> 4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
> 
> ```

So, if anyone has an idea on what is wrong please send help (I hate getting ear cancer, and love listening to good music with decent sound-quality)

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Edit:

#### Stuff from comments for those who dont want to dig through them:

- I tried to disable Auto-Mute in `alsamixer` (it already was disabled)
- when I force pavucontrol to use the “Analog Stereo Duplex (unplugged)(unavailable)” my headphones work… but only in KDE Settings where i can test my headphones “front left” “front right”. anywhere else they dont work, like spotify, Youtube, games on steam…
- I also deleted wireplumbers local state with `rm -r ~/.local/state/wireplumber/` that didnt change anything either
- I also tried `hdajackretask` nothing changed
- Also tested a 4th set of headphones (Sony) they also dont work, so its not just Razer now. Why this 1 set of heaphones work and all the others dont, will remain a mystery it seems.

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**Author:** ![milkytwix](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/milkytwix/32/84303_2.png) [@milkytwix](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/milkytwix)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/my-pc-does-not-like-my-headphones-anymore/79843/2 "2026-05-26T10:58:54Z")

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Just a shot in the dark: Can you try pro audio?

(Sagt man shot in the dark statt schuss ins blaue? …)

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**Author:** ![thefrog](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/thefrog/32/114250_2.png) [@thefrog](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/thefrog)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/my-pc-does-not-like-my-headphones-anymore/79843/3 "2026-05-26T11:01:48Z")

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> [@Mellow](#):
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> pipewire pipewire-pulse wireplumber

These were recently updated. Can you downgrade and get the headphones to work?

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**Author:** ![raiin](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@raiin](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/raiin)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 11:42am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/my-pc-does-not-like-my-headphones-anymore/79843/4 "2026-05-26T11:42:07Z")

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i do have regression in the past update of pipewire 1.6.5-1 so i downgrade it to 1.6.4-1 but with the latest release 1.6.5-2 it has been fixed. maybe try to update/downgrade or maybe try ALSA instead of PulseAudio maybe it is there what you are looking for.

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**Author:** ![Mellow](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/mellow/32/137692_2.png) [@Mellow](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Mellow)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 1:25pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/my-pc-does-not-like-my-headphones-anymore/79843/5 "2026-05-26T13:25:56Z")

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> [@milkytwix](#):
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> Can you try pro audio?

I tried but it doesn’t work either

> [@milkytwix](#):
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> Sagt man shot in the dark statt schuss ins blaue?

I think so, probably.. yes 😅

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**Author:** ![Mellow](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/mellow/32/137692_2.png) [@Mellow](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Mellow)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/my-pc-does-not-like-my-headphones-anymore/79843/6 "2026-05-26T13:43:36Z")

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> [@thefrog](#):
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> These were recently updated. Can you downgrade and get the headphones to work?

Do I have to fear problems with it as it is like a lot of dependencies with it and I am not shure what other packages also depend on it?  
Does downgrade handle that or do i need a list? 😅

> [@raiin](#):
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> i do have regression in the past update of pipewire 1.6.5-1 so i downgrade it to 1.6.4-1 but with the latest release 1.6.5-2 it has been fixed.

well i currently have 1.6.5-2 but that got installed like yesterday or so, so whatever fixed it for you didn’t change anything for me. so if previous version i had was 1.6.5-1 that may have introduced this issue for me.. maybe, idk. could be something else too, who knows.

> [@raiin](#):
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> maybe try ALSA instead of PulseAudio

I completely forgot how to switch, i knew it like 2 years ago or so but forgot.. damn have to look into it again (might have been some tool garuda had but endeavour doesnt have it)  
Also i think im running Pipewire, not PulseAudio as you say (unless i’m reading wrong)

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**Author:** ![raiin](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@raiin](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/raiin)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/my-pc-does-not-like-my-headphones-anymore/79843/7 "2026-05-26T14:54:01Z")

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pulseaudio is bundled with pipewire.. since i saw pipewire-pulse  
maybe you should wait a little longer as it is declared in arch repo outdated  
and pipewire is now 1.6.6 but if you cant wait.. i just pacman -Qe | grep pipewire list all of them including libpipewire dependency and execute all in one line. sudo downgrade pipewire libpipewire… to bypass restriction in downgrading.

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**Author:** ![Mellow](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/mellow/32/137692_2.png) [@Mellow](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Mellow)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/my-pc-does-not-like-my-headphones-anymore/79843/8 "2026-05-27T14:10:12Z")

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Ok sadly the 1.6.6-1 update didn’t do it for me either.

But. As I continued trying to search for a fix (thinking i cant be the only one) the AI overview output caught my eye, so i tried it out (as it doesnt mess with configs, so i thought it cant hallucinate me into a broken system)

 ![image](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/3X/9/6/96543637f82f829cf065bf51881f0c39533a74b0.jpeg)  
And yes, it worked… well, partially.  
Going into “pavucontrol” and forcing it to the analog stereo output worked, as i now get sound when clicking the “test” button in the kde settings.  
Problem, it only works there. so i still dont get sound when using spotify, youtube or any game or anything else (just as i wanted to celebrate).  
so i guess other programs dont get the message to use the thing that isnt supposed to work.

(I also tried using a splitter for the 3.5mm audio port, but that also didnt change anything, which was suggested on some sites)

On the Arch wiki there is a section about “auto-switching” not shure if that is relevant for my issue (i have no idea what they mean with “auto-switching”)

 ![image](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/3X/9/f/9fc3bc284b2dbe4d0fab3fd8104eee5da7cfe64b.png)

> **[PipeWire - ArchWiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PipeWire)**

Not shure if i should try that (seems to be bluetooth related when u click on “this comment” but i dont know if it could also help in my situation or if it is even related as i dont understand the term itself? this is the very reason i dont like reading the arch wiki btw, many complicated words with no explanation)

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**Author:** ![Mellow](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/mellow/32/137692_2.png) [@Mellow](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Mellow)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/my-pc-does-not-like-my-headphones-anymore/79843/9 "2026-05-29T09:53:35Z")

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Update: Have now also tried `hdajackretask` as this is mentioned a lot online… But it also didn’t change anything 🙃

 ![image](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/3X/1/1/114b135d34da6b3a839bc3ac5288e14e80c498bd.png)  
… really it is so weird that forcing the “unplugged” analog stereo output “works” in settings but not anywhere else. i really dont know what to do about it. like IT WORKS, but at the same time it doesnt.

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**Author:** ![Mellow](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/mellow/32/137692_2.png) [@Mellow](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Mellow)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/my-pc-does-not-like-my-headphones-anymore/79843/10 "2026-06-01T10:10:46Z")

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man, i finally found someone who looks like they had the exact same issue like me.. but its old… and it got locked after just 2 months without solution… why…?

> [@PipeWire - System not detecting wired headphones as plugged](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/pipewire-system-not-detecting-wired-headphones-as-plugged/46182):
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> I am using KDE Plasma, installed by the EOS Calamares installer. From last couple of weeks, I have been having this issue where my wired headphones are not being detected by PipeWire / AlsaMixer / Plasma Audio Settings. Doesn’t show up as a sound card in AlsaMixer Shows up in Plasma Audio Settings as Headphones (Unplugged) The weird part is that when I select the Headphones (Unplugged) port in Plasma Audio Settings and use the test button to test front left and front right s…

like why… if they did manage to get a solution.. they couldn’t even answer  
 ![](https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExdTFpMTg4Z2c1Mjc5NTc3N212bXJsaGVkbjdhZmxsNmp0YnN6cmZ0biZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/39gIrKpwKes3C/giphy.gif)

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**Author:** ![smokey](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/smokey/32/133678_2.png) [@smokey](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/smokey)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/my-pc-does-not-like-my-headphones-anymore/79843/11 "2026-06-01T10:35:56Z")

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> [@Mellow](#):
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> like why… if they did manage to get a solution.. they couldn’t even answer

A lot can change in arch linux and its derivatives in a couple of months and when people respond to old threads it can muddy the waters and make it hard to solve things.

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**Author:** ![raiin](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@raiin](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/raiin)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/my-pc-does-not-like-my-headphones-anymore/79843/12 "2026-06-01T11:38:31Z")

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this might be another case of faulty jack sensing.  
[![](https://i.sstatic.net/1HykC.png) ](https://i.sstatic.net/1HykC.png)  
either there is rust, stack debris or worst broken jack sensing.

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**Author:** ![Mellow](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/mellow/32/137692_2.png) [@Mellow](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Mellow)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/my-pc-does-not-like-my-headphones-anymore/79843/13 "2026-06-01T11:53:48Z")

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Please read again. It is impossible to be a physical/hardware issue. If I force it through pavucontrol it works in kde settings. Just not anywhere else, in the settings themselves it also looks buggy but the headphone test works, just no sound in other programs. The issue is software

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**Author:** ![raiin](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@raiin](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/raiin)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/my-pc-does-not-like-my-headphones-anymore/79843/14 "2026-06-01T11:54:33Z")

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have you tried messing with `alsamixer` as suggested by AI.

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**Author:** ![Mellow](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/mellow/32/137692_2.png) [@Mellow](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Mellow)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/my-pc-does-not-like-my-headphones-anymore/79843/15 "2026-06-01T11:56:08Z")

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I did the step 1 as well if you mean the screenshot I posted which mentions alsamixer. The automute was disabled out of the box

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**Author:** ![raiin](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@raiin](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/raiin)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 12:01pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/my-pc-does-not-like-my-headphones-anymore/79843/16 "2026-06-01T12:01:39Z")

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last resort might be forcing to use ALSA instead of pipewire

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**Author:** ![Mellow](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/mellow/32/137692_2.png) [@Mellow](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Mellow)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/my-pc-does-not-like-my-headphones-anymore/79843/17 "2026-06-01T12:03:16Z")

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Yeah that would be very last resort to try using something else, be it alsa or pipewire or anything else

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**Author:** ![casten](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/8edcca/32.png) [@casten](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/casten)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 4:46am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/my-pc-does-not-like-my-headphones-anymore/79843/18 "2026-06-08T04:46:40Z")

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I think i’m also having a similar issue - headphones definitely worked last month, didn’t use it in a little bit but now, i’m not sure which update, but it doesn’t look like my headphones are being used.

pavucontrol shows it switched to headphones (plugged in) but the sound doesn’t switch

alsamixer shows something similar

i deleted the saved state for wireplumber/restarted, tried the auto headphone switcher config, nothing seems to work

has anyone found anything that works?

Edit: seems like if i use a usbc dongle from my phone and connect my headphones that way, it works.

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**Author:** ![Mellow](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/mellow/32/137692_2.png) [@Mellow](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Mellow)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 10:11am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/my-pc-does-not-like-my-headphones-anymore/79843/19 "2026-06-09T10:11:42Z")

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> [@casten](#):
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> pavucontrol shows it switched to headphones (plugged in) but the sound doesn’t switch

Well, that is a difference to what i am experiencing.  
Mine says something like Analog Stereo Duplex (unplugged)(not available) which are my headphones. and when i force it to use it anyway it works,.. but only in kde settings, not anywhere else. (That is the case in 3 out of 4 headphones for some reason, I tested another set of headphones recently, sony, they have the same issue as my 2 razer headphones)  
Your headphones on the other hand get detected, just doesn’t switch to it. The things you tried are the things I would have suggest you to try, so I dont know what to do here either. Sorry.

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The clue is indeed in the plasma volume settings: It shows two active cards, which usually means the default hasn’t moved.

The plasma test sound works, because it connects directly to sink. I bet if you route audio manually from an app to that sink e.g. in qpwgraph it will play audio too.

Something is holding up pipewire to accept it as valid audio default output. You could try from the CLI with `wpctl status` and `wpctl set-default <id>`.

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