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BelowZero

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Registered: 2018-03-13

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[Solved] Audio hum when using wired external speaker

I'm using an Dell XPS laptop with Arch and Budgie, and I connected my audio out via a wired connection to an external speaker.  The sound plays fine, but about 5 seconds after pausing music.  The hum goes away if any system sound is played, and then after another 5 seconds of silence, the hum returns.  I've enabled auto mute from alsamixer, but that did not solve it.  I've also looked through the Wiki on PulseAudio Troubleshooting, but there is nothing about a hum noise.  Any ideas?

Last edited by BelowZero (2018-04-15 16:19:17)

Slithery

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Re: [Solved] Audio hum when using wired external speaker

Try disabling the module-suspend-on-idle pulseaudio module.

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BelowZero

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Registered: 2018-03-13

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Re: [Solved] Audio hum when using wired external speaker

That solved it, thanks.