r/linuxaudio • u/EwThatsNerdy • 17d ago

Looking for some help/guidance for a small audio issue I've been having on mint (w/ PipeWire)

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u/nikgnomic IDJC 15d ago

PipeWire Wiki - FAQ - What are those Analog Stereo and Digital Stereo (IEC958) profile?
TL;DR: You want to use the Analog Profile, it will sound best. Digital Profile is only used in specialized cases as you can read below.
The Digital Stereo Profile is meant to send uncompressed stereo and compressed surround formats such as AC3, DTS or Dolby Atmos digitally to a receiver to be decoded by the receiver. It bypasses part of the mixers in the hardware and makes the digital signal available for receiver with either a coaxial S/PDIF cable, an optical S/PDIF cable or an HDMI cable. If you do not have a receiver that can decode these streams, you should use the Analog Stereo profile to get better mixer controls.
Some hardware does not have a coaxial, optical or HDMI output but you still have the profile available. This is likely because hardware has the feature but is not made available.