Bug#801428: pulseaudio: on stock workstation with normal left/right speakers, bass is stripped, unless using headphones jack

[Felipe Sateler]

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On 9 October 2015 at 22:29, Stephen Dowdy <sdowdy at ucar.edu> wrote:
> Package: pulseaudio
> Version: 5.0-13
> Severity: normal
>
> Dear Maintainer,
>
>
> I have several systems of users, including my own, where bass is stripped/subdued/remixed/whatever making it really hard to enjoy listening.
>
> I have discovered that if i plug my external speakers into the headphone jack, or if it leave it plugged into the rear or front line-out jacks, but select the port "analog-output-headphones" in pavucontrol "Output Devices" tab under "Built-in Audio Analog Stereo", Port: selection list, the bass mysteriously comes back
> (even if the speakers are plugged into the "Line Out (plugged in)", and i select "Headphones (unplugged)" the audio continues to go out Line-Out, but the bass is restored)
> ("Line Out", "Speakers", "Analog Output" all produce the same "No Bass" results)

I don't understand. Do you mean that if you plug into headphone jack
you do not have this problem? And that the problem only reveals itself
after plugging the speakers into the line-out jack and selecting Line
Out / Speakers / Analog Output port[1]?

[1] This being worse because one of these is selected by default?

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Saludos,
Felipe Sateler