On Thu, 17 Mar 2022 21:20:38 -0400
Tom Horsley <horsley1953@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 17 Mar 2022 18:08:09 -0700
> Geoffrey Leach wrote:
>
> > I would
> > greatly appreciate some guidance.  
>
> May not be relevant, but I've noticed on a new install, the default
> sound device is always the device I have nothing connected to. I
> always have to run the sound control center app and change the
> default to HDMI audio (which I can hear).

I went through that and, as far as I can tell the correct device was being accessed.