NUC 14 - sound via earphones outlet shuts down
Hi r/intelnuc,
I just got a NUC14 to replace the celeron (whatever speed) version we used before. We're using it in part as a sound machine for online radio and spotify. We've installed Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
When no sound is output, it seems the sound card shuts down after a few seconds; I would assume to cut power consumption. The downside of this is that the amplifier has a bit of hum when there is no output active.
Is this a NUC issue, and Ubuntu issue? Can it be changed in settings, or should I just make an ugly hack that constantly outputs a silent signal to keep the sound card awake?
u/Pr0t0z0a0 — 8 days ago