Unknown output problem
Hi. New to this site so I hope I'm reporting my problem correctly.
I'm using Pulseaudio Volume Control in Elementary Juno 5.0. The PC is a media PC and is connected to a TV and AV amp.
I'm playing mp3 files using Winamp (through Wine).
I have 2 audio outputs - an HDMI that goes to the TV then the TV is connected to the AV amp, and I also have an optical out off the motherboard connected to the amp. For listening to music then the optical out off the motherboard sounds much better than taking the sound to the amp via the HDMI and TV
The problem is that in Pulseaudio Volume control with the output for winamp,exe set to HD-Audio Generic Digital Stereo (IEC958) then after a random amount of time the output changes to Unknown output, the sound briefly drops and then I'm sure things very slightly don't sound as nice. Clicking mute then unmute corrects it and the IEC958 is shown as the output again, or switching to HDMI output then back to HD-Audio Generic Digital (IEC958) also solves it. Until it happens again.
Any help as to what the problem might be would be great. Thanks