Okay, I take that back. This might not be the solution?
The problem is this - the audio seems to freeze (as in, in pavucontrol the audio output bar holds at the level it was at, and doesn't resume 'til I switch devices on and off.)
I do ponder what would happen if I managed to split speakers and headphones into separate outputs (assuming I even can), because my gut says this is likely what's causing the issue. Of course, this is the same gut that seems remarkably picky about what food it can handle, so, y'know. Grain of salt.
I guess this is me asking for help from folks who might know/have dealt with this.
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