Linux Mint Hi-Res Audio Playback

What is hi-res audio?

Hi-res audio is high quality audio. It is usually above 44.1 kHz, 16-bit, 2 channels.

Setting up pipewire

Edit /etc/pipewire/pipewire.conf and add the following:

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context.properties = {
    default.clock.allowed-rates =  [ 44100, 48000, 88200, 96000, 192000, 352800, 384000, 576000, 1152000 ] 
}

Restart pipewire:

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systemctl --user restart pipewire.service pipewire-pulse.socket

Start playback with your favourite player and execute pw-top to make sure it’s working:

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pw-top

On the output list, you should see the name of the player and the sample rate and channels should be the same as the ones you set in the pipewire.conf file.