The system had sound initially. Went back to YouTube, no sound at all. Speaker Icon states: no output or input devices found . Then under Menu: Device: Audio: pactl tool required, find it with package manager, I may have found it under slightly different name.
I thought the speakers were a little tinny at first, they used to be quite full with an old windows system, but they were OK, they worked.
Now they don’t do anything for anything. It was a very sudden change.
I saw a lot of forum references to use Bluetooth or wired speakers.
HP Omen notebook. I think it’s a problem build. Like the machine manufacturer doesn’t like the switch up. HP is very different.
To plug and play or not to plug and play.