I found a work-around here: https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2357875
Using hdajackretask:
I set pin 0x14 to "Internal Speaker" 0x17 to "Internal Speaker LFE" 0x1b to "Internal Speaker (Back)"
The laptop sounds _much_ better now.
I found a work-around here: https:/ /ubuntuforums. org/showthread. php?t=2357875
Using hdajackretask:
I set pin 0x14 to "Internal Speaker"
0x17 to "Internal Speaker LFE"
0x1b to "Internal Speaker (Back)"
The laptop sounds _much_ better now.