After executing
sudo /usr/bin/cpufreq-selector -g performance
(so top isn't confused by lowered CPU frequency) I see pulseaudio using approximately 1% CPU when playing music which seems a bit much but not that troublesome. To get your CPU back to use less energy, execute
sudo /usr/bin/cpufreq-selector -g ondemand
After executing cpufreq- selector -g performance cpufreq- selector -g ondemand
sudo /usr/bin/
(so top isn't confused by lowered CPU frequency) I see pulseaudio using approximately 1% CPU when playing music which seems a bit much but not that troublesome. To get your CPU back to use less energy, execute
sudo /usr/bin/