Index: src/qmmp/output.cpp
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--- src/qmmp/output.cpp.orig
+++ src/qmmp/output.cpp
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ OutputFactory *Output::currentFactory()
     checkFactories();
     QSettings settings (Qmmp::configFile(), QSettings::IniFormat);
 #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
-    QString name = settings.value("Output/current_plugin", "alsa").toString();
+    QString name = settings.value("Output/current_plugin", "pulse").toString();
 #else
     QString name = settings.value("Output/current_plugin", "oss").toString();
 #endif