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PipeWire Equalizer Settings for Dell XPS 15 (2023)
# 6 band sink equalizer
#
# Copy this file into a conf.d/ directory such as
# ~/.config/pipewire/filter-chain.conf.d/
#
context.modules = [
{ name = libpipewire-module-filter-chain
args = {
node.description = "Internal Speakers Equalizer Sink"
media.name = "Internal Speakers Equalizer Sink"
filter.graph = {
nodes = [
{
type = builtin
name = eq_band_1
label = bq_peaking
control = { "Freq" = 119.0 "Q" = 1.5 "Gain" = 11.0 }
}
{
type = builtin
name = eq_band_2
label = bq_peaking
control = { "Freq" = 238.0 "Q" = 1.5 "Gain" = 2.0 }
}
{
type = builtin
name = eq_band_3
label = bq_peaking
control = { "Freq" = 475.0 "Q" = 1.5 "Gain" = -11.0 }
}
{
type = builtin
name = eq_band_4
label = bq_peaking
control = { "Freq" = 947.0 "Q" = 1.5 "Gain" = -11.0 }
}
{
type = builtin
name = eq_band_5
label = bq_peaking
control = { "Freq" = 1890.0 "Q" = 1.5 "Gain" = -2.0 }
}
{
type = builtin
name = eq_band_6
label = bq_peaking
control = { "Freq" = 3771.0 "Q" = 1.5 "Gain" = 2.0 }
}
{
type = builtin
name = eq_band_7
label = bq_peaking
control = { "Freq" = 7524.0 "Q" = 1.5 "Gain" = 9.0 }
}
{
type = builtin
name = eq_band_8
label = bq_peaking
control = { "Freq" = 15012.0 "Q" = 1.5 "Gain" = 10.0 }
}
]
links = [
{ output = "eq_band_1:Out" input = "eq_band_2:In" }
{ output = "eq_band_2:Out" input = "eq_band_3:In" }
{ output = "eq_band_3:Out" input = "eq_band_4:In" }
{ output = "eq_band_4:Out" input = "eq_band_5:In" }
{ output = "eq_band_5:Out" input = "eq_band_6:In" }
{ output = "eq_band_6:Out" input = "eq_band_7:In" }
{ output = "eq_band_7:Out" input = "eq_band_8:In" }
]
}
audio.channels = 2
audio.position = [ FL FR ]
capture.props = {
node.name = "internal_speaker"
media.class = Audio/Sink
}
playback.props = {
node.name = "internal_speaker_equalizer_output"
node.passive = true
node.target = "alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3-platform-skl_hda_dsp_generic.HiFi__hw_sofhdadsp__sink"
}
}
}
]
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ardasec commented Oct 29, 2025

My sound was always reset to 100% and not remembered when I rebooted so I added
node.state-restore = true
to the capture.props block and it fixed it. Maybe it helps somebody else

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