Resolved: pianod audio output problem unclear Rx Unclear but reportant indicates problem resolved. Notes - mserver plays okay - no sound output from pianod - same issue with pianobar Environment: - two raspberry PIs. - OS: Same rasbpian - One: console connected to hdmi (including audio out) - Second: using line out/headphone jack 1. https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/33425 Suggests possible wrong libao default behavior Add “dev=default” to /etc/libao.conf