diff --git a/config/profiles/gui/sound.nix b/config/profiles/gui/sound.nix
index 7125c10c..043089bd 100644
--- a/config/profiles/gui/sound.nix
+++ b/config/profiles/gui/sound.nix
@@ -17,21 +17,80 @@
     config = {
       pipewire = {
         "context.properties" = {
+          "link.max-buffers" = 16;
           "log.level" = 2;
-          "default.clock.min-quantum" =
-            32; # default; going lower may cause crackles and distorted audio
+          "default.clock.rate" = 48000;
+          "default.clock.quantum" = 32;
+          "default.clock.min-quantum" = 32;
+          "default.clock.max-quantum" = 32;
+          "core.daemon" = true;
+          "core.name" = "pipewire-0";
         };
-        pipewire-pulse = {
-          "context.modules" = [{
+        "context.modules" = [
+          {
+            name = "libpipewire-module-rtkit";
+            args = {
+              "nice.level" = -15;
+              "rt.prio" = 88;
+              "rt.time.soft" = 200000;
+              "rt.time.hard" = 200000;
+            };
+            flags = [ "ifexists" "nofail" ];
+          }
+          { name = "libpipewire-module-protocol-native"; }
+          { name = "libpipewire-module-profiler"; }
+          { name = "libpipewire-module-metadata"; }
+          { name = "libpipewire-module-spa-device-factory"; }
+          { name = "libpipewire-module-spa-node-factory"; }
+          { name = "libpipewire-module-client-node"; }
+          { name = "libpipewire-module-client-device"; }
+          {
+            name = "libpipewire-module-portal";
+            flags = [ "ifexists" "nofail" ];
+          }
+          {
+            name = "libpipewire-module-access";
+            args = {};
+          }
+          { name = "libpipewire-module-adapter"; }
+          { name = "libpipewire-module-link-factory"; }
+          { name = "libpipewire-module-session-manager"; }
+        ];
+      };
+      pipewire-pulse = {
+        "context.properties" = {
+          "log.level" = 2;
+        };
+        "context.modules" = [
+          {
+            name = "libpipewire-module-rtkit";
+            args = {
+              "nice.level" = -15;
+              "rt.prio" = 88;
+              "rt.time.soft" = 200000;
+              "rt.time.hard" = 200000;
+            };
+            flags = [ "ifexists" "nofail" ];
+          }
+          { name = "libpipewire-module-protocol-native"; }
+          { name = "libpipewire-module-client-node"; }
+          { name = "libpipewire-module-adapter"; }
+          { name = "libpipewire-module-metadata"; }
+          {
             name = "libpipewire-module-protocol-pulse";
             args = {
-              "pulse.min.quantum" = 32; # controls minimum playback quant
-              "pulse.min.req" = 32; # controls minimum recording quant
-              "pulse.min.frag" = 32; # controls minimum fragment size
-              "server.address" =
-                [ "unix:native" ]; # the default address of the server
+              "pulse.min.req" = "32/48000";
+              "pulse.default.req" = "32/48000";
+              "pulse.max.req" = "32/48000";
+              "pulse.min.quantum" = "32/48000";
+              "pulse.max.quantum" = "32/48000";
+              "server.address" = [ "unix:native" ];
             };
-          }];
+          }
+        ];
+        "stream.properties" = {
+          "node.latency" = "32/48000";
+          "resample.quality" = 1;
         };
       };
     };