diff --git a/config/profiles/gui/sound.nix b/config/profiles/gui/sound.nix
index 043089bd..7125c10c 100644
--- a/config/profiles/gui/sound.nix
+++ b/config/profiles/gui/sound.nix
@@ -17,80 +17,21 @@
     config = {
       pipewire = {
         "context.properties" = {
-          "link.max-buffers" = 16;
           "log.level" = 2;
-          "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";
+          "default.clock.min-quantum" =
+            32; # default; going lower may cause crackles and distorted audio
         };
-        "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"; }
-          {
+        pipewire-pulse = {
+          "context.modules" = [{
             name = "libpipewire-module-protocol-pulse";
             args = {
-              "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" ];
+              "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
             };
-          }
-        ];
-        "stream.properties" = {
-          "node.latency" = "32/48000";
-          "resample.quality" = 1;
+          }];
         };
       };
     };
diff --git a/config/profiles/hardware/networkmanager.nix b/config/profiles/hardware/networkmanager.nix
index 822fa713..0eae5132 100644
--- a/config/profiles/hardware/networkmanager.nix
+++ b/config/profiles/hardware/networkmanager.nix
@@ -15,8 +15,35 @@
     };
   };
   config = {
-    hardware.bluetooth.enable = true;
+    hardware.bluetooth = {
+      enable = true;
+      settings = {
+        General = {
+          Enable = "Source,Sink,Media,Socket";
+        };
+      };
+    };
     services.blueman.enable = true;
+    services.pipewire.media-session.config.bluez-monitor = {
+      properties = { };
+      rules = [
+        {
+          actions = {
+            update-props = {
+              "bluez5.a2dp-source-role" = "input";
+              "bluez5.auto-connect"  = [ "hfp_hf" "hsp_hs" "a2dp_sink" "a2dp_source" "hsp_ag" "hfp_ag" ];
+            };
+          };
+          matches = [ { "device.name" = "~bluez_card.*"; } ];
+        }
+        {
+          actions = {
+            update-props = { "node.pause-on-idle" = false; };
+          };
+          matches = [ { "node.name" = "~bluez_input.*"; } { "node.name" = "~bluez_output.*"; } ];
+        }
+      ];
+    };
     networking = {
       networkmanager = {
         enable = true;