Previous topic from Oct 2021 is not recommended by HowTo from Dec 2021
[HowTo] Proper sound fix for all latest laptops with Intel Tiger Lake-HD Audio
- Revert any incorrect blacklisting or patchy fixes like the one suggested here
But the HowTo is also outdated and not needed
forum.manjaro.org - No audio from line-out
Packagesof-firmware
has been included on all Manjaro ISOs for over a year, to support digital array microphones on Intel laptops
@the_shadow
Please post more information about PulseAudio to show if anything is muted or suspended
pacmd dump | grep -v module
Try restarting PulseAudio instead of restarting system as a workaround
systemctl --user restart pulseaudio
also suggest updating system BIOS to latest version 1.25.0
Dell Inspiron 3501 and Vostro 3400/3401/3500/3501 System BIOS