When I first started using Linux for audio production I was using JACK and ALSA because it had better audio quality than XP (and didn’t fall apart after 2 or 3 hours of live streaming)
I switched to Manjaro 8 years ago to get PulseAudio integrated to my workflow properly. Manjaro forum was the best place at the time to collaborate with really clever Linux people (before EOS and Garuda)
…and it has all been mostly flawless since then for many hours of late-night live online parties
(any glitches are usually between chair and keyboard/microphone!)
But most of the time now I turn off JACK and PulseAudio and use ALSA (and enjoy the simplicity)
Nothing has been broken for many years so I don’t need to replace anything with a more complex imitation
For new users, I suggest using whatever satisfies the most important principle of audio engineering
This is also consistent with Manjaro ethos that this is your system under your control and you should be free to choose whatever you want
(users should be aware that there are some forum members from other distributions that do not understand or respect this ethos and are not willing/capable of explaining the different options here)
Metapackages manjaro-pipewire and manjaro-pulse should allow users to switch between
the two conflicting sound servers easily with pamac or pamac-manager No current issues reported for either metapackage
Issues with pacman or yay would probably be be ignored or rejected upstream if it relates to Manjaro metapapckages