I gave up on this battle. I solved the problem by: 1) getting a good bluetooth DAC so I can use my high quality cans or IEMS and 2) keep a USB-C audio dongle a

I gave up on this battle. I solved the problem by: 1) getting a good bluetooth DAC so I can use my high quality cans or IEMS and 2) keep a USB-C audio dongle around in case you forget to charge the DAC. In the end I've come around to preferring this setup. Not being tethered to my device is, in the end, really pretty nice.