> Those are 'soundcards' and switching sound between those wasn't really possible without PA. It is possible. It just requires a manual (scripted) process of c

> Those are 'soundcards' and switching sound between those wasn't really possible without PA. It is possible. It just requires a manual (scripted) process of changing the default sound devices in your .asoundrc. Not that everyone would want to do that, but it is possible.