# balenaSound - No sound on a USB port

**URL:** <https://forums.balena.io/t/balenasound-no-sound-on-a-usb-port/375009>\
**Category:** Product support\
**Tags:** raspberrypi3, balenasound\
**Created:** [October 29, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenasound-no-sound-on-a-usb-port/375009 "2025-10-29T14:25:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Clement](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Clement](https://forums.balena.io/u/Clement)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenasound-no-sound-on-a-usb-port/375009/1 "2025-10-29T14:25:47Z")

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Hello everyone, I installed Balena Sound on a Raspberry Pi 3a+. I connected a Bose speaker to it via USB. However, when I play music through Spotify Connect, for example, no sound comes out ! I’ve tried several things, like changing the AUDIO\_OUTPUT variable to hw:1,0 (the Bose sound card is detected correctly), but nothing has worked… I’ve searched this forum and the internet extensively, but I still can’t hear anything… Thank you for your help!

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**Author:** ![pranasziaukas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/pranasziaukas/32/3917_2.png) [@pranasziaukas](https://forums.balena.io/u/pranasziaukas)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 2:57pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenasound-no-sound-on-a-usb-port/375009/2 "2025-10-29T14:57:53Z")

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Hi @Clement ,

balenaSound has changed ownership, it’s been renamed to iotSound and is now community run. [GitHub - iotsound/iotsound: Build a single or multi-room streamer for an existing audio device using a Raspberry Pi! Supports Bluetooth, Airplay and Spotify Connect](https://github.com/iotsound/iotsound)

I suggest you bring the question to that repo.

Thanks!