Screen Saver Resets Sound Settings

[stephanieswitzer]

Not a big issue. I have my sound output set to "HDMI/DisplayPort3 - Built-in-Audio", which is my TV. It works great in all apps without any issues. The one hiccup I've noticed is that whenever I return to the desktop from the ScreenSaver the audio is set back to "Speakers/Built-in Audio", which is my MacMini, and although it works, the output from the MacMini is pretty awful as the speaker is very small.

Any ideas?

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sps@spsMini ~ $ inxi -F
System:    Host: spsMini Kernel: 4.13.0-38-generic x86_64 (64 bit)
           Desktop: Cinnamon 3.6.7  Distro: Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia
Machine:   System: Apple product: Macmini5 1 v: 1.0
           Mobo: Apple model: Mac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1 v: Macmini5 1
           Bios: Apple v: MM51.88Z.007B.B00.1708080744 date: 08/08/2017
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i5-2415M (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB 
           clock speeds: max: 2900 MHz 1: 798 MHz 2: 798 MHz 3: 798 MHz
           4: 798 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1920x1080@60.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Sandybridge Mobile
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 17.2.8
Audio:     Card Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.13.0-38-generic
Network:   Card-1: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57765 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe
           driver: tg3
           IF: enp2s0f0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full
           mac: 3c:07:54:15:53:89
           Card-2: Broadcom BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n driver: bcma-pci-bridge
           IF: N/A state: N/A mac: N/A
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 660.1GB (5.0% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: TOSHIBA_MK5065GS size: 500.1GB
           ID-2: USB /dev/sdb model: 00BEVS size: 160.0GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 354G used: 8.1G (3%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 8.50GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda3
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 47.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 203 Uptime: 8 min Memory: 994.8/7889.6MB
           Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.2.35