% cat /dev/sndstat
Installed devices:
pcm0: <Realtek ALC897 (Rear Analog)> (play/rec) default
pcm1: <Realtek ALC897 (Front Analog)> (play/rec)
pcm2: <Realtek ALC897 (Internal Digital)> (play)
pcm3: <Intel (0x2818) (HDMI/DP 8ch)> (play)
No devices installed from userspace.

Set the preferred default audio output.

% sysctl hw.snd.default_unit=1
hw.snd.default_unit: 0 -> 1

It can be made persistant across reboots.

# echo "hw.snd.default_unit=1" >> /etc/sysctl.conf

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Micski lives in Copenhagen, which is the capitol city of Denmark, where he's a system administrator of information technology and a semi-professional poker player.