Update at 13.3.2025 for pipewire is buggy and causes a high CPU usage. The simplest way to fix that problem, is to take off pipewire from startup applications. Sounds are still working via alsa audio.

Edit: Also update at 17.3.2025 is buggy.

To check if pipewire is running

inxi -A

In my Compaq

Device-1: Intel 82801I HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
API: ALSA v: k6.3.5-pclos1 status: kernel-api

If pipewire is running and CPU is high, kill pipewire first.

killall pipewire

Read also: https://puolanka.info/goto/how-to-make-asoundrc-file/