diff --git a/src/trx-server/src/main.rs b/src/trx-server/src/main.rs
index b5fdcfa..bc8b08a 100644
--- a/src/trx-server/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/trx-server/src/main.rs
@@ -575,12 +575,6 @@ fn spawn_rig_audio_stack(
                 loop {
                     match sdr_rx.recv().await {
                         Ok(frame) => {
-                            let has_audio_clients = rx_audio_tx_sdr.receiver_count() > 0;
-                            if !has_audio_clients {
-                                let _ = pcm_tx_clone.send(frame);
-                                continue;
-                            }
-
                             let pcm_frame = match sdr_channels {
                                 1 => frame,
                                 2 => {
@@ -598,6 +592,9 @@ fn spawn_rig_audio_stack(
                                 _ => unreachable!("validated above"),
                             };
                             let _ = pcm_tx_clone.send(pcm_frame.clone());
+                            if rx_audio_tx_sdr.receiver_count() == 0 {
+                                continue;
+                            }
                             match encoder.encode_float(&pcm_frame, &mut opus_buf) {
                                 Ok(len) => {
                                     let pkt = Bytes::copy_from_slice(&opus_buf[..len]);
diff --git a/src/trx-server/trx-backend/trx-backend-soapysdr/src/dsp.rs b/src/trx-server/trx-backend/trx-backend-soapysdr/src/dsp.rs
index 51bb0a4..429d60e 100644
--- a/src/trx-server/trx-backend/trx-backend-soapysdr/src/dsp.rs
+++ b/src/trx-server/trx-backend/trx-backend-soapysdr/src/dsp.rs
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ impl SdrPipeline {
                 wfm_deemphasis_us,
                 wfm_stereo,
                 fir_taps,
-                channel_idx == 0,
+                false,
                 channel_squelch_cfg,
                 pcm_tx.clone(),
                 iq_tx.clone(),