Headphones occasionally not displaying on startup

[illutari]

Sometimes when I startup my desktop, the headphones aren't displayed as an option and I can't seem to figure out why it only happens some of the time. Here's what I would normally see:



Here's what I see when it's not working:



Here's some system details that may be useful

loki@valhalla:~$ fastfetch
          `.:/ossyyyysso/:.                loki@valhalla
       .:oyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyo:`            -------------
     -oyyyyyyyodMMyyyyyyyysyyyyo-          OS: Kubuntu x86_64
   -syyyyyyyyyydMMyoyyyydmMMyyyyys-        Host: SER
  oyyysdMysyyyydMMMMMMMMMMMMMyyyyyyyo      Kernel: Linux 6.8.0-57-generic
`oyyyydMMMMysyysoooooodMMMMyyyyyyyyyo`     Uptime: 31 mins
oyyyyyydMMMMyyyyyyyyyyyysdMMysssssyyyo     Packages: 3182 (dpkg), 11 (snap)
-yyyyyyyydMysyyyyyyyyyyyyyysdMMMMMysyyy-    Shell: bash 5.2.21
oyyyysoodMyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyydMMMMysyyyo    Display (VG27WQ): 2560x1440 @ 144 Hz in 27" [External] *
yyysdMMMMMyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyysosyyyyyyyy    Display (VG27WQ): 2560x1440 @ 144 Hz in 27" [External]
yyysdMMMMMyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy    DE: KDE Plasma 5.27.12
oyyyyysosdyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyydMMMMysyyyo    WM: KWin (X11)
-yyyyyyyydMysyyyyyyyyyyyyyysdMMMMMysyyy-    WM Theme: Qogir
oyyyyyydMMMysyyyyyyyyyyysdMMyoyyyoyyyo     Theme: Breeze (Light) [Qt], Breeze [GTK2/3]
`oyyyydMMMysyyyoooooodMMMMyoyyyyyyyyo      Icons: breeze [Qt], breeze [GTK2/3/4]
  oyyysyyoyyyysdMMMMMMMMMMMyyyyyyyyo       Font: Noto Sans (10pt) [Qt], Noto Sans (10pt) [GTK2/3/4]
   -syyyyyyyyydMMMysyyydMMMysyyyys-        Cursor: breeze (24px)
     -oyyyyyyydMMyyyyyyysosyyyyo-          Terminal: konsole 23.8.5
       ./oyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyo/.            CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (12) @ 4.28 GHz
          `.:/oosyyyysso/:.`               GPU: AMD Radeon Vega Series / Radeon Vega Mobile Series [Integrated]
                                           Memory: 2.89 GiB / 28.29 GiB (10%)
                                           Swap: 0 B / 1.91 GiB (0%)
                                           Disk (/): 181.49 GiB / 455.00 GiB (40%) - ext4
                                           Local IP (enp1s0): 192.168.87.250/24
                                           Locale: en_US.UTF-8

                                                                    
                                                                    
loki@valhalla:~$ lspci -v | grep Audio -a3
       Kernel driver in use: amdgpu
       Kernel modules: amdgpu

04:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Renoir Radeon High Definition Audio Controller
       Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Renoir Radeon High Definition Audio Controller
       Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 73, IOMMU group 5
       Memory at fccc8000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
       Capabilities: <access denied>
--
       Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
       Kernel modules: xhci_pci

04:00.5 Multimedia controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] ACP/ACP3X/ACP6x Audio Coprocessor (rev 01)
       Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] ACP/ACP3X/ACP6x Audio Coprocessor
       Flags: fast devsel, IRQ 70, IOMMU group 5
       Memory at fcc80000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
       Capabilities: <access denied>
       Kernel modules: snd_pci_acp3x, snd_rn_pci_acp3x, snd_pci_acp5x, snd_pci_acp6x, snd_acp_pci, snd_rpl_pci_acp6x, snd_pci_ps, snd_sof_amd_renoir, snd_sof_amd_rembrandt, snd_sof_amd_vangogh, snd_sof_amd_acp63

04:00.6 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h/19h HD Audio Controller
       DeviceName: HD Audio Controller
       Subsystem: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Family 17h/19h HD Audio Controller
       Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 74, IOMMU group 5
       Memory at fccc0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32K]
       Capabilities: <access denied>
loki@valhalla:~$

I've tried restarting pipewire but that doesn't fix it, any suggestions on what I can try the next time it happens (or if there are any logs that would help in troubleshooting this issue)? The only way I can get it working again is with a reboot, which works every time.

NOTE: There was another post of a user having issues with a beelink device (I'm also using beelink), except their issues were the microphone selection over headphone selection, and that issue was resolved with the upgrade to 23.10 (and not issues reported on 24.04). I wonder if my issue is somehow related to theirs? (just guessing here)

[Snowhog]

Are your headphones Wireless/BT?

[illutari]

Sorry forgot to mention that, they are hardwired 3.5mm.