diff --git a/src/aoapplication.cpp b/src/aoapplication.cpp
index 7485759..e71f4c8 100644
--- a/src/aoapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/aoapplication.cpp
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ void AOApplication::call_announce_menu(Courtroom *court)
 }
 
 // Callback for when BASS device is lost
+// Only actually used for music syncs
 void CALLBACK AOApplication::BASSreset(HSTREAM handle, DWORD channel,
                                        DWORD data, void *user)
 {
@@ -213,6 +214,7 @@ void AOApplication::doBASSreset()
 
 void AOApplication::initBASS()
 {
+  BASS_SetConfig(BASS_CONFIG_DEV_DEFAULT, 1);
   BASS_Free();
   // Change the default audio output device to be the one the user has given
   // in his config.ini file for now.
diff --git a/src/aoblipplayer.cpp b/src/aoblipplayer.cpp
index 6607d46..307a0bd 100644
--- a/src/aoblipplayer.cpp
+++ b/src/aoblipplayer.cpp
@@ -34,12 +34,6 @@ void AOBlipPlayer::blip_tick()
   HSTREAM f_stream = m_stream_list[f_cycle];
 
   BASS_ChannelSetDevice(f_stream, BASS_GetDevice());
-  int f_bass_error = BASS_ErrorGetCode();
-  if (f_bass_error == BASS_ERROR_DEVICE) {
-    ao_app->doBASSreset();
-    BASS_ChannelSetDevice(f_stream, BASS_GetDevice());
-  }
-
   BASS_ChannelPlay(f_stream, false);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/aosfxplayer.cpp b/src/aosfxplayer.cpp
index 000b6a7..fcdeb94 100644
--- a/src/aosfxplayer.cpp
+++ b/src/aosfxplayer.cpp
@@ -47,12 +47,6 @@ void AOSfxPlayer::play(QString p_sfx, QString p_character, QString p_misc)
   set_volume_internal(m_volume);
 
   BASS_ChannelSetDevice(m_stream_list[m_channel], BASS_GetDevice());
-  int f_bass_error = BASS_ErrorGetCode();
-  if (f_bass_error == BASS_ERROR_DEVICE) {
-    ao_app->doBASSreset();
-    BASS_ChannelSetDevice(m_stream_list[m_channel], BASS_GetDevice());
-  }
-
   BASS_ChannelPlay(m_stream_list[m_channel], false);
   BASS_ChannelSetSync(m_stream_list[m_channel], BASS_SYNC_DEV_FAIL, 0,
                       ao_app->BASSreset, 0);