I've tested starting pulseaudio via X11/Xsession.d instead of via xdg startup dirs, and it did fix the problem for me at least on this round - but I'm not convinced it's a robust fix for the problem.
I've tested starting pulseaudio via X11/Xsession.d instead of via xdg startup dirs, and it did fix the problem for me at least on this round - but I'm not convinced it's a robust fix for the problem.