This assumes your system is a fresh and normally working install.
What often happens is that many new devices have multiple audio outputs which are generally analog and HDMI/Digital out. Sometimes the OS defaults to the wrong one that you didn't want.
For example if your sound is supposed to play over the HDMI, perhaps the output is set to analog or vice versa.
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