diff --git a/src/daemon/client-rt.conf.in b/src/daemon/client-rt.conf.in
index 30bd11513..d4c4a53b9 100644
--- a/src/daemon/client-rt.conf.in
+++ b/src/daemon/client-rt.conf.in
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ stream.properties = {
     #node.autoconnect      = true
     #resample.quality      = 4
     #channelmix.normalize  = false
-    #channelmix.mix-lfe    = true
+    #channelmix.mix-lfe    = false
     #channelmix.upmix      = true
     #channelmix.upmix-method = psd  # none, simple
     #channelmix.lfe-cutoff = 150