issue playing 44.1 Khz stereo using Pulseaudio

[priya.harsha@xxxxxxxxx (Harsha, Priya)]

Hi,

When I play a 44.1Khz stereo file through aplay, the
file is smooth and clear. When the same 44.1 Khz file
is played through paplay or any player using Pulseaudio
the playback is noisy. I see that the stereo file is
converted into mono and then played. Could there be an 
issue because of the conversion?



Thanks,
Harsha.