diff --git a/hosts/herugrim/default.nix b/hosts/herugrim/default.nix
index f4f6269..5cc148c 100644
--- a/hosts/herugrim/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/herugrim/default.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
       hostname = "herugrim";
       username = "itsdrike";
 
+      sound.enable = true;
+      bluetooth.enable = true;
+
       impermanence = {
         root = {
           enable = true;
diff --git a/options/system/default.nix b/options/system/default.nix
index 70204e3..25cbfc2 100644
--- a/options/system/default.nix
+++ b/options/system/default.nix
@@ -17,5 +17,13 @@ in
       type = types.str;
       description = "Username for the primary admin account for this system";
     };
+
+    sound = {
+      enable = mkEnableOption "sound related programs and audio-dependent programs";
+    };
+
+    bluetooth = {
+      enable = mkEnableOption "bluetooth modules, drivers and configuration program(s)";
+    };
   };
 }
diff --git a/system/shared/default.nix b/system/shared/default.nix
index a93ddac..849efc8 100644
--- a/system/shared/default.nix
+++ b/system/shared/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ _: {
     ./environment
     ./impermanence
     ./security
+    ./multimedia
     ./programs.nix
     ./system.nix
     ./network.nix
diff --git a/system/shared/multimedia/default.nix b/system/shared/multimedia/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8da82bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/shared/multimedia/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+_: {
+  imports = [
+    ./sound
+  ];
+}
diff --git a/system/shared/multimedia/sound/default.nix b/system/shared/multimedia/sound/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e25e37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/shared/multimedia/sound/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  config,
+  lib,
+  ...
+}: let
+  inherit (lib) mkIf mkDefault;
+  cfg = config.myOptions.system.sound;
+in {
+  imports = [ ./pipewire.nix ];
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    sound = {
+      enable = mkDefault false; # this just enables ALSA, which we don't really care abouyt
+      mediaKeys.enable = true;
+    };
+  };
+}
+
diff --git a/system/shared/multimedia/sound/pipewire.nix b/system/shared/multimedia/sound/pipewire.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44ea9e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/shared/multimedia/sound/pipewire.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+{
+  config,
+  pkgs,
+  lib,
+  ...
+}: let
+  inherit (lib.modules) mkIf;
+  inherit (lib.lists) optionals;
+  inherit (lib.generators) toLua;
+
+  cfg = config.myOptions.system.sound;
+  cfgBluetooth = config.myOptions.system.bluetooth;
+in {
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    # in case pipewire was force disabled for whatever reason, fall
+    # back to PulseAudio to ensure that we still have audio. I do not
+    # like PA, but bad audio is better than no audio. Though we should
+    # always use PipeWire where available
+    hardware.pulseaudio.enable = !config.services.pipewire.enable;
+
+    # able to change scheduling policies, e.g. to SCHED_RR
+    # sounds server use RealtimeKit (rtkti) to acquire
+    # realtime priority
+    security.rtkit.enable = config.services.pipewire.enable;
+
+    # enable pipewire and configure it for low latency
+    # the below configuration may not fit every use case
+    # and you are recommended to experiment with the values
+    # in order to find the perfect configuration
+    services = {
+      pipewire = let
+        quantum = 64;
+        rate = 48000;
+        qr = "${toString quantum}/${toString rate}";
+      in {
+        enable = true;
+
+        # emulation layers
+        audio.enable = true;
+        pulse.enable = true; # PA server emulation
+        jack.enable = true; # JACK audio emulation
+        alsa.enable = true; # Alsa emulation
+
+        extraConfig.pipewire."99-lowlatency" = {
+          context = {
+            properties.default.clock.min-quantum = quantum;
+            modules = [
+              {
+                name = "libpipewire-module-rtkit";
+                flags = ["ifexists" "nofail"];
+                args = {
+                  nice.level = -15;
+                  rt = {
+                    prio = 88;
+                    time.soft = 200000;
+                    time.hard = 200000;
+                  };
+                };
+              }
+              {
+                name = "libpipewire-module-protocol-pulse";
+                args = {
+                  server.address = ["unix:native"];
+                  pulse.min = {
+                    req = qr;
+                    quantum = qr;
+                    frag = qr;
+                  };
+                };
+              }
+            ];
+
+            stream.properties = {
+              node.latency = qr;
+              resample.quality = 1;
+            };
+          };
+        };
+
+        wireplumber = {
+          enable = true;
+          configPackages = let
+            # generate "matches" section of the rules
+            matches = toLua {
+              multiline = false; # looks better while inline
+              indent = false;
+            } [[["node.name" "matches" "alsa_output.*"]]]; # nested lists are to produce `{{{ }}}` in the output
+
+            # generate "apply_properties" section of the rules
+            apply_properties = toLua {} {
+              "audio.format" = "S32LE";
+              "audio.rate" = rate * 2;
+              "api.alsa.period-size" = 2;
+            };
+          in
+            [
+              (pkgs.writeTextDir "share/lowlatency.lua.d/99-alsa-lowlatency.lua" ''
+                alsa_monitor.rules = {
+                  {
+                    matches = ${matches};
+                    apply_properties = ${apply_properties};
+                  }
+                }
+              '')
+            ]
+            ++ optionals cfgBluetooth.enable [
+              (pkgs.writeTextDir "share/bluetooth.lua.d/51-bluez-config.lua" ''
+                bluez_monitor.properties = {
+                  ["bluez5.enable-sbc-xq"] = true,
+                  ["bluez5.enable-msbc"] = true,
+                  ["bluez5.enable-hw-volume"] = true,
+                  ["bluez5.headset-roles"] = "[ hsp_hs hsp_ag hfp_hf hfp_ag ]"
+                }
+              '')
+            ];
+        };
+      };
+    };
+
+    systemd.user.services = {
+      pipewire.wantedBy = ["default.target"];
+      pipewire-pulse.wantedBy = ["default.target"];
+    };
+  };
+}
+