diff --git a/fluxer_app/src/features/user/components/modals/tabs/UserVoiceTab.tsx b/fluxer_app/src/features/user/components/modals/tabs/UserVoiceTab.tsx
index 8c3db784b..27c737e18 100644
--- a/fluxer_app/src/features/user/components/modals/tabs/UserVoiceTab.tsx
+++ b/fluxer_app/src/features/user/components/modals/tabs/UserVoiceTab.tsx
@@ -445,6 +445,19 @@ export const VoiceTab: React.FC<VoiceTabProps> = observer(({voiceSettings, autoR
 			data-flx="user.voice-tab.render-auto-gain-control-switch.switch.update-auto-gain-control"
 		/>
 	);
+	const renderStereoMicrophoneSwitch = (dataFlx: string) =>
+		stereoMicrophoneAvailable && (
+			<Switch
+				label={i18n._(STEREO_MICROPHONE_DESCRIPTOR)}
+				description={i18n._(STEREO_MICROPHONE_DESCRIPTION_DESCRIPTOR)}
+				value={isStereoMicrophoneEnabled()}
+				onChange={(value) => {
+					VoiceSettings.stereoMicrophone = value;
+				}}
+				ariaLabel={i18n._(STEREO_MICROPHONE_DESCRIPTOR)}
+				data-flx={dataFlx}
+			/>
+		);
 	const renderCustomProfile = () => (
 		<div className={styles.profileSubSection} data-flx="user.voice-tab.render-custom-profile.profile-sub-section">
 			{renderPttControls()}
@@ -496,18 +509,7 @@ export const VoiceTab: React.FC<VoiceTabProps> = observer(({voiceSettings, autoR
 				dataFlx="user.voice-tab.render-custom-profile.select.set-noise-suppression-method"
 				data-flx="user.user-voice-tab.render-custom-profile.compact-combobox-row.set-noise-suppression-method"
 			/>
-			{stereoMicrophoneAvailable && (
-				<Switch
-					label={i18n._(STEREO_MICROPHONE_DESCRIPTOR)}
-					description={i18n._(STEREO_MICROPHONE_DESCRIPTION_DESCRIPTOR)}
-					value={isStereoMicrophoneEnabled()}
-					onChange={(value) => {
-						VoiceSettings.stereoMicrophone = value;
-					}}
-					ariaLabel={i18n._(STEREO_MICROPHONE_DESCRIPTOR)}
-					data-flx="user.voice-tab.render-custom-profile.switch.set-stereo-microphone"
-				/>
-			)}
+			{renderStereoMicrophoneSwitch('user.voice-tab.render-custom-profile.switch.set-stereo-microphone')}
 			<Switch
 				label={i18n._(VOICE_ECHO_CANCELLATION_DESCRIPTOR)}
 				value={echoCancellation}
@@ -669,6 +671,11 @@ export const VoiceTab: React.FC<VoiceTabProps> = observer(({voiceSettings, autoR
 								{renderAutoGainControlSwitch()}
 							</div>
 						)}
+						{voiceProcessingMode === 'studio' && stereoMicrophoneAvailable && (
+							<div className={styles.profileSubSection} data-flx="user.voice-tab.studio-profile-sub-section">
+								{renderStereoMicrophoneSwitch('user.voice-tab.studio-profile.switch.set-stereo-microphone')}
+							</div>
+						)}
 						{voiceProcessingMode === 'studio' && pttCombo?.key && isPushToTalk && (
 							<WarningAlert data-flx="user.voice-tab.warning-alert--2">
 								<Trans>Push-to-talk is ignored in direct input. Switch to focused voice or custom to use it.</Trans>
diff --git a/fluxer_app/src/features/voice/engine/v2/VoiceEngineV2AppMediaExecutionAdapter.tsx b/fluxer_app/src/features/voice/engine/v2/VoiceEngineV2AppMediaExecutionAdapter.tsx
index 3edd76d77..24aed9041 100644
--- a/fluxer_app/src/features/voice/engine/v2/VoiceEngineV2AppMediaExecutionAdapter.tsx
+++ b/fluxer_app/src/features/voice/engine/v2/VoiceEngineV2AppMediaExecutionAdapter.tsx
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ import EntranceSoundLibrary from '@app/features/voice/state/EntranceSoundLibrary
 import LocalVoiceState from '@app/features/voice/state/LocalVoiceState';
 import ParticipantVolume from '@app/features/voice/state/ParticipantVolume';
 import VoiceSettings from '@app/features/voice/state/VoiceSettings';
-import {buildMicrophonePublishOptions} from '@app/features/voice/utils/AudioPublishOptions';
+import {buildMicrophonePublishOptions, sendsStereoMicrophone} from '@app/features/voice/utils/AudioPublishOptions';
 import {
 	buildCameraPublishOptions,
 	findVideoPublishCodecPolicyViolation,
@@ -605,24 +605,31 @@ export class VoiceEngineV2AppMediaExecutionAdapter extends Store {
 		return applyNoiseSuppressionOverride(profile, readEffectiveNoiseSuppression(MICROPHONE_CAPTURE_SAMPLE_RATE));
 	}
 
-	private getMicrophoneCaptureOptions(options: VoiceEngineV2MicrophoneOptions = {}): AudioCaptureOptions {
+	private resolveMicrophoneChannelBitrate(channelId: string | null): number {
+		const channel = channelId ? Channels.getChannel(channelId) : null;
+		const guild = channel?.guildId ? Guilds.getGuild(channel.guildId) : null;
+		return resolveVoiceChannelBitrate(channel?.bitrate, guild?.features);
+	}
+
+	private getMicrophoneCaptureOptions(
+		options: VoiceEngineV2MicrophoneOptions = {},
+		channelId: string | null = this.getActiveChannelId(),
+	): AudioCaptureOptions {
 		const profile = this.resolveActiveMicrophoneProfile();
+		const stereo = sendsStereoMicrophone(this.resolveMicrophoneChannelBitrate(channelId), profile.stereoCapture);
 		return {
 			deviceId: options.deviceId ?? this.resolveInputDeviceId(),
 			echoCancellation: options.echoCancellation ?? profile.echoCancellation,
 			noiseSuppression: options.noiseSuppression ?? profile.browserNoiseSuppression,
 			autoGainControl: options.autoGainControl ?? profile.autoGainControl,
 			voiceIsolation: false,
-			...(profile.stereoCapture ? {channelCount: {ideal: 2}} : {}),
+			...(stereo ? {channelCount: {ideal: 2}} : {}),
 		};
 	}
 
 	private getMicrophonePublishOptions(channelId: string | null): TrackPublishOptions | undefined {
-		const channel = channelId ? Channels.getChannel(channelId) : null;
-		const guild = channel?.guildId ? Guilds.getGuild(channel.guildId) : null;
-		const channelBitrate = resolveVoiceChannelBitrate(channel?.bitrate, guild?.features);
 		const profile = this.resolveActiveMicrophoneProfile();
-		return buildMicrophonePublishOptions(channelBitrate, profile.stereoCapture);
+		return buildMicrophonePublishOptions(this.resolveMicrophoneChannelBitrate(channelId), profile.stereoCapture);
 	}
 
 	async refreshMicrophonePublishSettings(room: Room | null, channelId: string | null): Promise<void> {
@@ -902,7 +909,7 @@ export class VoiceEngineV2AppMediaExecutionAdapter extends Store {
 		assertObjectLike<MicrophoneEnableState>(state, 'publishMicrophoneAudioTrack.state');
 		await ctx.room.localParticipant.setMicrophoneEnabled(
 			true,
-			this.getMicrophoneCaptureOptions(ctx.options),
+			this.getMicrophoneCaptureOptions(ctx.options, ctx.channelId),
 			this.getMicrophonePublishOptions(ctx.channelId),
 		);
 		state.microphoneWasPublished = true;
diff --git a/fluxer_app/src/features/voice/utils/AudioPublishOptions.ts b/fluxer_app/src/features/voice/utils/AudioPublishOptions.ts
index 9fca376b1..f467855d7 100644
--- a/fluxer_app/src/features/voice/utils/AudioPublishOptions.ts
+++ b/fluxer_app/src/features/voice/utils/AudioPublishOptions.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ export function normaliseAudioBitrateBps(value: number | null | undefined): numb
 	return Math.min(Math.max(bitsPerSecond, VOICE_CHANNEL_MIN_AUDIO_BITRATE_BPS), OPUS_MAX_AUDIO_BITRATE_BPS);
 }
 
+export function sendsStereoMicrophone(channelBitrate: number | null | undefined, stereoCapture: boolean): boolean {
+	const maxBitrate = normaliseAudioBitrateBps(channelBitrate);
+	return stereoCapture && maxBitrate !== undefined && maxBitrate >= STEREO_VOICE_MIN_AUDIO_BITRATE_BPS;
+}
+
 export function buildMicrophonePublishOptions(
 	channelBitrate: number | null | undefined,
 	stereoCapture = false,
@@ -29,7 +34,7 @@ export function buildMicrophonePublishOptions(
 		},
 		dtx: false,
 		red: true,
-		forceStereo: stereoCapture && maxBitrate >= STEREO_VOICE_MIN_AUDIO_BITRATE_BPS ? undefined : false,
+		forceStereo: sendsStereoMicrophone(maxBitrate, stereoCapture) ? undefined : false,
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/fluxer_app/src/features/voice/utils/noise_suppression/NoiseSuppressionSelection.ts b/fluxer_app/src/features/voice/utils/noise_suppression/NoiseSuppressionSelection.ts
index 5a0d58a12..a9e612e6f 100644
--- a/fluxer_app/src/features/voice/utils/noise_suppression/NoiseSuppressionSelection.ts
+++ b/fluxer_app/src/features/voice/utils/noise_suppression/NoiseSuppressionSelection.ts
@@ -84,9 +84,8 @@ export function supportsStereoCapture(profile: ResolvedVoiceProcessing): boolean
 
 export function resolveStereoCapture(effective: EffectiveNoiseSuppression, profile: ResolvedVoiceProcessing): boolean {
 	if (!supportsStereoCapture(profile)) return false;
-	if (profile.mode === 'studio') return true;
-	if (profile.mode === 'custom') return effective.stereoPreferred;
-	return false;
+	if (profile.mode === 'voice') return false;
+	return effective.stereoPreferred;
 }
 
 export function applyNoiseSuppressionOverride(