diff --git a/osu.Android/Native/oboe_bridge.cpp b/osu.Android/Native/oboe_bridge.cpp
index 3c49bc205004..6e1c4f23dbee 100644
--- a/osu.Android/Native/oboe_bridge.cpp
+++ b/osu.Android/Native/oboe_bridge.cpp
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ void OboeBridge::stop() {
         stream_.reset();
     }
 
+    affinitySet_.store(false);
     latencyMs_.store(-1.0);
     callbackCount_.store(0);
     LOGI("Oboe stream stopped");
@@ -202,8 +203,30 @@ oboe::DataCallbackResult OboeBridge::onAudioReady(
     // instead of every single callback. calculateLatencyMillis() issues a
     // system call; keeping it out of the majority of callbacks reduces jitter
     // in this real-time audio thread.
-    if ((callbackCount_.fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_relaxed) & 127) == 0) {
+    uint32_t count = callbackCount_.fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+
+    if ((count & 127) == 0) {
         updateLatency();
+
+        // Attempt to set CPU affinity to high-performance cores on the first few callbacks.
+        // Doing this inside the callback ensures we are targeting the actual audio thread
+        // created by Oboe/AAudio.
+        if (!affinitySet_.load(std::memory_order_relaxed)) {
+            std::vector<int> exclusiveCores = oboe::Process::getExclusiveCores();
+
+            if (!exclusiveCores.empty()) {
+                oboe::Result result = oboe::Process::setThreadAffinity(
+                    oboe::Process::getThreadId(),
+                    exclusiveCores);
+
+                if (result == oboe::Result::OK) {
+                    LOGI("Oboe audio thread pinned to exclusive cores");
+                } else {
+                    LOGI("Failed to pin Oboe audio thread: %s", oboe::convertToText(result));
+                }
+            }
+            affinitySet_.store(true);
+        }
     }
 
     return oboe::DataCallbackResult::Continue;
diff --git a/osu.Android/Native/oboe_bridge.h b/osu.Android/Native/oboe_bridge.h
index d7ccbb0efc69..a1f42da4c68f 100644
--- a/osu.Android/Native/oboe_bridge.h
+++ b/osu.Android/Native/oboe_bridge.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class OboeBridge : public oboe::AudioStreamCallback {
     std::shared_ptr<oboe::AudioStream> stream_;
     std::mutex streamLock_;
     std::atomic<bool> active_{false};
+    std::atomic<bool> affinitySet_{false};
     std::atomic<double> latencyMs_{-1.0};
     std::atomic<uint32_t> callbackCount_{0};
     std::atomic<OboeAudioProvider> provider_{nullptr};
diff --git a/osu.Android/OboeAudioRedirector.cs b/osu.Android/OboeAudioRedirector.cs
index 4fe9a5b777bc..4a39f335a79e 100644
--- a/osu.Android/OboeAudioRedirector.cs
+++ b/osu.Android/OboeAudioRedirector.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Numerics;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using ManagedBass;
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ internal sealed class OboeAudioRedirector : IDisposable
     {
         private readonly AudioManager audioManager;
         private readonly List<int> mixerHandles = new List<int>();
+        private bool devicesSilenced;
         private readonly OboeAudioBridge.OboeAudioProvider providerDelegate;
 
         private float[]? mixBuffer;
@@ -40,9 +42,65 @@ public void RefreshMixers()
             addMixer(audioManager.TrackMixer);
             addMixer(audioManager.SampleMixer);
 
+            silenceDefaultAudio();
+
             Debug.WriteLine($"[osu!] Oboe redirector initialized with {mixerHandles.Count} BASS mixers");
         }
 
+        private void silenceDefaultAudio()
+        {
+            if (devicesSilenced) return;
+
+            try
+            {
+                // Initialize BASS "No Sound" device (0) if not already.
+                // This device allows BASS to process audio streams without outputting to hardware.
+                if (!Bass.Init(0) && Bass.LastError != Errors.Already)
+                {
+                    Debug.WriteLine($"[osu!] Failed to initialize BASS No Sound device: {Bass.LastError}");
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                // Move all redirected mixers to the silent device.
+                // This "unplugs" them from the system hardware while keeping them active so we can pull data.
+                foreach (int handle in mixerHandles)
+                {
+                    if (!Bass.ChannelSetDevice(handle, 0))
+                        Debug.WriteLine($"[osu!] Failed to move mixer {handle} to silent device: {Bass.LastError}");
+                }
+
+                devicesSilenced = true;
+                Debug.WriteLine($"[osu!] BASS mixers moved to silent device 0 (Oboe active)");
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Debug.WriteLine($"[osu!] Failed to silence default audio: {e.Message}");
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void restoreDefaultAudio()
+        {
+            if (!devicesSilenced) return;
+
+            try
+            {
+                // Move mixers back to the default device (usually 1 on Android).
+                foreach (int handle in mixerHandles)
+                {
+                    // On Android, Device 1 is typically the default output.
+                    if (!Bass.ChannelSetDevice(handle, 1))
+                        Debug.WriteLine($"[osu!] Failed to restore mixer {handle} to default device: {Bass.LastError}");
+                }
+
+                devicesSilenced = false;
+                Debug.WriteLine($"[osu!] BASS mixers restored to default device 1");
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Debug.WriteLine($"[osu!] Failed to restore default audio: {e.Message}");
+            }
+        }
+
         private void addMixer(AudioMixer mixer)
         {
             if (mixer == null) return;
@@ -55,7 +113,7 @@ private void addMixer(AudioMixer mixer)
 
                 if (field != null)
                 {
-                    int handle = (int)field.GetValue(mixer);
+                    int handle = field.GetValue(mixer) is int h ? h : 0;
                     if (handle != 0) mixerHandles.Add(handle);
                 }
                 else
@@ -64,7 +122,7 @@ private void addMixer(AudioMixer mixer)
                     var prop = mixer.GetType().GetProperty("Handle", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Public);
                     if (prop != null)
                     {
-                        int handle = (int)prop.GetValue(mixer);
+                        int handle = prop.GetValue(mixer) is int h ? h : 0;
                         if (handle != 0) mixerHandles.Add(handle);
                     }
                 }
@@ -100,7 +158,21 @@ private int provideAudio(IntPtr audioData, int numFrames)
                 anyRead = true;
                 int samplesRead = bytesRead / 4;
 
-                for (int i = 0; i < samplesRead; i++)
+                int i = 0;
+
+                if (Vector.IsHardwareAccelerated)
+                {
+                    int vectorSize = Vector<float>.Count;
+
+                    for (; i <= samplesRead - vectorSize; i += vectorSize)
+                    {
+                        var vMix = new Vector<float>(mixBuffer, i);
+                        var vChan = new Vector<float>(channelBuffer, i);
+                        (vMix + vChan).CopyTo(mixBuffer, i);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                for (; i < samplesRead; i++)
                 {
                     mixBuffer[i] += channelBuffer[i];
                 }
@@ -114,6 +186,7 @@ private int provideAudio(IntPtr audioData, int numFrames)
 
         public void Dispose()
         {
+            restoreDefaultAudio();
             mixerHandles.Clear();
         }
     }
diff --git a/osu.Android/OsuGameAndroid.cs b/osu.Android/OsuGameAndroid.cs
index 101ad8451a19..29eb74090018 100644
--- a/osu.Android/OsuGameAndroid.cs
+++ b/osu.Android/OsuGameAndroid.cs
@@ -163,7 +163,11 @@ protected override void LoadComplete()
                         }, audioRedirector?.Provider);
                     }
                     else if (nativeBridges != null)
+                    {
                         stopOboeBridge();
+                        audioRedirector?.Dispose();
+                        audioRedirector = new OboeAudioRedirector(Audio);
+                    }
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {