diff --git a/src/audio_core/cubeb_sink.cpp b/src/audio_core/cubeb_sink.cpp
index 29e353fe4..49bf3aaa9 100644
--- a/src/audio_core/cubeb_sink.cpp
+++ b/src/audio_core/cubeb_sink.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ struct CubebSink::Impl {
     static void LogCallback(char const* fmt, ...);
 };
 
-CubebSink::CubebSink(std::string target_device_name) : impl(std::make_unique<Impl>()) {
+CubebSink::CubebSink(std::string_view target_device_name) : impl(std::make_unique<Impl>()) {
     if (cubeb_init(&impl->ctx, "Citra", nullptr) != CUBEB_OK) {
         LOG_CRITICAL(Audio_Sink, "cubeb_init failed");
         return;
diff --git a/src/audio_core/cubeb_sink.h b/src/audio_core/cubeb_sink.h
index bee777010..cd967f369 100644
--- a/src/audio_core/cubeb_sink.h
+++ b/src/audio_core/cubeb_sink.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace AudioCore {
 
 class CubebSink final : public Sink {
 public:
-    explicit CubebSink(std::string device_id);
+    explicit CubebSink(std::string_view device_id);
     ~CubebSink() override;
 
     unsigned int GetNativeSampleRate() const override;
diff --git a/src/audio_core/dsp_interface.cpp b/src/audio_core/dsp_interface.cpp
index d6343d332..2beb74343 100644
--- a/src/audio_core/dsp_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/audio_core/dsp_interface.cpp
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ DspInterface::DspInterface() = default;
 DspInterface::~DspInterface() = default;
 
 void DspInterface::SetSink(const std::string& sink_id, const std::string& audio_device) {
-    const SinkDetails& sink_details = GetSinkDetails(sink_id);
-    sink = sink_details.factory(audio_device);
+    sink = CreateSinkFromID(Settings::values.sink_id, Settings::values.audio_device_id);
     sink->SetCallback(
         [this](s16* buffer, std::size_t num_frames) { OutputCallback(buffer, num_frames); });
     time_stretcher.SetOutputSampleRate(sink->GetNativeSampleRate());
diff --git a/src/audio_core/null_sink.h b/src/audio_core/null_sink.h
index 8218b24ff..1718a1667 100644
--- a/src/audio_core/null_sink.h
+++ b/src/audio_core/null_sink.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace AudioCore {
 
 class NullSink final : public Sink {
 public:
-    NullSink(std::string) {}
+    explicit NullSink(std::string_view) {}
     ~NullSink() override = default;
 
     unsigned int GetNativeSampleRate() const override {
diff --git a/src/audio_core/sink_details.cpp b/src/audio_core/sink_details.cpp
index b85e56e51..25c71917e 100644
--- a/src/audio_core/sink_details.cpp
+++ b/src/audio_core/sink_details.cpp
@@ -17,34 +17,75 @@
 #include "common/logging/log.h"
 
 namespace AudioCore {
+namespace {
+struct SinkDetails {
+    using FactoryFn = std::unique_ptr<Sink> (*)(std::string_view);
+    using ListDevicesFn = std::vector<std::string> (*)();
 
-// g_sink_details is ordered in terms of desirability, with the best choice at the top.
-const std::vector<SinkDetails> g_sink_details = {
+    /// Name for this sink.
+    const char* id;
+    /// A method to call to construct an instance of this type of sink.
+    FactoryFn factory;
+    /// A method to call to list available devices.
+    ListDevicesFn list_devices;
+};
+
+// sink_details is ordered in terms of desirability, with the best choice at the top.
+constexpr SinkDetails sink_details[] = {
 #ifdef HAVE_CUBEB
-    SinkDetails{"cubeb", &std::make_unique<CubebSink, std::string>, &ListCubebSinkDevices},
+    SinkDetails{"cubeb",
+                [](std::string_view device_id) -> std::unique_ptr<Sink> {
+                    return std::make_unique<CubebSink>(device_id);
+                },
+                &ListCubebSinkDevices},
 #endif
 #ifdef HAVE_SDL2
-    SinkDetails{"sdl2", &std::make_unique<SDL2Sink, std::string>, &ListSDL2SinkDevices},
+    SinkDetails{"sdl2",
+                [](std::string_view device_id) -> std::unique_ptr<Sink> {
+                    return std::make_unique<SDL2Sink>(std::string(device_id));
+                },
+                &ListSDL2SinkDevices},
 #endif
-    SinkDetails{"null", &std::make_unique<NullSink, std::string>,
+    SinkDetails{"null",
+                [](std::string_view device_id) -> std::unique_ptr<Sink> {
+                    return std::make_unique<NullSink>(device_id);
+                },
                 [] { return std::vector<std::string>{"null"}; }},
 };
 
 const SinkDetails& GetSinkDetails(std::string_view sink_id) {
     auto iter =
-        std::find_if(g_sink_details.begin(), g_sink_details.end(),
+        std::find_if(std::begin(sink_details), std::end(sink_details),
                      [sink_id](const auto& sink_detail) { return sink_detail.id == sink_id; });
 
-    if (sink_id == "auto" || iter == g_sink_details.end()) {
+    if (sink_id == "auto" || iter == std::end(sink_details)) {
         if (sink_id != "auto") {
             LOG_ERROR(Audio, "AudioCore::SelectSink given invalid sink_id {}", sink_id);
         }
         // Auto-select.
-        // g_sink_details is ordered in terms of desirability, with the best choice at the front.
-        iter = g_sink_details.begin();
+        // sink_details is ordered in terms of desirability, with the best choice at the front.
+        iter = std::begin(sink_details);
     }
 
     return *iter;
 }
+} // Anonymous namespace
+
+std::vector<const char*> GetSinkIDs() {
+    std::vector<const char*> sink_ids(std::size(sink_details));
+
+    std::transform(std::begin(sink_details), std::end(sink_details), std::begin(sink_ids),
+                   [](const auto& sink) { return sink.id; });
+
+    return sink_ids;
+}
+
+std::vector<std::string> GetDeviceListForSink(std::string_view sink_id) {
+    return GetSinkDetails(sink_id).list_devices();
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<Sink> CreateSinkFromID(std::string_view sink_id, std::string_view device_id) {
+    return GetSinkDetails(sink_id).factory(device_id);
+}
 
 } // namespace AudioCore
diff --git a/src/audio_core/sink_details.h b/src/audio_core/sink_details.h
index abad0f9a5..28f5d0446 100644
--- a/src/audio_core/sink_details.h
+++ b/src/audio_core/sink_details.h
@@ -4,34 +4,21 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <functional>
-#include <memory>
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
-#include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
 namespace AudioCore {
 
 class Sink;
 
-struct SinkDetails {
-    using FactoryFn = std::function<std::unique_ptr<Sink>(std::string)>;
-    using ListDevicesFn = std::function<std::vector<std::string>()>;
+/// Retrieves the IDs for all available audio sinks.
+std::vector<const char*> GetSinkIDs();
 
-    SinkDetails(const char* id_, FactoryFn factory_, ListDevicesFn list_devices_)
-        : id(id_), factory(std::move(factory_)), list_devices(std::move(list_devices_)) {}
+/// Gets the list of devices for a particular sink identified by the given ID.
+std::vector<std::string> GetDeviceListForSink(std::string_view sink_id);
 
-    /// Name for this sink.
-    const char* id;
-    /// A method to call to construct an instance of this type of sink.
-    FactoryFn factory;
-    /// A method to call to list available devices.
-    ListDevicesFn list_devices;
-};
-
-extern const std::vector<SinkDetails> g_sink_details;
-
-const SinkDetails& GetSinkDetails(std::string_view sink_id);
+/// Creates an audio sink identified by the given device ID.
+std::unique_ptr<Sink> CreateSinkFromID(std::string_view sink_id, std::string_view device_id);
 
 } // namespace AudioCore
diff --git a/src/citra_qt/configuration/configure_audio.cpp b/src/citra_qt/configuration/configure_audio.cpp
index 0ab5a3ae4..0e1419017 100644
--- a/src/citra_qt/configuration/configure_audio.cpp
+++ b/src/citra_qt/configuration/configure_audio.cpp
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ ConfigureAudio::ConfigureAudio(QWidget* parent)
 
     ui->output_sink_combo_box->clear();
     ui->output_sink_combo_box->addItem("auto");
-    for (const auto& sink_detail : AudioCore::g_sink_details) {
-        ui->output_sink_combo_box->addItem(sink_detail.id);
+    for (const char* id : AudioCore::GetSinkIDs()) {
+        ui->output_sink_combo_box->addItem(id);
     }
 
     connect(ui->volume_slider, &QSlider::valueChanged, this,
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ void ConfigureAudio::updateAudioDevices(int sink_index) {
     ui->audio_device_combo_box->addItem(AudioCore::auto_device_name);
 
     const std::string sink_id = ui->output_sink_combo_box->itemText(sink_index).toStdString();
-    const std::vector<std::string> device_list = AudioCore::GetSinkDetails(sink_id).list_devices();
-    for (const auto& device : device_list) {
+    for (const auto& device : AudioCore::GetDeviceListForSink(sink_id)) {
         ui->audio_device_combo_box->addItem(QString::fromStdString(device));
     }
 }