On 11/19/2015 01:32 PM, rlhar...@oplink.net wrote:
On Thu, November 19, 2015 4:38 am, David Parfitt wrote:
I've newly bought a laptop (details at end) & installed Jessie 8.2.
All's well except that I have no sound. I've done quite a lot of online
research but got nowhere. I'm looking for ANY other practical ideas,
please.
In my experience, a good work-around is to use an external, usb audio
interface, such as the Lexcon Alpha, which costs about $50 and provides
several significant benefits over on-board sound, whether for laptop or
desktop. The Alpha is powered off the usb, and typically "just works".
I agree, I'm using nothing but USB sound devices now. The built-in sound
on my laptop sux, so I use USB headphones when I travel with it. I also
use them on my desktop, plus a 7.1 sound device, and either works a
charm switching between them with pavucontrol. I spent less than $30
each. Happy happy. Ric
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..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
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