Few more things for my case (Dell Precision 7510). AUX headphones' sound
seems to be connected to active input device: switching input devices
(headphone mic, built-in mic, dock mic (unplugged)) causes sound to
appear in the headphones. Although heavily distorted by noise. But the
distortion is
Dell Precision 7510
Plugging headphones via AUX (3.5mm jack) disables the sound. Workaround:
in pavucontrol switch profile of the default device ("Built-in Audio")
from "Analog Stereo Duplex" to "Analog Stereo Output" and back (after
switching back, audio in headphones starts working).
After