Reddit mentions of UGREEN USB External Stereo Sound Card Audio Adapter with 3.5mm Aux and 2RCA Converter for Speaker, Headphone and Microphone, Earphone, Headset, Plug and Play on Windows, Mac, Linux and PS5, 3ft Cable

Hi Xensky! Welcome to LinuxHardware. \^_^

According to online sources, support for the ALC1220 codec was added in kernel 4.11. Do you happen to know what kernel version you're currently using?

If it is not convenient to upgrade to a newer kernel or use a distro that comes with an updated kernel (Solus, Fedora, Antergos), the easiest solution would likely be to use an external USB soundcard like this, which would be plug'n'play.

Otherwise, you could instead get a PCI or PCI-e internal soundcard, like the ASUS Xonar series. However people have reported issues with these on Linux in the past, and I myself encountered issues with mine, eventually replacing it with an external DAC.

Also, if the audio being played from the ALC1220 is clear, and you're only experiencing issues with the microphone input, another option could be to purchase a USB microphone instead, bypassing the onboard sound entirely.

Hope that helps! :)

Best way is to buy a quality cassette deck - there are a ton of options, google around

From there, try to find some sort of audio-to-USB connector/adapter (best audio results will be straight from the white/red audio connectors) or if you can't find a USB adapter, use a red/white to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter & plug it into your PC's microphone-in port, and it should work. Then use a program like audacity to receive the recording

EDIT: I'm thinking something like this

I'm not sure about the quality on this one specifically, but it'll look something like this so definitely look around online

Basically, the 3.5mm jack you're plugging into isn't supplying enough power, while the USB was, so you'll need some sort of headphone amplifier. I use this thing with my HD6XX, and it's by no means at all great, but it's good enough!

There's a wide range of options, from the "$10-15, decent, it works": https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IRVQ0F8/

https://www.amazon.com/UGREEN-External-Adapter-Headphone-Microphone/dp/B01HPMHOY0/

https://www.amazon.com/UGREEN-External-Converter-Headphone-Microphone/dp/B01M7QQQC7/

There's fancier stuff:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0044DEDCA/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B018JUPY3A/

https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Performance-Headphone-Integrated-Microphone/dp/B00EZT7RE4/

Or for the wealthy audiophile: https://www.amazon.com/Creative-X7-High-Resolution-Headphone-Connectivity/dp/B00Q3XLGLU/

theyre pretty cheap, some of them under ten bucks

https://www.amazon.com/UGREEN-External-Converter-Headphone-Microphone/dp/B01M7QQQC7/ref=sr_1_4?

Well I plan to use a USB adapter to four all weather speakers. I found one with RCA output connectors https://www.amazon.com/UGREEN-External-Converter-Headphone-Microphone/dp/B01M7QQQC7/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=usb+audio+adapter+RCA&qid=1569119730&sr=8-4. My music is all on an external USB drive so I have loads of space. Still building my system so never know.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Creative-BlasterX-Portable-Headphone-Amplifier/dp/B01EOPT0VG/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?keywords=sound+usb+dac&qid=1562269311&s=gateway&sr=8-8

For your budget and they are decent

If you want something to tie you over and cheap.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/UGREEN-External-Converter-Microphone-Raspberry/dp/B01M7QQQC7/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=sound+usb+dac&qid=1562269378&s=gateway&sr=8-3

Hi guys.

I have a question regarding connecting a pair of DT 990 and a pair of speakers to my PC.

I want to be able to swap between them in Windows. But how do I connect them both?

My speakers are AudioEngine A2 which has RCA and minijack connectors.

The headphones have minijack.

How do I connect these two to my PC without having to unplug/plug in and be able to switch via Windows sound devices? Or maybe an external switch of some sort?

Thanks!

EDIT: I have found these two: USB External Sound Adapter and this Digital Optical Coaxial Toslink Signal to Analog Audio Converter Adapter which would solve my problem and allow me to connect my Speakers with either optical or USB.

Are these any good, and which one to pick?

Looking for recommendations on how to combine the audio from my PS4 and PC? I use my PS4 at my desk while using the computer and it would be nice to be able to watch netflix/chat on discord while playing on the PS4. I was thinking about some sort of simple mixer while using something like this to get the audio from my PS4. Anyone have any recommendations for something relatively cheap, and bonus points if its available on amazon Canada.

Assuming your android tv box can use regular no-driver-required usb soundcards, your cheapest solutions are something like THIS or THIS. Obviously, I can't guarantee anything, but that type of device should be the simplest.

yea, via auxiliary port, i dont know what your 2017 aux port looks like but if its RCA, than this would work:

https://www.amazon.com/UGREEN-External-Converter-Headphone-Microphone/dp/B01M7QQQC7/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1524025410&sr=8-3&keywords=usb+to+rca