@Nicholas: that is 3.15 rc2 kernel. The fix was not incorporated until rc8.
Thank you for confirming that the issue is not just ALC1150. ** Summary changed: - 8086:8ca0 Sound output unusable with Intel Z97/H97 and ALC1150 Audio + 8086:8ca0 Sound output distorted/unusable with Intel Z97/H97 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1321421 Title: 8086:8ca0 Sound output distorted/unusable with Intel Z97/H97 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1321421/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs