I've had success passing through the built in sound card, but it requires proper IOMMU grouping and obliviously you cannot use it on the host anymore.
I believe there are others that use pulse audio and a virtualized sound card, but I haven't done that. On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 2:58 PM, Bronek Kozicki <b...@spamcop.net> wrote: > On 02/05/2016 18:52, Brett Peckinpaugh wrote: > >> I was wondering what are some options for audio? Currently using the >> monitor, but want to use my speakers for better quality. The options I can >> think of are a PCIE soundcard or USB sound device. >> >> Are there any better options? Would a USB which is cheaper and not >> needed in the case blocking fans work well? Currently I am passing through >> a PCIE USB 3.0 card which is where I would connect it. >> > > > In this case external USB DAC will be your best bet - e.g. like SMSL M3, > Audioengine D1 (note, I had clicking sound with this one), Focusrite > Scarlett, FiiO E10K, Topping VX1, Audioquest Dragonfly, Shiit Modi 2 etc. > Some of these use "standard" drivers and USB protocols, hence do not need > extra drivers (e.g. SMSL M3), some need extra drivers (e.g. Audioengine). > Some have builtin headphones amplifier, some have volume regulation, some > require additional power (more cables), just do your research. > > More expensive devices utilise asynchronous USB protocol, which makes them > more resilient to jitter (and also requires extra drivers). Also some > support DSD (1bit format used for SACD records) e.g Teac UD-301. This does > not mean that cheaper devices sound any worse - unless you have $1000 > amplifier and headphones already (in which case I doubt you would ask here > for advice). > > > B. > > _______________________________________________ > vfio-users mailing list > vfio-users@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/vfio-users >
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