Comment 86 for bug 204536

This problesm still exists on my system: ubuntu 14.04.1
pulse package version: 1:4.0-0ubuntu11

$ lspci -v | grep -i audio
00:04.0 Multimedia audio controller: NVIDIA Corporation CK804 AC'97 Audio Controller (rev a2)
01:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV710/730 HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 4000 series]
05:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 04)
05:08.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Audio Capture (rev 11)
 Subsystem: Pinnacle Systems Inc. PCTV pro (TV + FM stereo receiver, audio section)

I use the SB Live as the output.