USB sound device attached to KVM guest results in stuttering, clicking, broken audio

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Issue

  • When attaching a USB sound device to a KVM guest, audio playback has clicking and stuttering noises, resulting in broken audio.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (as KVM host)
  • Windows XP or RHEL (as KVM guest)

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