Still present in Ubuntu MATE 16.04.2 LTS 64-bit, not reproducible in any other Xenial variant.
Similar to the issue described at https://askubuntu.com/questions/457910 /strange-noise-in-headphones-when-no-sound-is-played -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1580394 Title: [Latitude 3340, Realtek ALC3234, Headphone] Static in Headphones While on Battery Power To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1580394/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs