How to Fix No Sound or Mono Sound While Plugged Into the HTC Vive Headphone Jack

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This tutorial will provide for you the necessary information for this error. If you are experiencing this problem than just follow this steps:

Step 1. Wake up your headset if it is in standby mode

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  ■ Check if SteamVR is running

Step 2. Make sure that the SteamVR is sending audio to the Vive

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  ■ SteamVR > Settings > Audio > In the Set Playback Devices > choose HTC – VIVE or speakers

Step 3. Check if Windows is sending audio to the HTC-VIVE-0 audio device

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  ■ Open Windows > Volume icon > Playback devices > choose HTC-VIVE-0 > Set as default device
  ■ You may need to also do this: select any audio device you choose > Show Disabled Devices and Show Disconnected Devices

Step 4. Make a quick check on the volume of HTC-VIVE-0 Audio Device and Windows Volume Mixer.

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  ■ Volume icon > set the volume slider for HTC-VIVE-0 to 50%

Step 5. Change the Windows audio device to Speakers-2-USB Audio Device

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  ■ Open Windows > Volume icon > Speakers 2-USB Audio Device > Set as Default Device.

Step 6. Try the extra USB port on your HTC Vive

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  ■ Plug in the headphones into the extra USB ports on your headset

Step 7. Use HTC-VIVE-0 HMDI

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  ■ Because of extra latency when sending audio over USB.

Step 8. Check the shape and position of the headphone jack

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  ■ Some headphone jacks may not fit properly into the cable panel on your headset.
  ■ Try to fully plug them in or you can use the audio extension cable that you get with Vive.

Step 9. Make a test on the stereo positioning

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  ■ Open Windows > Volume icon > Playback Devices > Highlight HTC-VIVE-0 or 2-USB-Audio Device.
  ■ Select the highlighted device > Test.
  ■ If your headphones are working properly than you will hear two sounds, one after other.