/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-headphone-mic.conf

I just found this from a separate bug thread.  This looks interesting.
The options for volume are:

volume = ignore | merge | off | zero | <volume step>

# What to do with this volume: ignore it, merge it into the device
# volume slider, always set it to the lowest value possible, or always
# set it to 0 dB (for whatever that means), or always set it to
# <volume step> (this only makes sense in path configurations where
# the exact hardware and driver are known beforehand).

Is this touched by Pulse when updates are applied?  I was going to test
out zero and ignore to see what happens.

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Title:
  XPS 13 9360 and 9350, Realtek ALC3246, Headphone audio hiss

Status in Dell Sputnik:
  New
Status in alsa-driver package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Pertaining to 16.04 on a dell XPS 13 9360

  ii  alsa-base                                     1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu5

  Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version k4.4.0-57-generic.

  
  When headphones are plugged in, there is a clearly audible hiss (white 
noise). This is present as soon as the headphones are plugged in, whether 
'headphones' or 'headset' are selected from the pop-up box. 

  Using alsamixer to debug the issue reveals that it is related to
  "Headphone Mic Boost" - the default setting is: dB gain 0.00, 0.00. If
  this is changed to:

  10.00, 10.00 (one notch up) the hiss disappears. 
  20.00, 20.00 cause a louder hiss and 
  30.00, 30.00 causes an even louder hiss with high frequency audio artifacts. 

  When the headphones are removed and plugged back in the Headphone Mic
  Boost setting returns to dB gain 0 and the problem also returns.

  This (problem and workaround) has been reported in the wild:
  https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13050843 and
  
https://www.reddit.com/r/Dell/comments/4j1zz4/headphones_have_static_noise_with_ubuntu_1604_on/
  for example

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