Question about Manhattan Hi-Speed USB 3D Sound Adapter

Yes, it runs under trusty and should therefore also run vivid. It is recognised by pulse audio and can be selected there. But it's a low-cost dongle, so you shouldn't expect too much from it.

[221518.878763] usb 2-1: new full-speed USB device number 4 using uhci_hcd
[221519.021015] usb 2-1: New USB device found, idVendor=1130, idProduct=f211
[221519.021029] usb 2-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[221519.021033] usb 2-1: Product: USB AUDIO
[221519.274120] usbmixer: volume control quirk for Tenx TP6911 Audio Headset
[221519.274127] usbmixer: volume control quirk for Tenx TP6911 Audio Headset
[221519.278406] input: USB AUDIO as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.3/input/input9
[221519.278653] hid-generic 0003:1130:F211.0005: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.10 Device [USB AUDIO ] on usb-0000:00:1d.0-1/input3
[221519.286293] input: USB AUDIO as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.4/input/input10
[221519.286572] hid-generic 0003:1130:F211.0006: input,hidraw1: USB HID v1.10 Device [USB AUDIO ] on usb-0000:00:1d.0-1/input4