I have used VMware before w/o trouble. But after a fresh reinstall of the Host OS, I can not get the sound to work (all drivers are up to date and VMware tools is installed. I have tried multiple linux guests. Ubuntu (12.04 LTS & 13.10), Mint Mate & Cinnamon, XFCE. The guest shows no errors, seems to think sound is working fine, but no output. I have tried some of the standard fixes like selecting "Analog stereo output". Sound works fine on host.
Any ideas?