(Solved)Can't play usb plug n play speakers, just built-in speakers.

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(Solved)Can't play usb plug n play speakers, just built-in speakers.

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Linux Mint 20, 64 bit

System:
Kernel: 5.4.0-77-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0
Desktop: Cinnamon 4.6.7 wm: muffin 4.6.3 dm: LightDM 1.30.0
Distro: Linux Mint 20 Ulyana base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal
Machine:
Type: Desktop System: LENOVO product: 10ST008NUS v: ThinkCentre M720s
serial: <filter> Chassis: type: 3 serial: <filter>
Mobo: LENOVO model: 312A v: SDK0J40697 WIN 3305313746389 serial: <filter>
UEFI: LENOVO v: M1UKT59A date: 07/07/2020
CPU:
Topology: 6-Core model: Intel Core i5-9400 bits: 64 type: MCP
arch: Kaby Lake rev: A L2 cache: 9216 KiB
flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
bogomips: 34798
Speed: 800 MHz min/max: 800/4100 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 800 2: 800
3: 800 4: 800 5: 800 6: 800
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel UHD Graphics 630 vendor: Lenovo driver: i915 v: kernel
bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:3e92
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.9 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa
resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz, 1920x1080~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics 630 (CFL GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 20.2.6
direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Cannon Lake PCH cAVS vendor: Lenovo driver: sof-audio-pci
bus ID: 00:1f.3 chip ID: 8086:a348
Device-2: Microsoft LifeCam Cinema type: USB
driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo bus ID: 1-6:5 chip ID: 045e:075d
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-77-generic
Network:
Device-1: Intel Ethernet I219-V vendor: Lenovo driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k
port: efa0 bus ID: 00:1f.6 chip ID: 8086:15bc
IF: eno1 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: Intel Wireless 7265 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: efa0
bus ID: 02:00.0 chip ID: 8086:095a
IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: <filter>
IF-ID-1: tun0 state: unknown speed: 10 Mbps duplex: full mac: N/A
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 119.24 GiB used: 61.32 GiB (51.4%)
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Plextor model: PX-128M8PeG size: 119.24 GiB
speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 serial: <filter> rev: 1.01 scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 116.38 GiB used: 61.32 GiB (52.7%) fs: ext4
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 31.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos:
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/additional-repositories.list
1: deb https://deb.opera.com/opera-stable/ stable non-free
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/apandada1-brightness-controller-focal.list
1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/apandada1/brig ... ler/ubuntu focal main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/deadsnakes-ppa-focal.list
1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/deadsnakes/ppa/ubuntu focal main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nilarimogard-webupd8-focal.list
1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/nilarimogard/webupd8/ubuntu focal main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
1: deb http://packages.linuxmint.com ulyana main upstream import backport #id:linuxmint_main
2: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal main restricted universe multiverse
3: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse
4: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
5: deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-security main restricted universe multiverse
6: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ focal partner
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera-stable.list
1: deb https://deb.opera.com/opera-stable/ stable non-free #Opera Browser (final releases)
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/riot-im.list
1: deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/riot-im-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.riot.im/debian/ default main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/teamviewer.list
1: deb https://linux.teamviewer.com/deb stable main
Info:
Processes: 247 Uptime: 11h 31m Memory: 7.65 GiB used: 3.04 GiB (39.8%)
Init: systemd v: 245 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.3.0 alt: 9 Shell: bash
v: 5.0.17 running in: gnome-terminal inxi: 3.0.38

None of the choices offered in pulse audio will play the external speakers, just the desktop internal speakers.
The speakers don't even show up in pulse audioImage
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