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I’ve had an audio crackle that happens only sometimes on my PC for years now. Windows 10, Z170-A motherboard with driver for built in audio Tried different ca
by cgb223 4y ago
I’ve had an audio crackle that happens only sometimes on my PC for years now.
Windows 10, Z170-A motherboard with driver for built in audio
Tried different cables, inputs (optical vs aux etc) installing different drivers, old drivers, new drivers, nothing fixes it
Super annoying when I want to listen to spotify or YouTube or anything
- capableweb 4y agoProbably your speakers, have you tried other ones? Cheap speakers sometimes (or OS "power saving" features) turns off various components after being inactive for a while, and when they come alive again, there is a pop happening as electricity enters the circuits. Happens if you turn on whatever the speaker is connected to after turning on the speakers as well, while vice-versa is fine with no pop.
- lapsis_beeftech 4y agoI too had issues with loud pops and crackles from my speakers and tried just about everything except picking apart the speakers (hardware is scary). Eventually I did investigate the speaker internals and the culprit turned out to be a bad potentiometer on the back of the subwoofer; I bypassed it with a wire which fixed the problem completely.