Windows 10: USB sound card causes distortion and crackling only with my headphones

Discus and support USB sound card causes distortion and crackling only with my headphones in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; I'm using a StarTech ICUSBAUDIO USB sound adapter [img] on a Windows 10 laptop. It shows up as a C-Media audio device. If I plug my -known good-... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by RickNCN, Jul 13, 2019.

  1. RickNCN Win User

    USB sound card causes distortion and crackling only with my headphones


    I'm using a StarTech ICUSBAUDIO USB sound adapter
    USB sound card causes distortion and crackling only with my headphones [​IMG]
    on a Windows 10 laptop. It shows up as a C-Media audio device.

    If I plug my -known good- Bose "On Ear Headphones"
    USB sound card causes distortion and crackling only with my headphones [​IMG]
    into the output jack, I get very low volume and a lot of distortion and crackling.

    If I plug my speaker plug into the output, the sound is crystal clear.

    The headphones work perfectly with my desktop so I know they are good. What could be going on? Is it an impedance mismatch?

    I had some trouble finding the input impedance of my Bose "On Ear Headphones", but a reference website measured them at about 25ohms average depending on frequency. I think they're probably rated at 32ohms in specs I'd guess.. Using the industry standard 1/8 rule, the output impedance should be about 3-4ohms. IDK what the actual output impedance is on it.

    Could this be causing my problems?
    *Confused

    :)
     
    RickNCN, Jul 13, 2019
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  2. Pleasant Win User

    [Issue] Distorted / Crackling sound From Headphone While using mouse scroll

    Suddenly my pc developed this issue the Distrorted sound / crackling sound comes from headphone or switching Browser Tabs
    if the music is being played the sound comes distorted dunno why this problem started i changed the mouse and USB Ports as well still same issue checked PROCESSOR usage it was under 30% and 33 to 40c in temperature
    Need Help *Confused USB sound card causes distortion and crackling only with my headphones :confused:
     
    Pleasant, Jul 13, 2019
    #2
  3. Help! Acer laptop crackling sound with headphones

    Hi,

    The crackling sound from your device when using headphones can be due to either hardware or software related issues. To isolate your concern, we'd like to ask the following:

    • Have you made any changes on your device prior to your concern?
    • What other troubleshooting steps have you performed to resolve your concern?
    • Have you tried using a different headphones? If yes, did you encounter the same issue?

    As an initial step we suggest that you update your sound driver to eliminate any issues related to faulty or outdated drivers. To do this, you can follow the steps provided on this

    link
    on how to update your device drivers.

    We're looking forward to your response.
     
    Darwin Dim, Jul 13, 2019
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  4. LITEchazr Win User

    USB sound card causes distortion and crackling only with my headphones

    Video distortion, sound crackling

    Hi all !

    Finally built my dream PC. Overall the experience has been bittersweet, as youtube videos are very distorted when I use google chrome (but works fine on edge), sometimes a white line would appear in a window then disappear, and sound is sometimes crackling horribly (but goes away when I restart the application).

    Here is my build
    System Builder - Core i7-7700K 4.2 GHz Quad-Core, GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB AORUS - PCPartPicker

    Would anyone know where those issues are coming from ?
    Thanks in advance !
     
    LITEchazr, Jul 13, 2019
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