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My NUC computer seems prone to clicks and pops during USB playback.
1. Try the usual stuff. Delete the USB controllers from device manager and reboot. Make sure "allow computer to save power" is unchecked. Use a larger buffer for playback.
2. Check how your music stored. I have 2 4T drives. One is portable, the other 3.5" with it's own power supply. Using the later eliminates clicks and pops except when intentionally trying to cause them by doing other things on the computer. I suspect a NAS would eliminate the problem as well. On my notebook, which is a lot faster than the Pentium NUC a different 2T portable drive causes no such problem. The NUC has an early SATA SSD, while the notebook has a much faster PCIE SSD.
3. Use Toslink. Opening browsers or REW, there are no pops or clicks. Not every computer has this available. On MY NUC the Realtek chip is limited to 96K. I doubt anyone can really hear the difference between 96k and higher bit rates. My DAC connects to a Crown XLS 1502 which likely runs internally at 48k anyway. Most powered speakers and DSP boxes run at 96k or less.
Perhaps some of the forum technical wizards can comment on what's happening here
1. Try the usual stuff. Delete the USB controllers from device manager and reboot. Make sure "allow computer to save power" is unchecked. Use a larger buffer for playback.
2. Check how your music stored. I have 2 4T drives. One is portable, the other 3.5" with it's own power supply. Using the later eliminates clicks and pops except when intentionally trying to cause them by doing other things on the computer. I suspect a NAS would eliminate the problem as well. On my notebook, which is a lot faster than the Pentium NUC a different 2T portable drive causes no such problem. The NUC has an early SATA SSD, while the notebook has a much faster PCIE SSD.
3. Use Toslink. Opening browsers or REW, there are no pops or clicks. Not every computer has this available. On MY NUC the Realtek chip is limited to 96K. I doubt anyone can really hear the difference between 96k and higher bit rates. My DAC connects to a Crown XLS 1502 which likely runs internally at 48k anyway. Most powered speakers and DSP boxes run at 96k or less.
Perhaps some of the forum technical wizards can comment on what's happening here