Noise/distortion when playing from Youtube

[delta76]

When I play music from Youtube (don't judge, for casual listening), there is noticable noise and distortion. The setup is
nvidia shield (ethernet/youtube premium) => denon x4800h => Focal aria 948
I can confirm such videos are fine when playing on my phone or pc. Also if I play tidal on shield, it is fine too.

What could possibly be the culprits? Where should I look?

 

[AnalogSteph]

This has to be related to web browser audio on the Shield.

I did find this:

YouTube Audio Crackling // NVidia Shield 2019

Hi guys, Has anyone experienced this issue? On NVidia Shield when playing YouTube, and while the "Dolby Audio Processing" is enabled, the audio is very choppy / crackling. When disabled. then is fine. No other streaming apps have this issue, only YouTube. Also, i have disabled the Upmix PCM...

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[delta76]

This has to be related to web browser audio on the Shield.

I did find this:

YouTube Audio Crackling // NVidia Shield 2019

Hi guys, Has anyone experienced this issue? On NVidia Shield when playing YouTube, and while the "Dolby Audio Processing" is enabled, the audio is very choppy / crackling. When disabled. then is fine. No other streaming apps have this issue, only YouTube. Also, i have disabled the Upmix PCM...

www.avforums.com

Thanks for pointer. That is strange however as I think casting should be using the youtube app on Shield. i will try to disable that

 

[mircea292]

When I play music from Youtube (don't judge, for casual listening), there is noticable noise and distortion. The setup is
nvidia shield (ethernet/youtube premium) => denon x4800h => Focal aria 948
I can confirm such videos are fine when playing on my phone or pc. Also if I play tidal on shield, it is fine too.

What could possibly be the culprits? Where should I look?

disable wifi from shield settings, i only use rj45, this worked for me!!