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Topic: ADI-2 DAC fs - Random popping noises

I'm having random popping noises on my headphones (phones output) while nothing is playing through (even muted). Noise doesn't register to meters.
It can happen right after I stop playing music (like 5 secs) or 1-5 minutes etc. It won't do it again unless I start playing music for some time and then stop or mute.

ADI-2 DAC fs is connected via USB to the PC (w11 audio drivers) - v62 firmware (it's doing the same on older versions too)

Is there anything I could try other than RMA?

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  • Registered: 2007-04-10
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Re: ADI-2 DAC fs - Random popping noises

Does this also happen without the computer connected? E.g. with a CD player at the SPDIF input?

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Daniel Fuchs
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  • Registered: 2007-04-06
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Re: ADI-2 DAC fs - Random popping noises

If the meters in the Analyzer view do not show any signal the popping could be caused by sample rate changes. That popping then happens after the level meters. Please check, sample rate is shown in the lower right of the display.

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Matthias Carstens
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