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Help with clicks and pops on PC audio

I have used a Squeezebox Touch wirelessly with good success playing files on my laptop at 16/44, but with too many dropouts for higher-res files to be usable. Recently tried to go from laptop to DAC via USB to experiment with hi-res files, using JRivers as my media player. Files play, but with clicks and pops similar to a dirty LP. This occurs whether I'm going straight to my W4S DAC1 or ADL Esprit, and changing USB cables does not help. I'm wondering if the JRivers player isn't set up correctly? I was reading the Audiophileo site and note that clicks and pops can occur if hardware buffering isn't correctly set, but I don't really understand that or know whether that might be a clue to my problem. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
77jovian

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77jovian OP
437 posts
 
Thanks, Pal. I don't know that much about computer audio, either, but I'll look into the Empirical Audio reference and maybe contact Steve there.
77jovian OP
437 posts
 
thanks for the tips. I have much to learn about this aspect
of the hobby. I will start with increasing the buffer.
77jovian OP
437 posts
 
I increased the latency and the condition improved. Thanks for the tips. I'll report back if that doesn't fix the problem.
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