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Severe short term audio distortion when watching Netflix
Just to finish this post for any future reference - It appears to be my Matrix Element H USB card that is the culprit After 14 or more days of the Distortion happening at least once per day - plugged USB cable into a rear M/B port and nothing for... 
Severe short term audio distortion when watching Netflix
New spanner in the works - a few days ago, same 3 second burst happened twice in an hour while listening to wav. files stored on my PC... 🤣 Michael  
Severe short term audio distortion when watching Netflix
Power co. - no joy - they just said everything looks fine from their end and couldn't give me any info on switching power feeds or transformers etc.. Have an ethernet cable from Internet wall box direct to PC , no modem, no wifi The Netflix thin... 
Severe short term audio distortion when watching Netflix
I plan to call my power co. tomorrow to see if they can provide any info re: switching feeds etc - I live in a suburban area , just a few shops and petrol stations , no industry Can’t be sunspots because it’s winter here in Australia... 😀 Thanks... 
Severe short term audio distortion when watching Netflix
It just happened again at 8:10PM I had  task manager window opened on processes and nothing spiked, not even 1% I'm ready to pull my hair out  What the hell can it be????    
Severe short term audio distortion when watching Netflix
Thanks Gregdude - But again, the computer is running and I'm watching something online - either you tube or Netflix most of the day and night ( I'm retired and lazy !) Why did it only start 12 nights ago and how do I identify and isolate that bur... 
Severe short term audio distortion when watching Netflix
Yes I live in a 5 unit group - 3 units in my block and a separate block of 2 units Entirely possible that my neighbours are coming in and out and switching on AC, devices etc- But this has only started happening 12 nights ago - nothing has change... 
Severe short term audio distortion when watching Netflix
It's the fact that the duration of the distortion is always 3-4 seconds only  - not longer , not shorter and only once per night - just at different times during the 3 hour timeframe If it was interference from outside - why always the same lengt... 
Severe short term audio distortion when watching Netflix
I've been shown how to access real time process monitoring from the task bar - I'll bring up that window at 7pm tonight and see if anything spikes during distortion. What sort of interference do you mean  - I live in a ground floor apartment in a... 
Severe short term audio distortion when watching Netflix
Thanks - I don't have a TV - only PC monitor - and know nothing about streaming I'll ask my mate who built this PC for me to investigate the Process monitor angle  
Severe short term audio distortion when watching Netflix
Thanks for your quick reponses No Smart Meter and no wireless security system Regarding Power Station issue - wouldn't a interruption or surge cause more issues than just Audio for 3 seconds? - Picture ( video) is not affected It's a different ...