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    If your MSi has stacic, crackling, or distorted sound issues.

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by Support.2@XOTIC PC, Jan 17, 2017.

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    Does that include models with the Sabre DACs?
     
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    Yes, so if you're experiencing any of the issues described in the link then it's definitely worth a shot to see this would resolve any issues you're experiencing.
     
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    I had that just happen to me. I can't believe they ship laptops that sound like that out of the box. I seriously thought the speakers were blown.
    Additional note: in my case the latest Nahimic would not install with the audio driver the laptop came with. So I had to upgrade the audio driver first, then install the latest Nahimic.
     
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    If you have Windows 10 and have problems installing drivers (in my case it kept reinstalling the preinstalled drivers), you'll have to disable a few settings. For some reason when I installed a different version I lost my ESS Sabre HiFi icon for my headphones but I got it back by installing the latest one 8036 from station drivers rather than the 8010 from MSI's website. Works well with the latest Nahemic.
     
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    Yes, to avoid this issue always make sure you install the latest audio driver first and then the Nahimic software to avoid issues.
     
    Support.2@XOTIC PC, Jan 19, 2017
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    Glad to hear everything is working well after following these steps.
     
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