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Vaio SE Audio Crackle

Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by meansizzler, Feb 16, 2012.

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Just before any sound plays in windows I get a crackle before and after, it is very annoying and only happens when I have the realtek driver installed, tried stock and latest, tried changing audio setting, frequency but no luck it is really annoying and not had this problem on any other system or vaio sb, for now I have to use stock microsoft drivers..

Anyone else have this issue?..

meansizzler, Feb 16, 2012

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I had this issue on a Sony VAIO CA. I went in the Sony Store and tested their computers with my headphones and I heard the issue in almost all of them. Now that was a few months ago, but still. It annoyed me very much.

I tried every "fix" in the world and I only ended up making it worse, so that I could hear computer activity through the headphones (and the problem persisted when I installed Linux). Not a fun experience...and now that I hear it's on the SE too, makes me maybe not want to get a Sony again

Ichinenjuu, Feb 16, 2012

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I couldn't hear this issue on the store vaio se, only mine.. am using onboard speakers, not tested headphones

meansizzler, Feb 17, 2012

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