Each time I stream musicing in Apple Music with Lossless turned on (and set to 24bit/192kHz) a bit of crackling noise creeps for a couple of second and then the music continues.

I have a 150 Mbps connection and 4ms latency. I am using a Fii0 K7 dac and Eris 3.5 powered speakers. Please someone point me in the right direction.

Windows, Windows 10

Posted on Mar 8, 2024 11:20 PM

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Each time I stream musicing in Apple Music with Lossless turned on (and set to 24bit/192kHz) a bit of crackling noise creeps for a couple of second and then the music continues.

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