Quote:   I've been dealing with the same issues. In my case, the clicking/popping noise sometimes occurs DURING playback, especially when playing video files. When this happens, the noise is really loud—painfully so. It happens most often after playback ends or when switching tracks...

Just got optical working. I have no idea how, but a large piece of dirt got into the D1's optical jack in the short time between when I took off the cover and when I inserted the cable... Compressed air saves the day. Kind of hilarious.    

I don't use optical with the PS3 -- I have a strange setup where I need to output HDMI and analog at the same time. I do video capture from my PS3 for gameplay videos, etc. The PS3 cannot output HDMI and optical simultaneously, and I need the HDMI for capturing purposes. That leaves me with the...

Thanks to Ryan's excellent help and this Japanese power cable I had from when I lived over there, I've eliminated most of the noise. Without the USB hooked up, there's no noise until what would be deafening volumes. So once I get that optical cable, things should be just fine, I'm hoping!  ...

Thanks for the reply, Tequila. Ryan has already responded to me. Here's what's gone on so far. Seems to me like I just have too much junk in my man cave...     Quote:   My response: Quote:  

Not sure if this belongs in this thread or the general discussion thread, but both threads seem to have the same posters :)   I received my D1 a few days ago. I've been using it for two things so far: as a sound card replacement over USB, and as an amp/volume control device for using...