So here's what's going on. I use optical audio through my Astro A50 headset for everything but Skype (voice calls over optical just drives me crazy, so I use the USB audio). After about ten minutes of being in a Skype call and starting up a game of League, or whatever Steam game I'm playing at the time, the audio over the USB out starts crackling. It's a very weird sound, and very annoying. I wanted to see if the crackling was system wide and not just Skype, so I switched everything over to...
Crackling Audio When Using Astro A50 Headset Through USB
Crackling Audio When Using Astro A50 Headset Through USB