If you want to maximize your computer’s performance with audio or video, DPC Latency Checker is a must-have tool.

The tool would indicate that high DPC latency is the cause, and the reduction in the frequency of occurrences in line with the reduction in spikes in the tool seems to support this.

And my resolving that latency issue, no more crackling/popping with the sound. What the heck is going on that requires me to have a disc in my blu-ray player to solve my latency issue??