ASRock model: B650E Taichi Lite Popping audio as s

I ran into the same issue on a B650E Taichi and managed to fix it, here's my post from a Reddit thread:

1 Update Windows 11, make sure you have the latest Chipset drivers and BIOS installed.
2 Hop into BIOS and enable the Automatic Driver Installer.
3 Hit F10 and exit, re-enter Windows. Usually, Auto Driver Installer will pop up now.
4 Simply let it install all the latest drivers (among them Thunderbolt), reboot, and it should be fixed.

From what I've been able to google, there is a conflict between Windows 11 drivers, Thunderbolt drivers, and Realtek audio drivers, which creates the popping/crackling.

Note: some people have reported success after simply uninstalling Thunderbolt drivers via the Device Manager (if you have them).

I hope this helps!

I have to play a tone of 5hz very low volume in the background and this prevents the click.

ASRock model: B650E Taichi Lite Popping audio as sound goes lower then comes back.

When playing audio (talking, music etc), sound is fine until there is a pause in the audio, then you get this loud pop. I think the system is turning off the audio when it detects no audio. then when sound in the media come back there is a pop. Is there a way to turn off this self muting system. As a test I ran a low level sound in the background, then listen to a podcast and there is no pop.

Such a nice motherboard but cannot recommend this MB do to this flaw.

any work around????