For clarification, I use these with a pair of V-Moda M100 headphones, and I use Windows 7 64 bit home premium edition.
Earlier yesterday, whenever any audio was played on my computer, there was either a deafening static noise (that would persist even after I stopped playing the audio) or deafening static with some of the regular audio breaking through. After switching out the USB into a few different ports, I stopped hearing anything. I tried plugging my headphones into the regular headphone jack, and those worked, and when I played any audio with the Schiit stack set as the default audio device, sound settings would still detect audio being played (but I of course couldn't here anything). It also made no difference if I used a different USB cable. I tried reinstalling the drivers, but I kept running into the "Please connect the cmedia usb2.0 audio device" error message, which I could find no clear solutions on.
I thought something was wrong with the USB ports and the onboard sound, so I went and bought a USB hub to see if it made any difference- no luck. After speaking to support at a Micro Center, they emphasized this is most likely a driver issue. I eventually came across this solution:
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/sch...view-head-fi-tv.818323/page-209#post-13103026
I wasn't able to install the CMUACWO.inf file though ("The INF file you selected does not support this method of installation" is the error I get), but I did uninstall the Modi driver. Still no luck with the cmedia error. And when I'd merely unplug and replug the stack, it would reinstall the driver all on it's own. I'm not sure if manually reinstalling it is going to do anything.
There doesn't seem to be any issues with the cables, and I can't really tell if the drivers are the problem. I have nonetheless tried the stack with two different computers, and it works on both of them. But when it comes to my desktop, I'm really at a loss with what to do next other than contacting Schiit themselves. I have also encountered atleast one other person who experienced the loud static, though not in the order I did: h
Earlier yesterday, whenever any audio was played on my computer, there was either a deafening static noise (that would persist even after I stopped playing the audio) or deafening static with some of the regular audio breaking through. After switching out the USB into a few different ports, I stopped hearing anything. I tried plugging my headphones into the regular headphone jack, and those worked, and when I played any audio with the Schiit stack set as the default audio device, sound settings would still detect audio being played (but I of course couldn't here anything). It also made no difference if I used a different USB cable. I tried reinstalling the drivers, but I kept running into the "Please connect the cmedia usb2.0 audio device" error message, which I could find no clear solutions on.
I thought something was wrong with the USB ports and the onboard sound, so I went and bought a USB hub to see if it made any difference- no luck. After speaking to support at a Micro Center, they emphasized this is most likely a driver issue. I eventually came across this solution:
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/sch...view-head-fi-tv.818323/page-209#post-13103026
I wasn't able to install the CMUACWO.inf file though ("The INF file you selected does not support this method of installation" is the error I get), but I did uninstall the Modi driver. Still no luck with the cmedia error. And when I'd merely unplug and replug the stack, it would reinstall the driver all on it's own. I'm not sure if manually reinstalling it is going to do anything.
There doesn't seem to be any issues with the cables, and I can't really tell if the drivers are the problem. I have nonetheless tried the stack with two different computers, and it works on both of them. But when it comes to my desktop, I'm really at a loss with what to do next other than contacting Schiit themselves. I have also encountered atleast one other person who experienced the loud static, though not in the order I did: h
