I was playing audio from a Windows 10 PC through a soundbar via HDMI. My initial set-up was to play locally stored flac files via VLC media player. When I was doing that I had short audio dropouts every few seconds. I switched to SqueezeliteX to stream from my server and the problem went away. Now I'm using an SU-1, purchased just two days ago, to connect to my stereo system (no longer using the soundbar) and I haven't heard any odd noises coming from it at all. I just plugged it in and it worked- no drivers and no messing around of any kind. I'll update if I notice anything unusual.
I didn't want the to start making noises through the stereo system when windows wanted to update, etc. I just wanted to hear the music coming from squeezeliteX, so when I set up the PC I disabled all the notifications and system sounds. When I turn on the SU-1 (or switch it from one of the other inputs to USB), the notification area shows it as a USB headphone, and the PC switches audio out from the soundbar to USB. If I switch the SU-1 to one of its other inputs, the PC audio goes back to the soundbar.
I didn't want the to start making noises through the stereo system when windows wanted to update, etc. I just wanted to hear the music coming from squeezeliteX, so when I set up the PC I disabled all the notifications and system sounds. When I turn on the SU-1 (or switch it from one of the other inputs to USB), the notification area shows it as a USB headphone, and the PC switches audio out from the soundbar to USB. If I switch the SU-1 to one of its other inputs, the PC audio goes back to the soundbar.
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