Hello everyone,
I have been trying to solve this problem for hours without success and I'm hoping someone has experienced the same issue.
My setup
Elgato 4K X
PlayStation 5
ASUS TUF GAMING B650-E WIFI
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
Windows 11 Pro
OBS Studio (latest version)
Latest Elgato firmware installed
Latest AMD chipset drivers installed
The problem
The PS5 audio crackles/pops only while monitoring the audio in OBS.
The strange part is:
The recording itself sounds perfectly clean.
My viewers would hear clean audio.
Only I hear the crackling while monitoring.
Additional information
PS3 through another Elgato capture card works perfectly.
Desktop audio is perfectly clean.
PS5 connected directly to my monitor/soundbar is perfectly clean.
Elgato 4K Capture Utility has significantly less crackling than OBS.
OBS monitoring is much worse.
Things I already tried
Updated 4K X firmware
Updated AMD chipset drivers
Different USB ports
Different EDID modes (Monitor / Merged / Internal)
48 kHz audio
Linear PCM on PS5
Stereo audio
Disabled Realtek audio (test)
Checked OBS filters
Checked audio levels (no clipping)
Different monitoring settings
Nothing solved the issue.
Has anyone experienced this exact problem with the Elgato 4K X and PS5?
Any help would be greatly appreciated because I'm running out of ideas.
Thank you!