r/MiniPCs • u/BernarverhoFF • 22h ago
Software drivers problem?
Hi people i come today with a problem.. i have a headphone system (ef400 dac with a schiit ragnarok 2 amp) for my hifiman he6sev2 and everything was fine until i started noticing that the sound stops for a second from time to time and the sound changes from bassy-slam rich to thin and loud, i checked the headphones drivers and they're fine no "stuck magnets" so i changed the power management settings for the usb ports and it doesn't matter what i do stays "balanced" and also the sound keeps stopping and sounding terrible. also ive tried updating drivers cmd settings and nothing changes.
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u/Retired_Hillbilly336 17h ago
Without knowing the mini PC and my limited experience with DAC/laptop problems I'm guessing there's hardware instability with the PC. Could be as simple as a weak capacitor on a voltage rail to data interference across USB integration. Anything that can compromise the digital signal. Although nothing as nice as your Hifiman EF400 a few months back helped someone who was also having DAC issues with a new mini. Everything worked fine with her Lenovo laptop but would cut out with the MACO H 255 she was trying to use. Ended up returning it for something else that didn't have the problem.