ok weird one im a bit embarrassed how long i tolerated this. audio crackles during games, and it gets worse when the system is busy lol device Manager shows:

USB Audio Device Properties
Device status:
This device cannot start. (Code 10)
{Operation Failed}
The requested operation was unsuccessful.
ive updated Windows and reinstalled the audio driver. no change... someone mentioned DPC latency, but i have no idea what that means... im wliling to install diagnostic tools, i just need to know which ones are trustworthy... id really like to stop guessing and actually measure whats going on.
