I recently got a Framework Laptop 16 (AMD 7040, Radeon RX expansion bay, running Windows 11 since I got the pre built overkill model) and while for the most part it works as expected if I run 2 audio streams at once (For example playing a game while having youtube/discord audio playing) all audio becomes distorted (When above 75% volume) or crackly with intermittent audio pops (below 75% volume). As soon as I stop one of the audio streams the audio returns to normal after a couple of seconds. Now this only happens with usb headphones or speakers, but where it get’s interesting is that it only happens if I directly plug the headphone receiver/speaker cable into one of the USB A expansion cards, but if I plug them into the usb ports on my monitor and then my monitor’s usb passthrough cable into the USB A port on my laptop this issue disappears entirely. I’m curious to know if anyone has any theories on why this might be happening. Also for reference sake the headphone is a Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Playstation Gen 2 and the speaker is a Razer Leviathan V2X
My guess: The USB ports are not providing enough power for your audio devices to do their job cleanly. Your monitor does provide enough power, so it all sounds good.
I don’t have a suggestion for setting Windows to deliver more power or disable a power-saving mode.
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