Quoted from atrainn:So I finally got to put some time into my Maiden and am noticing some pretty distinct speaker crackling. It doesn't seem to happen on the music, only on the SFX and things that use a lot of bass. I've seen some references to people putting in a dedicated amp for crackling at high volume, but I'm only playing at around volume 9... Is an amp the solution here or is there something else that could be causing this?
I've noticed some similar issues for a long time as well, I think since the last code update. The music sounds a bit hollow or distant, and some of the sound effects seem mixed too loud and cause a bit of distortion or crackling. The voice callouts sound perfect though. It hasn't been significant enough for me to try much besides messing with audio settings a bit, which didn't really help much. I'm also not playing it overly loud either, volume 11.
Did you end up finding a solution without adding/changing hardware? Anyone else feel free to chime in also.