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Conflicting Audio Problems-Realtek vs High Def...
I have a Dell Inspiron 5577, bought only a few months ago and I've been trying to fix this since day 1. The laptop audio, whether through the built-in speakers, external monitors or headphones, keeps popping and crackling. So I followed other people's advice and switched to the High Definition Audio Device. The crackling and buffering stopped, and sounds decent through headphones, but the laptop's speaker audio sounds like absolute unadulterated garbage. It sounds thin and tinny, as if the driver completely lost hold of the internal subwoofer function that Realtek had.
I'm also an absolute novice with computers so please have mercy.
Thanks in advance.
TL;DR
Realtek driver: popping, crackling, and buffering through any output (Headphones, speakers, internal speakers)
Native High Def driver: No popping, sounds great through headphones. Internal speakers sounds terrible. No body, too thin, perceived 1/3 of usual output on 100% volume.