I got a Logitech ClearChat USB Pro headset recently while on vacation. I tried it with my Vista laptop and it worked very well. It also performed well on a friend's XP machine.
When I came back home and plugged the headset into my Vista desktop, I came across a problem. Once every 4-10 seconds, the audio would suddenly distort. Think back to the days of the Walkman (yes, the portable cassette player) - when the Walkman batteries were about to run out, the tape would slow down and the audio would sound funny. Something similar is happening here - the audio slows down for a few milliseconds, there is some disturbance, then everything works fine for another 4-10 seconds, repeat.
I thought this was a conflict with another USB device, so I tried unplugging every other USB device. This didn't work. I thought my onboard audio might be causing some problems, so I disabled all audio hardware and uninstalled the audio driver. No joy.
Then, out of sheer luck, I discovered the USB headset works like a charm whenever my iPod is plugged into the computer. I have no idea why this is happening, or for that matter, how to fix it. For the love of all things good, can someone solve this mystery for me?
Laptop: Thinkpad X61 running Vista Business
Desktop: Core i7 920, Gigabyte UD3R, ATI Radeon HD 4850, Vista Business x64.
When I came back home and plugged the headset into my Vista desktop, I came across a problem. Once every 4-10 seconds, the audio would suddenly distort. Think back to the days of the Walkman (yes, the portable cassette player) - when the Walkman batteries were about to run out, the tape would slow down and the audio would sound funny. Something similar is happening here - the audio slows down for a few milliseconds, there is some disturbance, then everything works fine for another 4-10 seconds, repeat.
I thought this was a conflict with another USB device, so I tried unplugging every other USB device. This didn't work. I thought my onboard audio might be causing some problems, so I disabled all audio hardware and uninstalled the audio driver. No joy.
Then, out of sheer luck, I discovered the USB headset works like a charm whenever my iPod is plugged into the computer. I have no idea why this is happening, or for that matter, how to fix it. For the love of all things good, can someone solve this mystery for me?
Laptop: Thinkpad X61 running Vista Business
Desktop: Core i7 920, Gigabyte UD3R, ATI Radeon HD 4850, Vista Business x64.
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