Persistent crackle on Powernode 2i and Flex 2i

[AceRimmer (Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast!)]

Quite a few recent threads on similar Bluesound problems.
This might help or search the other relevant threads.

Static and Glitches on Bluesound Equipment

Roon Core Machine QNAP TS-873 Networking Gear & Setup Details ASUS RT-AC66U B1 All devices are hard-wired through ethernet. Connected Audio Devices Bluesound Soundbar 2i paired with a Powernode (5.1 setup) Bluesound Pulse Mini Number of Tracks in Library ~70,000 tracks Description of Issue I’m getting a weird static and glitching when playing both local songs and Tidal songs. It just started happening a few days ago. I also have downloading a large amount of data (for about …