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Ah, thanks for the explanation. So you're saying 50% volume in VLC is equivalent to 100% in other players? And above that, there's nothing I can do to prevent artifacts if it's too much for my sound card?

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The clicking/popping noises seem to subside at around 25% volume, but they're audible even at 50%. My equalizer is disabled. Also, I run MP3Gain on all my MP3 files, which should prevent clipping. Again, I have no problems playing these files with Quicktime at 100% volume. And I have no problems cra...

Could you elaborate on what you mean by "output gain"? I have the volume set at 100% (out of a possible 400%). It works fine at 100% volume in iTunes and Quicktime. Is there some sort of setting I have to adjust in VLC?

I'm using VLC on Mac OS 10.4.7, and I get clicking and popping noises whenever I play back MP3 files. I have verified that this is not an issue with the files themselves, as they play without artifacts in Quicktime and iTunes, as well as on other computers. It's just VLC. I've Googled around, to no ...