Question Super loud "pop" when starting Discord calls, as well as occasional popping elsewhere ?

Fastfishy2

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It's really only a minor problem, but it bugs me quite a lot.

PC Specs
Mobo: Rog B550A
CPU: 5800X3D
GPU: RX 7900 XT
RAM: 32GB DDR4
Storage: 2 x NVMe SSDs and 1 x SATA drive
OS: Windows 11 Home.

I'm currently running a HyperX Cloud III Headset out of my motherboard's USB-C port.
In-Game audio seems to be fine after updating the motherboard's audio drivers (which was done out of yet another attempt to eliminate the occasional audio "pop" from my system, usually only when starting / stopping certain sounds but it's mostly gone now), but it came with some Asus Sonic Suite, which I played around with for a bit before setting everything back to default and uninstalling it.

Now, for some reason, whenever I start a discord call to a mate, I get a really loud "click" in my audio about 0.5 second into the calling tune. Again, it's not a biggie, but considering how many steps I've gone through to try and remove any traces of audio popping from my system and it STILL happens here and there... I feel like I'm going a bit mad.
Stalker II has the odd pop when moving between different areas in underground buildings and a couple of other very niche scenarios, and it's very subtle. I've heard others reporting it with this game too.
RDR2 has its own issues with the occasional "pop" audio that's been complained about for years.

Started playing Indiana Jones and the Great Circle today and I haven't had a single audio pop or crackle, so good so far.

My issue is, I just want these pops gone, or as far to it as I can get. I've got a fairly good motherboard (with a shielded realtek controller, nichicon audio capacitors, etc), and I'm running HyperX CLoud III's which have their own inbuilt DAC, I've got more than enough CPU and RAM that nothing should be holding anything up. Losing my mind a bit. Or should I just accept the odd pop with certain types of audio and stop being so autistic?