Tweaked it and was very careful not to install unnecessary extras and specifically installed stuff in a certain order, including the latest AMD chipset drivers from THEIR website (not Gigabyte - those seemed flaky to me). Since setting up my PC earlier this month, it kept freezing and crashing, repeatedly - I thought it was hardware failure. Optional Reading: Other notes which are not related to this. I've got the latest drivers from the Gigabyte support website and I'm running the latest version of Windows 10 64. I've reinstalled the software but it still does it.

Again, I can select Level 2, close it off and the output power level is the same, but the moment I open the software it clearly resets itself - I'd be fine with that if it didn't reset itself after rebooting because then I could just leave the software alone. If I select Level 2 while listening to music, I can hear the volume increase, which is good, close it off, stays fine, if I open the software again from the system tray, you can audiably hear it drop as it resets to Level 1 power settings, which are then reflected in the UI saying that it is on Level 1. If I put it on Level 2 and close off the app, it is fine until I reboot, then it goes back to Level 1 power output, which is no good for my 32ohm headset and requires me to manually change the audio output power level each time I use the computer (even if waking from sleep). Smart Headphone Amp will not stay on Level 2, no matter what I try.

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