I’m experiencing a persistent and very frustrating audio issue with my Razer BlackShark V2 Pro (2023) headset on Windows 10.
After a few seconds of silence, the next sound played suddenly becomes extremely loud for a brief moment (a sharp volume spike), before returning to normal. This happens consistently — for example, when watching videos, opening a tab in opera with browser-sounds activated, or receiving a system notification.
Additionally, Windows system sounds completely ignore the volume mixer. Even if I mute system sounds or set them to 0%, they still play at maximum volume through the headset and then reset themself in the audimixer to 100%. These two issues combined make normal use very uncomfortable.
What I’ve tried (none of these fixed the issue):
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Reinstalling and uninstalling Razer Synapse 4
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Enabling / disabling Windows Enhancements
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Turning off all Spatial Sound options (I don’t want any spatial audio)
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Setting “Do nothing” under Communication settings in Windows Sound Control Panel
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Installing/Deinstalling Realtek audio driver
The only temporary workarounds I found are:
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Setting the spatial sound format to Windows Sonic for Headphones (which I don’t want to use), or
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Disabling all enhancements in Windows — but this also disables the Razer EQ, Bass Boost, and all Synapse audio features, which defeats the purpose of having this headset.
Summary:
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Audio volume spikes occur after short periods of silence.
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System sounds ignore the Windows volume mixer.
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Problem persists across reboots and driver reinstalls.
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I do not use or want any spatial sound features (THX or Windows Sonic).
