It's a shame seeing this issue not addressed by ASUS even though it was posted over a year ago. I too have this issue with my z690 with it connected to a pair of desktop Bose speakers. Like you, I have updated all firmware, drivers & other software t...

Thank you so much for your continued efforts to help improve on what has been created thus far. It's truly appreciated by myself and the rest of the community!Morgan

I bought pretty highend gear at the beginning of 2016 and stuck mostly to Asus. I can't believe such a good producer of hardware can still be in the industry with such poor quality software. They honestly should be ashamed of the software they bundle...