I really don't believe this...

[ben crosland]

Firstly: I don't appreciate being given a hard time for the problems you are experiencing. If you would prefer me to stop posting to this forum, then so be it - otherwise, kindly give me a break.


Now then..

There is no 'fundamental problem'.

Yes, there are a few bugs, some of them known and in the process of being fixed - others probably haven't even been discovered yet. This is the nature of software. They will gradually get fewer and further between. FWIW - I find the TI to be remarkably bug-free given the complexity of the system, and the fact it has to communicate with a zillion different computer hardware configurations and software hosts.

There is not a known issue with outputs crackling that I am aware of - have you tried a reset (Press Arp Edit before Power On)?

If it does turn out you have a hardware fault, then you have my commiserations, but I think it unlikely, given that it only cropped up after an update. It is always a good policy to do a hard reset after flashing the OS.