nyanpasu64.gitlab.io/blog/hdmi-vga-dac-audio

so probably not

but it works fine with other stuff

like it's dying

maybe it's the laptop's audio chip

nope didn't work

worth a try

like a cheap one

wait what about a ground loop isolator

rip

so it's the adapter

still crackly

try a different one

maybe it's the vga cable

like it's cursed

ugh why does this keep happening

nope same issue

try a different usb port

that could be it

like the adapter's starving

but maybe not enough

yeah it's getting power

is it plugged in right

wait what about the power supply

but it's just youtube

like if it's compressed weird

maybe it's the audio encoding

nope still crackly

worth a shot

with isopropyl?

wait what if we clean the connectors