Registered to say BossB's configuration with XAudio2 has almost entirely eliminated my stuttering in Xenoblade and my other games don't stutter at all! Haven't gotten the chance to play for more than a half hour so I can't say how long and how consistent the fix is but thanks anyway BossB!
You should create a new post ensuring that changing DSound to XAudio2 is emphasized as that is what made the difference for me!
You should create a new post ensuring that changing DSound to XAudio2 is emphasized as that is what made the difference for me!