Elite Series 2 Controller Causing Audio Stutter & System Lag – Confirmed Fix

Discus and support Elite Series 2 Controller Causing Audio Stutter & System Lag – Confirmed Fix in XBoX on Consoles to solve the problem; After months of troubleshooting (changing HDMI cables, TVs, monitors, even repasting my Xbox), I’ve narrowed down a frustrating issue that others might... Discussion in 'XBoX on Consoles' started by Michael Wheatley1, May 10, 2025.

  1. Elite Series 2 Controller Causing Audio Stutter & System Lag – Confirmed Fix


    After months of troubleshooting (changing HDMI cables, TVs, monitors, even repasting my Xbox), I’ve narrowed down a frustrating issue that others might be facing too:

    The Xbox Elite Series 2 controller causes audio stutter, dashboard lag, and general system slowdown when used wirelessly with any headset—wired or wireless.

    I tested with:

    • Xbox Wireless Headset
    • Wired headset into 3.5mm jack
    • Different audio setups, monitors, and more

    Only fix:

    Plug the controller in via USB-C. The second it’s wired, the lag and audio stutter vanish completely. Everything runs smooth.

    Turns out, the controller wirelessly handles audio passthrough, even when you plug a wired headset into it, and that bottlenecks the Xbox system (confirmed on both Reddit and official forums). It’s a known issue but not widely talked about. A £150+ controller shouldn’t be doing this.

    Hope this helps someone avoid the same headache.

    :)
     
    Michael Wheatley1, May 10, 2025
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  2. Farscape247 Win User

    Since update, slow cold starts?

    I have noticed considerable slowdown from boot time to some games stuttering and the new controller updates seam to cause more and more audio glitches and controller lag than before.
  3. MmxZero89 Win User

    Xbox Wireless Headphone in-game audio stutter, choppiness and de-sync

    Hi Nursemorph,

    Thank you for your response.

    I did the following test with gears 5 (Act 1 Chapter 2 beginning:)

    1. Wired connection my Xbox One Elite Controller (1st gen) into Xbox. Audio stutter in game cut scene does not occur

    2. Wired connection Xbox Series Controller into Xbox. Audio stutter in game cut scene does not occur

    3. Wireless connection Xbox Series Controller into Xbox. Audio stutter happens. However, by moving the joystick (i.e. making it response and not being idle), the audio stutter stops and works normally until controller is left idle for like 10 sec (based on my rough calculation), the stutters comes back.

    As such, the response provided by you matches against my issue.

    The in-game cut scene i tested so far with this issue was:

    1. Gears 5

    2. Star Wars Fallen Order

    Therefore, is there a way to file the report to Microsoft so that a firmware patch can be put through to fix this? I don't want other people who bought this headphone for in-game experience to be ruin by this.

    Again, thank you so much for the help. At least there is a temporary work around for the time being instead of needing to sent for a replacement.
  4. StuartATrueRed Win User

    Controllers

    There has been no confirmation if there is going to be an Elite Series 3 controller. So if you want the Elite controller, get the series 2 if you want one.
  5. Hybrid Alien Win User

    Netflix frame rate judder?

    There is audio lag and stuttering problems on the xbox one when playing blu rays also, i just hope Microsoft know about this problem and fix it
  6. Buachaill Dona Win User

    Xbox elite controller 2 question

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