I am having possibly the weirdest problem I have ever experienced regarding compuer based audio

[rando]

I think your issues are related to IP trickery that would be hard to dig into without actual test equipment.  Mobile and home internet service continues to grow more questionable as all the kiddies buckle down to put their parents to shame during WFH meetings by managing to have 100 tabs open, actively play 3-4 games, watch live gaming streams, and keep up with a few dozen rooms on Discord.  All with a camera on them as they appear to be paying attention to their teacher stuck in the corner of their third monitor in a locked window.  

 

If that didn't grab you by the shoulders and shake you back to reality I don't know what will.  🤯

[rando]

If only it was that simple.  Granted things would be spread thinner with a handful of phones and computers all on your home network. 

 

Think of how the banks and stockbrokers are lined up in NYC.  .0001 seconds slower internet connection from the EU than the next guy closer to the front of the line is big money.  Or maybe the .99 of a cent swindle where a guy figured out a way to collect all those not quite a penny into a central account.