Bet me to it recommending station-drivers! They have build 6.0.1.5973 currently posted, which is later than the official r2.36. Anyways, they work brilliantly! I've tried them for around 25 minutes and I've not heard one click, pop, or any other sound when playing tv shows or music (well apart from the actual show or song)!
I installed W7 on my wife's old lappy and Realtec driver makes it start with loud crackling/white noise, that makes your skin shrivel up.... I suppose an update is a must... Will search. Thanx for the update!