could sound like a broken record here, but pops and clicks are 99% of the time a clocking issue. Haven’t been proven wrong on this yet. 
Check some set up menus in the iLive to make sure PortB Dante is set up as the master.
John Williams, a coworker of mine, who has posted here, had the same problem and maybe he will chime in with his solution.
Gil Parente
Design & Integration
Entertainment Arts, Inc.
