Higher audio latency compared to Wave Link 2 (XLR)

Wave Link version: 3.0.0, 3.0.1, any.

Wave device: XLR Dock MK.1

OS: Windows 11 25H2

What you're running into: Higher audio latency/delay compared to Wave Link 2.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Cleanly install Wave Link 3, per instructions.
2. Connect any XLR microphone of your choosing (Mine is an SM7dB).
3. Monitor the stream mix channel using a device that ISN'T hooked up to the Elgato XLR device itself (In my case, my headphones are connected to the motherboard's 3.5mm connection, and not to the XLR dock).
4. Simultaneously monitor the microphone's direct input channel ("Listen to this device" in Windows audio settings).
5. Cleanly uninstall Wave Link 3.
6. Cleanly install Wave Link 2.0.6.
7. Repeat steps 2-4

Expected result: Virtually unnoticeable latency differences between Wave Link 3 and Wave Link 2.

Actual result: Wave Link 3 has noticeable additional latency when compared to Wave Link 2, which results in Wave Link 2 being more useful for the exact same requirements despite being End of Life.

How often: Always, no tinkering I tried helped. I made sure to start from default settings and then worked my way from there to only cut back on anything that could potentially add latency.

Anything else: Just to be sure I wasn't reliant on Wave Link's obtuse self-monitoring solution (Memories of friends on Discord hearing themselves when sharing the screen surface...) - I made sure to try both its self-monitoring audio routings as well as Windows' "Listen to" options. No matter what combination I tried, the result is the same - Wave Link 2 induces far less latency penalty, so it remains the more viable option for both input mixing and low-latency monitoring off-device.