Just in case this helps someone else out there...  This is what ended up working: Add or Remove programs: Device Manager:  After doing this, everything now works as I wanted/expected it to.  Audio going out the jack is just what I played.  No garbage effects applied to it.
I want my audio inputs and outputs to be clean.  No effects, no EQ, no noise cancelling, NOTHING but clean audio. Every time I disable it in MaxxAudioPro, it re-enables at some point in the future.  It also defaults to being enabled every time I connect a new device.  I want it to be disabled PERMANENTLY. I have tried uninstalling Waves MaxxAudioPro and only having the RealTek Audio installed, which results in the audio being effected but having no way to turn it off. This doesn't just affect the built in speakers/mic, but every device that is connected to the laptop, including USB audio devices. This is completely unacceptable.  I play audio through studio-grade speakers and headphones.  I do not want ANY effects whatsoever to be added to my sound outputs ***NEVER EVER EVER*** Please help. Thank you.
XPS 13 9310 Disable Waves MaxxAudioPro *PERMANENTLY*