diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUInterpreter.h b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUInterpreter.h
index 7f88e6e3ec..4d8125575f 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUInterpreter.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUInterpreter.h
@@ -475,6 +475,12 @@ private:
 	{
 		const u32 t = (CPU.GPR[rb]._u32[3] + CPU.GPR[ra]._u32[3]) & 0xF;
 
+		if (ra == 1 && (CPU.GPR[ra]._u32[3] & 0xF))
+		{
+			LOG_ERROR(SPU, "%s(): SP = 0x%x", __FUNCTION__, CPU.GPR[ra]._u32[3]);
+			Emu.Pause();
+		}
+
 		CPU.GPR[rt]._u64[0] = (u64)0x18191A1B1C1D1E1F;
 		CPU.GPR[rt]._u64[1] = (u64)0x1011121314151617;
 		CPU.GPR[rt]._u8[15 - t] = 0x03;
@@ -483,6 +489,12 @@ private:
 	{
 		const u32 t = (CPU.GPR[rb]._u32[3] + CPU.GPR[ra]._u32[3]) & 0xE;
 
+		if (ra == 1 && (CPU.GPR[ra]._u32[3] & 0xF))
+		{
+			LOG_ERROR(SPU, "%s(): SP = 0x%x", __FUNCTION__, CPU.GPR[ra]._u32[3]);
+			Emu.Pause();
+		}
+
 		CPU.GPR[rt]._u64[0] = (u64)0x18191A1B1C1D1E1F;
 		CPU.GPR[rt]._u64[1] = (u64)0x1011121314151617;
 		CPU.GPR[rt]._u16[7 - (t >> 1)] = 0x0203;
@@ -490,6 +502,12 @@ private:
 	void CWX(u32 rt, u32 ra, u32 rb)
 	{
 		const u32 t = (CPU.GPR[ra]._u32[3] + CPU.GPR[rb]._u32[3]) & 0xC;
+
+		if (ra == 1 && (CPU.GPR[ra]._u32[3] & 0xF))
+		{
+			LOG_ERROR(SPU, "%s(): SP = 0x%x", __FUNCTION__, CPU.GPR[ra]._u32[3]);
+			Emu.Pause();
+		}
 		
 		CPU.GPR[rt]._u64[0] = (u64)0x18191A1B1C1D1E1F;
 		CPU.GPR[rt]._u64[1] = (u64)0x1011121314151617;
@@ -499,6 +517,12 @@ private:
 	{
 		const u32 t = (CPU.GPR[rb]._u32[3] + CPU.GPR[ra]._u32[3]) & 0x8;
 
+		if (ra == 1 && (CPU.GPR[ra]._u32[3] & 0xF))
+		{
+			LOG_ERROR(SPU, "%s(): SP = 0x%x", __FUNCTION__, CPU.GPR[ra]._u32[3]);
+			Emu.Pause();
+		}
+
 		CPU.GPR[rt]._u64[0] = (u64)0x18191A1B1C1D1E1F;
 		CPU.GPR[rt]._u64[1] = (u64)0x1011121314151617;
 		CPU.GPR[rt]._u64[1 - (t >> 3)] = (u64)0x0001020304050607;
@@ -584,6 +608,12 @@ private:
 	{
 		const int t = (CPU.GPR[ra]._u32[3] + i7) & 0xF;
 
+		if (ra == 1 && (CPU.GPR[ra]._u32[3] & 0xF))
+		{
+			LOG_ERROR(SPU, "%s(): SP = 0x%x", __FUNCTION__, CPU.GPR[ra]._u32[3]);
+			Emu.Pause();
+		}
+
 		CPU.GPR[rt]._u64[0] = (u64)0x18191A1B1C1D1E1F;
 		CPU.GPR[rt]._u64[1] = (u64)0x1011121314151617;
 		CPU.GPR[rt]._u8[15 - t] = 0x03;
@@ -592,6 +622,12 @@ private:
 	{
 		const int t = (CPU.GPR[ra]._u32[3] + i7) & 0xE;
 
+		if (ra == 1 && (CPU.GPR[ra]._u32[3] & 0xF))
+		{
+			LOG_ERROR(SPU, "%s(): SP = 0x%x", __FUNCTION__, CPU.GPR[ra]._u32[3]);
+			Emu.Pause();
+		}
+
 		CPU.GPR[rt]._u64[0] = (u64)0x18191A1B1C1D1E1F;
 		CPU.GPR[rt]._u64[1] = (u64)0x1011121314151617;
 		CPU.GPR[rt]._u16[7 - (t >> 1)] = 0x0203;
@@ -600,6 +636,12 @@ private:
 	{
 		const int t = (CPU.GPR[ra]._u32[3] + i7) & 0xC;
 
+		if (ra == 1 && (CPU.GPR[ra]._u32[3] & 0xF))
+		{
+			LOG_ERROR(SPU, "%s(): SP = 0x%x", __FUNCTION__, CPU.GPR[ra]._u32[3]);
+			Emu.Pause();
+		}
+
 		CPU.GPR[rt]._u64[0] = (u64)0x18191A1B1C1D1E1F;
 		CPU.GPR[rt]._u64[1] = (u64)0x1011121314151617;
 		CPU.GPR[rt]._u32[3 - (t >> 2)] = 0x00010203;
@@ -608,6 +650,12 @@ private:
 	{
 		const int t = (CPU.GPR[ra]._u32[3] + i7) & 0x8;
 
+		if (ra == 1 && (CPU.GPR[ra]._u32[3] & 0xF))
+		{
+			LOG_ERROR(SPU, "%s(): SP = 0x%x", __FUNCTION__, CPU.GPR[ra]._u32[3]);
+			Emu.Pause();
+		}
+
 		CPU.GPR[rt]._u64[0] = (u64)0x18191A1B1C1D1E1F;
 		CPU.GPR[rt]._u64[1] = (u64)0x1011121314151617;
 		CPU.GPR[rt]._u64[1 - (t >> 3)] = (u64)0x0001020304050607;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellAdec.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellAdec.cpp
index 972eb1c593..e23461cda8 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellAdec.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellAdec.cpp
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ int cellAdecDecodeAu(u32 handle, vm::ptr<CellAdecAuInfo> auInfo)
 	task.au.pts = ((u64)auInfo->pts.upper << 32) | (u64)auInfo->pts.lower;
 	task.au.userdata = auInfo->userData;
 
-	cellAdec->Notice("cellAdecDecodeAu(): addr=0x%x, size=0x%x, pts=0x%llx", task.au.addr, task.au.size, task.au.pts);
+	//cellAdec->Notice("cellAdecDecodeAu(): addr=0x%x, size=0x%x, pts=0x%llx", task.au.addr, task.au.size, task.au.pts);
 	adec->job.Push(task, &adec->is_closed);
 	return CELL_OK;
 }
@@ -675,12 +675,6 @@ int cellAdecGetPcm(u32 handle, vm::ptr<float> outBuffer)
 
 	AVFrame* frame = af.data;
 
-	if (!af.data)
-	{
-		// hack
-		return CELL_OK;
-	}
-
 	if (outBuffer)
 	{
 		// reverse byte order: