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speaker failure

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    Audio issues iPhone X. Speakers or IC?

    My son is using an old iPhone X. It is having intermittant audio issues with both the loud speaker and ear speaker not working. They'll work for a few days then die. Calls can be heard using wireless earbuds. Seems a little unlikely that both speakers are failing simultaneously. Is this an IC...
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    Left speaker persistent damage, possible DC bad filtering at board? MacBook Pro 16-inch 2019 model A2141

    Hi, I'm very disappointed about an issue I've experienced twice so far with a high-end and relatively new computer. In mid-2020 (6 months after buying) the left speaker of my MacBook Pro 16-inch 2019 started crackling until it just simply stopped working. When my computer was opened, the left...
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    What do you guys do when your ONLY Mac needs to be service?

    As the title says, what do you guys do when your only useable Mac has to be returned to Apple/Apple Authorised Reseller for repairs and battery replacement? Service time may take 2-3 weeks. If you have a Windows computer, do you use it in the meantime? Or use your iPad, or iPhone? Buy a new...
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    Defective MacBook Pro (2017) Speakers

    MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017) that made it to the two day mark before a loud electrical pulsing sound (a little like repetitious static) came across my speakers. This sound quit after a few seconds but damaged the left speaker system. When raising the volume of the sound, the left woofer would cut...