Headphone Crackling/Popping

[Flyboard89]

Hello,

I have a Mac Mini M1 in base configuration. Now I encountered the following issue: If I connect a headphone (Sony MDREX450APH for example) and I play a sound, for example a Youtube video, I can hear a crackling or popping sound when the video starts. This also happens when I jump on the timeline of the video. During playback everything is fine.

I then installed the app Noizio to play background sounds at volume zero to keep the soundcard busy. If I do that, this problem does not occur. Also, If I use the USB-C to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter it works flawlessly.

Does this happen to anybody else too or is just my Mac Mini headphone port faulty?

 

[4sallypat]

Hello,

I have a Mac Mini M1 in base configuration. Now I encountered the following issue: If I connect a headphone (Sony MDREX450APH for example) and I play a sound, for example a Youtube video, I can hear a crackling or popping sound when the video starts. This also happens when I jump on the timeline of the video. During playback everything is fine.

I then installed the app Noizio to play background sounds at volume zero to keep the soundcard busy. If I do that, this problem does not occur. Also, If I use the USB-C to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter it works flawlessly.

Does this happen to anybody else too or is just my Mac Mini headphone port faulty?

I know that the 3.5mm plugs differ in dimensions and sometimes it does crackle.
I use a set of Klipsch subwoofer 3 speaker system on my M1 Mini and don't like the noises from using the 3.5mm port.

So now I use a USB DAC to avoid the analog 3.5mm port.

 

[lcubed]

mine only crackle if the 3.5mm jack is not properly inserted.
my bose powered headphones will periodically also pop if the battery starts to run low