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New 16" Speakers Popping
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To this day I've been using beta 3 of macOS 12.5 on my 2021 MBP 16" daily and so far I haven't had a single sound issue or popping/crackle anymore, so it's definitely fixed on my end. (Before beta 3 I've had the issue constantly, even with Boom 3D or the temporary fixes I've seen in this thread)
Boom worked for me for about 10 days, now I'm getting frequent pops and crackles again. 
I hope they fix this in an update. Other than this issue, my M1 Pro 14" is the best Mac I've ever had (and I go back to the Apple IIe).
I hope they fix this in an update. Other than this issue, my M1 Pro 14" is the best Mac I've ever had (and I go back to the Apple IIe).Are you on 12.4, badlydrawnboy?Boom worked for me for about 10 days, now I'm getting frequent pops and crackles again.
I'm hoping 12.5 will hold the solution for us but I haven't upgraded to the beta yet to try it.
Yes, I'm on 12.4. I haven't upgraded to the beta. Hopefully, since they've now acknowledged the problem, a fix will be forthcoming.
How trustworthy is a genius acknowledging it? Although not allowed some just say, for the sake of saying and brush you off. Any source from an actual Apple engineer?
Good to know, I am getting random audio pop with YouTube and Spotify since the last update.
I've had my 2021 MBP 16 M1 nearly a year and the popping and cracking started today. Apple needs to communicate more effectively about this and how to remediate. Otherwise, this has been a very solid and fast machine so far.
I've updated to the public 12.5 beta and so far haven't experienced the issue again. I've been listening to music for a good few hours and normally would have experienced it by now.
Fingers crossed this has resolved the problem, finally!
Nothing. The speakers are the same. It's a software problem with CoreAudio loading, so since the M1 Max has a lot more horsepower and RAM than the M1 Pro it doesn't have this issue.
macOS 12.5 seems to be fixing the issue according to beta testers in this thread so feel free to order the M1 Pro version.
That's not gonna matter. macOS 12.5 will be coming out soon so you can update to that.
There are several posts in this thread of Max owners reporting this issue too.
Any resolution on this issue? It seems to have developed more recently and ruins what is otherwise spectacular sound quality.
The resolution seems to be 'upgrade to the 12.5' beta, or wait for 12.5 to be released.
I played music solidly through my 14" MBP all day yesterday since upgrading and haven't had the issue once. Prior to upgrading, barely an hour would go by of listening to music without experiencing the issue.
I've found it to be very stable - haven't had any other issues. Hopefully it remains that way!
Yep, this is the exact same sound I hear. Except when listening to music in the Music app. (Presumably other things, but I don't usually listen to anything else.)
There's no cracking noise when I use my Airpod Pros streaming music, so it's definitely related to the speakers and the OS.
I have plenty of other video examples, if that's helpful to share.
Note: I read on a forum something about Intel processes running in the background. I note you have Steam installed which also adds a particularly stubborn Intel process in the background. I have Steam installed, too. Does everyone hearing this crack have Intel processes running?
The M1 MacBook Pro 16" speakers are amazing... but this cracking noise is unbearable.
I've heard popping in Google Meet meetings recently, too, so it's definitely nothing to do with the Music app. I think my case is a particular bad one. I can't listen to anything without hearing them!
Hadn't heard the popping in a while and today it was back when I was in a Microsoft Teams meeting.