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MacBook Pro 2019 Speakers are making pop sounds

Hello everyone,


I know this problem has been reported before but i have a brand new (two months old) BTO 2019 machine and i find it impossible to work like this.


I have a random click - pop sound coming from the right speaker almost every 30 seconds. I have done all the troubleshooting, reset SMC, NVRAM, logged in as a new user, even a disk reset and fresh install. Nothing worked.


This is very easy to replicate. Every time a video starts playing in Vimeo, You Tube or any other platform, a pop is coming through the right speaker. If i place the cursor at any moment of the video, there is always a click sound after loading and just before playback begins.


It happens even if i open a video from my desktop at the time the playback begins.


The problem goes away if i plug in an external audio device or headphones. So it may be related to the internal audio interface, although i can't hear the pop while using the headphones.


I took the machine to an authorised reseller, the tests showed that everything is ok and i just got it back. Apparently it's not ok as i can replicate this at any time (i did this in front of the technicians) and it's really frustrating. My work has to do with audio and i can't deal with this on such an expensive device.


MacBook Pro 2019, i9 2.3, Vega 20, 32GB Ram, MacOs 10.14.6


Any Ideas?

Thanks for your time

MacBook Pro 15”, macOS 10.14

Posted on Oct 18, 2019 3:51 AM

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Posted on Oct 21, 2019 12:16 AM

Hi again guys and thanks for your feedback here.


This issue (if it's a software and not a hardware issue) is not strictly related to Catalina. I am running Mojave 10.14.6.


Also i have seen this on the web with older machines and OS versions.


Apple has to give us an official response on this. It may be a minor issue for some users out there but it's definitely a deal breaker for someone who is working with audio.


Waiting for a software update is not a solution. What if this turns out to be a hardware issue and my machine gets out of warranty? Not cool for a 4500€ laptop.


I am talking with Apple representatives the past two weeks and as you can see in my first post, i have done some serious troubleshooting all by my self.


After having such a negative experience on a machine that costed me a fortune, i am sure i (we) deserve some explanation on what is causing this.



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