MacBook speakers are buzzing and getting muffled while playing music

Hello. My MacBook speakers are making a buzzing noise almost every time I play music. I have found a way to make this less of a problem by quitting coreaudiod in activity monitor. But almost every time I play music this gets worse and it is really annoying. I did a diagnostic of my Mac and it is fine. I am wondering if this is software, hardware, or firmware?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.2

Posted on Feb 1, 2022 1:36 PM

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