MacBook Pro 16" M1 Max speaker pops

tmeritan wrote:

• Macbook Pro 16" 2021 M1 MAX has "pop" coming from speaker while playing sound.

Whatever where comes sound (system notification, Apple Music / PodCast, Teams conference, ...).

Pops or scratchs came randomly (not on specific time on music for example).

I called Apple support :

hardware check : no problem

• latest OS version

• reboot

• ...

Nothing solves the problem.

Looks like problem is known by Apple and refuse to replace Macbook because it "could be a software issue".

Using this wonderfull and very expensive computer without sound is a waste.

As a test try disabling Messages.app and report your findings.

Messages User Guide for Mac - Apple Support

if no resolve try changing default Audio Midi setup.app and report back your findings.

Audio MIDI Setup User Guide for Mac - Apple Support