Audio stops on Mac Studio display after a few seconds

Yes. My Mac Studio display on my Mac Mini M1started this sometime today. In Music App, with video on Safari, etc. Same behavior as others, I could switch to another audio output and then when switching back to studio display audio, it would play for a few seconds, make couple of pops and then no audio.

I shutdown and rebooted my Mac mini, not change.

Shutdown Mac mini and then unplugged studio display from power for about 10 seconds and then all back up. Fixed it.

Just had this happen to me as well. Very concerning.

Mac Studio (Max) with Mac Studio Display. All updates are current.

Studio Display sound cut out (with popping sounds) on YouTube video after a couple of seconds of initial playback. I thought it was video/Youtube issue, so I switched to the internal Mac Studio speaker, and it was fine. Switched back to display speakers, and nothing. Opened iTunes, switched back to Studio Display speakers, and it played for a couple of seconds but then repeated popping and cutout. Switched to the internal Mac Studio speaker, and the sound was heard.

I shut down the system and then unplugged the monitor as mentioned. Waited 30 seconds, then plugged the monitor back in. After the three dots on the screen went off, I restarted the Mac Studio. All seems fine now, and playback is fine on both iTunes and YouTube. However, I hope there is a fix or an Apple confirmation that the "unplug" method is a permanent fix. Please advise...

I think you just need to unplug the studio display for about 10 seconds and then plug it back in to reboot the iOS in the Studio Display. I don't think the issue is on the Mac side at least for me, that seemed to be the root cause. I do not know of any option to initiate an iOS reboot on the Studio Display without disconnecting the power. If someone else knows that it might come in handy if the issue returns.

Same problem, audio drops from studio display after a few seconds. It started after a quick power outage but power cycling the studio display solved the issue.

Same exact problem for me today. MacBook Air M1 with macOS 12.4(21F79) and latest Studio Display firmware v15.5(Build 19F77).

Did the power down, unplug display from power socket, wait 10-15 seconds and power up. Saw the 3 horizontal dots on the Studio Display and now sound is working again and hasn't dropped out yet.

I've had this problem crop up every now and then ever since getting the Studio Display (I got at launch). Unplugging it for a little while fixes it.

You have to actually unplug it from the wall, since there's no power button. You can't just unplug it from the computer.

I was hoping the recent firmware updates would fix this, but they haven't, unfortunately.

Same problem as everyone else—sound would glitch and stop. I unplugged the power and let it sit for five minutes and it's working. Such an annoying glitch for brand new equipment, especially considering the price tag.

I have a feeling that iOS is running all the time that the studio display is plugged in even if the display is off or the computer connected to it is shut down. Since this is the first monitor that has “software” running it like any other software, it occasionally has issues (power fluctuations, etc.) and some part of it freezes. The unplug of the display forces the iOS to “reboot” and probably cleans up its cache files and other things that normally happens on a reboot. Strange that so many reported on the same day, but I suspect it was folks who received the early orders and the iOS runtime was about the same. I know it is a pain and it would seem that if the monitor has been “off” for several hours and over night, the internal iOS could reboot once a month or so and avoid this end user issue that can be frustrating.

You got it!!! I did this -- shutdown Mac mini, unplugged Studio Display from power for 10 seconds -- and all is well (for now). What's up with this, Apple?

Had this exact same issue... completely out of nowhere starting 2-3 days ago. Following advice here, I unplugged my Mac Mini (Intel) and Studio Display for ~5 minutes and everything seems fine now.

Had this issue too since 10th July. Unplugged power from Studio Display and restarted Mac, plugged Studio Display back into power and all is working again

YES!! That worked.. I was unplugging the Thunderbolt and not the power. I forgot that the display actually had to boot up.. Thanks for the help!

Same here. Completely unplugged the power cord from my Studio Display and Studio - left unplugged for a couple hours actually. Replugged in and got the 3 dots across the Studio Display on plugging back in - and the Display speakers now work past a few seconds. I guess it remains to be seen if it remains once everything warms up again?

Agreed. Weird. I didn't do any updates or anything. It's just started doing it. Odd that it's the same for so many others. Glad that removing studio display for power for about 10 seconds or so fixed it, so far.