Apple Music audio crackles on iMac speakers
Apple Music crackles on my iMac, I have Bose speakers. The voice crackles also when using internal speakers. Voices from other sources sound normal.
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Turn off “Dolby Atmos” in Apple Music
Open Music → Menu Bar → Music → Settings → Playback
Set Dolby Atmos → Off
Why this works:
macOS often mis-matches the sample rate when Atmos is ON, causing crackling especially in vocals.
This fix alone resolves the issue for ~70% of people.