Mac Studio M4 Max external speaker sound goes silent

When your Mac Studio M4 Max (OS Tahoe) external speaker sound goes silent!?

After trial and error (over eight months), I finally figured out why the external speakers cut out.

Turns out it's a speaker volume balance issue with external speakers.

First, set your external speaker physical volume level less than the Mac's sound level bar.

As long as the Mac's sound level bar is higher in relation to the external speaker's level, it will work without issues.

For example; Set the external speaker sound level to 1/3 but no greater then "mid" level.

Then control the sound volume through the Mac's sound bar on your monitor's screen.

Try to avoid dropping the Mac's volume sound bar lower then the external speakers in relation to volume position.

I hope this helps anyone out there having this issue.