…additional info: The problem disappears when I use headphones… but also disappears when I use VLC or YouTube etc. So what's that?
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Yes. I have the same problem.
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021) Monterey 12.2.1.
Until recently I've been using my Focusrite audio interface for everything but I noticed when I unplugged it that all Apple-created audio [so Apple TV, QuickTime videos etc] has terrible crackling and popping on when using the native audio engine.
If I play the same QuickTime videos through VLC they're fine – so it's not a hardware problem. As far as I can see I can't reinstall Quicktime without reinstalling the whole OS which I am absolutely not going to do.
I guess the only thing to do is wait until Apple release a new software update which will hopefully overwrite the broken component.
Assuming they notice it's broken of course. Has anyone at Apple ever responded to any of these threads?