it is hard to believe that Apple does not accept the bug in their firmware or Hardware issue. I am facing this issue with my Macbook 2022 14-inch laptop from May 2022. I have been to the Apple store 3 times and they say it will be fixed in the next software upgrade but it hasn't. They do not take it for repair because they say it is a software issue, not a hardware issue. I had no option and had to deal with the crackling sound. I stopped watching movies/videos on my laptop just using it for work.