Fix Crackly Audio When Using Bluetooth Headphones on MacOS

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18th October 2024

Every now and again I start listening to music on MacOS through my headphones and the audio is tinny and crackly. After some dicking around with quitting Apple Music, reconnecting the headphones, even rebooting the Mac nothing fixed it. I finally worked out the fix^[1] - changing the input settings of the Mac to not be the headphones. No more crackling.

Input settings showing the Mac is selected for the input source and not Magneto

Yet another very stupid fix for stupid audio issues.

I probably found this solution on Reddit or the Apple forums but I can't find the source now ⤾

Fix Crackly Audio When Using Bluetooth Headphones on MacOS https://rknight.me/blog/fix-crackly-audio-when-using-bluetooth-headphones-on-macos/

Another stupid audio bug on MacOS. Shocking.

Robb. Knight.

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