AirPods Max 2 sound interference

[Zeebedy]

hey guys,

I have had this before on my AirPods 4 ANC, and now on my AirPods Max 2 when using MacOS. It cuts sound sometime and also crackling...

firmware and software all up to date on both the MBP and the M4 MM?



cheers!

 

[Irish_Tom]

I don't suppose you're using SoundSource, are you?

I've noticed that both with my AirPod Pro 2 and my AirPod Max 2, if I'm using SoundSource and, for instance, have a YouTube video playing and then scroll through Reddit and a video auto-loads (even though the sound is muted on the Reddit video), it causes some sort of interference with SoundSource.

When I quit SoundSource and do the same thing, there are no issues.

 

[Cromulent]

I use SoundSource and have the same problem. Had an email from the devs saying that version 7 is in beta at the moment which hopefully fixes it.

 

[Irish_Tom]

I use SoundSource and have the same problem. Had an email from the devs saying that version 7 is in beta at the moment which hopefully fixes it.

Yeah, they said that in version 5…

 

[Irish_Tom]

Heads up that Sound Source 6.1 is out:

Several enhancements have been made for Bluetooth devices.

• Multiple changes have been made to reduce glitches and dropouts.
• Device iconography has been updated for several Apple and Beats devices, including AirPods 4 (with ANC), and Beats Pill.
• Unnecessary drift correction is no longer applied to Bluetooth devices, resulting in fewer glitches.
• SoundSource now only shows Bluetooth devices that are either already connected, or available to be connected to, rather than all paired devices.

Enhancements have been made for AirPlay devices:

• AirPlay devices re-connect more reliably after waking the Mac from sleep, as well as on launch of SoundSource.
• SoundSource now automatically reconnects to AirPlay devices when network topology changes, such as those which occur when connecting to a VPN, are detected.
• AirPlay device audio-visual sync has been improved.

Seems to have solved my Reddit/YouTube issue. Hopefully, it fixes any problems you've been having.