Crackling with USB Speakers

[Aroot]

Hi
recently got command and conquer 3 but every time i play it i get a really horrible crackling distortion through my usb speakers (Bose companion 5). I have checked the EA website and they acknowledge the problem but don't offer a fix! i just wondered if anyone knew of a work around! thanks.

Just as some background info i am using a Mac Pro with the latest version of leopard, and the sound is fine with everything except this game!

thanks in advance

Aroot

[JackAxe]

With USB speakers crackling will generally occur when the system is running low on resources.

If you have 3 or less Gigs of RAM, adding more might help. Also plug your speakers into either a powered USB hub or one of the ports on the back, if that's not already the case. Also unplugging other USB devices that aren't needed might help.