iPad Crackling noise

Mine has done that a few times too. I rarely use the alerts and sounds on my tablets so not a huge deal to me. Was wondering if it was happening to anyone else tho. I guess if it's widespread...Apple will take care of us in the first year so I'm going to wait a while until the kinks get worked out in production before I start the exchange process.

 

I heard it once, when setting my custom ringtone. But not since. It could be a driver problem, blowing out the highs and getting some pops.

 

I would still have Apple check it out in the store. Mine doesn't make noise like this and from your post doesn't sound normal at all. If they did have to exchange it for you at least you would get a new one.

 

The most common cause of speaker crackling is a sleeping speaker that suddenly wakes up. I mentioned drivers earlier and usually the driver can be adjusted to wait a few milliseconds to allow the speaker to wake up before admitting a sound.

I don't know for sure, but it's a common possibility.

 

How about videos and music? Does it make the sound with that or is it just special-effects, like rings and dings? If it were defective hardware, it would make the crackling noises with any songs you play and not just the special-effects.

 

Dice with Buddies is brutal on mine. All kinds of weird distortion and noises. All other games and music is fine so far.

 

I have same problem here. I get crackling but it's random. I have 128 gig LTE version. I am not sure if I am going to take it back yet. Maybe it's a software issue?

Jeff

 

Software is what I think is well. It only happens when hearing effects, like dings. It doesn't seem to happen at all with music and videos, indicating a software glitch.

 

But wouldn't everyone have the same issue if it was a software issue?


Jeff

 

Define "everyone" People seem to be focused on the screen and Wi-Fi and may not even be noticing any issues with the audio.

 

i guess the more people that read this thread more people may realize they have the problem too. Strange as it is on sound effect only but not all the time.


Jeff

 

I'm guessing we will see a firmware update at some point from Apple. Must be a new audio driver

 

Is it crackling inside the unit or crackling from the speaker?

 

Speakers do need time to bed in. Bit like headphones etc. May just need a bit of time if it's not software.

 

I noticed crackling and distortion while streaming TV shows at about 70% volume. The tablet was vibrating so much that it was uncomfortable to hold in my hands as well.