Heck ya. Thanks for the breakdown! I had ordered a speaker replacement (cheap) for my crackler but decided to open it up as the tools got here first to see if I could clean up the speaker, sure enough there was some metal junk stuck to the magnet. Polished with an alcohol cloth, blew everything out, and it sounds perfect!
Thanks man. I fixed me speaker just by following your cover removal guide (spared me from accidentally bending the cover at the back). There was a piece of ferrous material stuck to the magnet. Cleaned it. Works fine.
You are a GOD, was considering a battery replacement at apple to fix the speaker issue and with just a little cleaning, the distortion has disappeared completely, even at max volume. Thanks a lot
Thanks for the great video. I've bought multiple mid-2015 MacBook Pro's and have noticed a trend in that when they have blown speakers, which is often, replacing them only results in the newly installed speakers also getting blown. So something is wrong, perhaps a design flaw or manufacturing defect, that means replacement alone is not enough to fix the problem. I've seen lots of MBP users posting about blown speakers, and quite a few talk of speakers being blown multiple times. I've yet to find what underlying cause needs fixed, other than "replace the logic board."
This video was so helpful and easy to follow! I had the same distorted issues with my right speaker. I opened up the laptop in an attempt to replace the speaker but turns out I didn’t need to because there’s a metal debris stuck to it and removing it fixed the issue. Thank you for this tutorial, Eric! 😊
Same here. I just cleaned the debris off the speaker and that fixed it. BUT I used my vacuum cleaner to clean the fans, and now one is making a funny noise 😞
Thanks so much for this. Make sure you check for metal on the speakers like he says before replacing them. I had a speaker that sounded so busted, took it into apple shop but they said it would be £550 to fix as it was out of warranty. So I found this video and took the back off and there was a few bits of metal on the speaker magnet. Removed them and now the speaker sounds perfect again.
My 16 inch M1 just developed a faulty RHS speaker and after watching your video I gave it a quick blast of compressed air through the side vent port and that has greatly improved the sound quality, so my problem will be fine steel particles attracted to the speaker magnets. I use the laptop in my metal working shop and fine grinder dust must be drifting over to where I have it sitting and getting inside the case. I'll take the bottom cover off and give it a better clean now Thanks a million for your video.
I've had the same issue twice. I have a hobby metal shop, and my guess is that the filings created get stuck on my clothes and end up getting tractor beamed into the speaker magnets. Both times, I attempted to remove the visible ferrous metal from the speaker with a q-tip, but I'ts almost impossible to do without damage to the dainty speaker surrounds in this tiny speaker. Save yourself some time, and just buy a replacement, because Im 90% sure that by the time you start hearing the crackle noises, the speaker is already toast. Also, it's a good idea to vacuum and blow out the computer board with compressed air while you are in there, because the fans pull in all kinds of crap and drag it right across the board including the speakers... If you skip this step, you will be right back in here replacing your speaker again soon after.
Thanks for the video, one of my speakers on 2012 pro has just started buzzing and crackling, I will use your information to try and remove and check it, hopefully just a cleaning job.
Thank you so much for making this video. I couldn't find any relevant info anywhere else. Checking the settings for left and right was so smart. It's my right side speaker that is causing the muffling, so for now, I am just going to use the left until I get to cleaning or replacing the right speaker. It will be good to do a general clean up all over too. May the Lord bless you!
So my new 2022 16" MacBookPro M1 was having the same crackling/muffled sound issue out of nowhere is morning. I've had the laptop for just over a month and never blast the speakers. I tried resetting the machine...nothing. I tried booting up in Safe Mode...nothing. I upgraded the OS to 12.6.2...nothing. I was about to take it into the Apple Store when I read a RU-vid comment that said some sand had gotten into the machine and was sitting on top of the speaker thus causing the crackling. My first thought was BS! However, being frustrated a blew as hard as I could into the right speaker/ventilation opening on the underside of the case...and what do you know, the crackling went away. I kid you not. WTF!
Haha, I read your comment and my immediate thought was that your claim about blowing into the vent was BS. But, I just gave it a try myself... Sure enough, my MacBook suddenly sounds better. 😅 Thanks for sharing!!
1. Always disconnect battery first🙏🏼 2. Using isopropyl alcohol in a syringe under the speaker loosen adhesive in few seconds and don’t accidentally damage electronics. Hope this can help someone
Is vacuuming through the grill on low suction with a brush tip a bad idea for an intermediate step (in the unlikely event there is debris grill side)? Asking for a friend...👀
Omg I just tried this!!! And it literally worked. I am shocked! Thank you for posting this comment...now hopefully this permanently fixed the issue, fingers crossed!
Funny thing is I was watching a show & heard the crackling but then I started watching this video to fix it & now I don't hear it...I think my MacBook is onto me.
Why do my macbook pro speakers sound fine albeit not particularly loud when I move from one side to the next but sound like sh8t buzzy when I put the L/R toggle on the center?
My MacBook is brand-new just four month old and this is causing me issue. I don't know whether Apple will replace the speaker under warranty. It's 14 inch m2 pro
my macbook pro 15 2012 speaker were fine but after i used fxsound on windows to try to maximise speaker volume and bass, now the left speaker is blown 😂
Hey i just bought a mac M1 3 days ago and when i play songs with high base i can hear some disturbance in my left speaker and when i play normal songs with low base it works fine What should I do or it will fix automatically
@@varun-ba3739 bro I changed the speaker but still the disturbance wasn't solved then they told that its audio's problem not speaker's So at last you have to get used to it and i will not recommend you to change the speakers as nothing changed ! Now this thing is not bothering me disturbance happens sometimes but not everytime !
Just the speaker is the easiest job, less labor hours or chances of breaking something. But you could if you were comfortable moving over the motherboard and the display. I prefer to do the easiest repair possible, hopefully that logic helps =)
@@thecollegefixer653 i done it on my 2017 15, trust me its aint that hard just a little complicated. i done the screen first then motherboard rather than doing it at the same time
Thanks so much for this helpful video, I'm on a MacBook Pro 13-inch, 2013, so I'm not sure how easy it is to replace the speaker (only one is dodgy), but is it a good idea to replace it even if the other one is working? Is there a chance that the corrosion or debris causing the speaker damage could spread across the logic board?
