Hi all!
After a long wait I finally picked up my S3 with B&O sound system in July and after about a month I started noticing the popping sound coming from the front speakers. It alternates between right->center and left->center dash speakers, like a little rock hitting the windscreen.
I started looking for a cause of this issue and found a thread on another forum which perfectly describes it in various Audi models like Q5, A4, A5 etc.
It's full of posts but unfortunately there's no fix for it yet.
I thoroughly investigated the issue in all possible cases. Here is my summary:
I've sat in another S3 and RS3 with B&O and experienced the very same popping sound. I've also sat in an A3 without B&O - heard the same sound but it was less intense (probably because of a weaker amplifier).
Has anyone of you experienced the same and already reported it to a dealer?
After a long wait I finally picked up my S3 with B&O sound system in July and after about a month I started noticing the popping sound coming from the front speakers. It alternates between right->center and left->center dash speakers, like a little rock hitting the windscreen.
I started looking for a cause of this issue and found a thread on another forum which perfectly describes it in various Audi models like Q5, A4, A5 etc.
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Q5/SQ5 MKII Discussion - B&O crackle/pop noises - I've been driving my 2021 Q5e Prestige w/ B&O sound system ever since late Nov 2020. Since day one I've noticed a popping noise, almost like static discharge or the popping a fire makes, in the front speakers. It's not awfully loud, especially...
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I thoroughly investigated the issue in all possible cases. Here is my summary:
- The sound can be heard no matter of the engine state: engine off, ignition on, engine on.
- The sound source doesn’t matter: radio, wired/wireless phone connection.
- The sound is NOT present at all when MMI is muted.
- The sound is also NOT present when MMI volume is turned up, but the track being played is silent (I found “absolute silence” track on YouTube).
- The popping sound volume is irrelevant to MMI volume, hence it’s more difficult to spot when playing a loud music.
- It occurs in specific time spaces - randomly in 1-2 minutes, but then there’s almost always another pop after 9 seconds (this can be well spotted on my YT video).
I've sat in another S3 and RS3 with B&O and experienced the very same popping sound. I've also sat in an A3 without B&O - heard the same sound but it was less intense (probably because of a weaker amplifier).
Has anyone of you experienced the same and already reported it to a dealer?