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lelomator
New Participant
January 20, 2026
Question

Quest 3 speakers "crackle" on startup

When I power on my Meta Quest 3, the built-in speakers make a brief crackling/popping noise during boot.
It only happens at startup; audio is completely normal afterward.

Is this a known firmware/initialization issue, or could it indicate a hardware problem?

1 reply

Maccyb123
Honored Contributor
January 20, 2026

If it was a hardware problem it wouldn't stop after startup. It's probably just some audio feedback as the headset and audio components initialize. I wouldn't worry about it. 

Maccyb
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