HP Spectre x360 - 15-bl112dx - Audio issue - first crackling, then dropping

[hwnyc]

Hello community,

Today I started having an issue with the left speaker of my laptop (HP Spectre x360 - 15-bl112dx ). The audio was crackling with static noises as audio plays normally. I rebooted the laptop. No change.

Then I upgraded the realtek audio drivers to the latest version (release Dec. 2018). I now have a new audio issue. When playing music or a video, the audio would drop momentarilly for about 2 seconds, then continue playing, then drop again... etc.

I suspect this is a software issue. Please provide any assistance possible.

Thanks in advance!

[Barachiel]

@hwnyc

Good Day. A warm welcome to the HP community. I reviewed the case regarding issues with the computer. I will be delighted to assist you here.

I have a few steps you could perform to resolve the issue: 

Remove the audio drivers & Reinstall the original drivers 

Update the Audio drivers from the Official HP website for windows 10 (click on change on the top to switch between OS). 

Increase volume on playback device settings after setting your speaker as the default device. 

For more steps, follow a similar post on the HP forums: click here 

• Perform a hard reset 

• Reset BIOS to defaults 

• Run the Audio test from the HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) 

• Update the BIOS 

• Reset your computer 

• Perform an HP System Recovery

Keep me posted. 🙂

[hwnyc]

I have an update. I installed older realtek drivers from 2017 and the speakers are working like normal. I wish to issue a complaint to HP that newer realtek audio drivers are having a negative effect on HP's flagship line of laptops. This is disappointing as laptops of HP's flagship line of spectres are expensive. There is a reasonable expectation that they should work better with updates rather than worsening.

[Barachiel]

@hwnyc

Thank you for the update,

I appreciate your time and efforts, 

I'm glad you found the solution for this concern. I'm escalating this case to the concerned team. Please check the private message I've sent you.

You've been great to work with and it has been a genuine pleasure interacting with you.

I hope both you and your product works great and remain healthy for a long time 😉 

Take care now and do have a fabulous week ahead. 🙂

[hwnyc]

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