Little pop sound in earbuds before and after using audio(firefox,vlc kde settings etc)after the last update

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as described above.
happens also sometimes when just browsing any site.

inxi 
System:
  Kernel: 6.1.44-1-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.2.1
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1-x86_64
    root=UUID=a445c87d-e6a9-47fd-9601-614f3b3e7781 rw quiet apparmor=1
    security=apparmor resume=UUID=29e42246-1548-46dd-91f5-17d1f76c7bfd
    udev.log_priority=3
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.7 tk: Qt v: 5.15.10 info: latte-dock
    wm: kwin_x11 vt: 2 dm: SDDM Distro: Manjaro Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: ASUSTeK product: TUF Gaming FX705GD_FX705GD v: 1.0
    serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: ASUSTeK model: FX705GD v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required>
    UEFI: American Megatrends v: FX705GD.306 date: 05/25/2020
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 50.4 Wh (100.0%) condition: 50.4/64.1 Wh (78.6%)
    volts: 15.0 min: 15.6 model: Simplo SDI ICR18650 type: Li-ion
    serial: <filter> status: full cycles: 41
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i7-8750H bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Coffee Lake
    gen: core 8 level: v3 note: check built: 2018 process: Intel 14nm family: 6
    model-id: 0x9E (158) stepping: 0xA (10) microcode: 0xF4
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 6 tpc: 2 threads: 12 smt: enabled cache:
    L1: 384 KiB desc: d-6x32 KiB; i-6x32 KiB L2: 1.5 MiB desc: 6x256 KiB
    L3: 9 MiB desc: 1x9 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 3104 high: 4068 min/max: 800/4100 scaling:
    driver: intel_pstate governor: performance cores: 1: 3984 2: 4068 3: 2200
    4: 2200 5: 3998 6: 4000 7: 4000 8: 2200 9: 2200 10: 4000 11: 2200 12: 2200
    bogomips: 52815
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling mitigation: Microcode
  Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
  Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT
    vulnerable
  Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
  Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
  Type: mmio_stale_data mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
  Type: retbleed mitigation: IBRS
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
    prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
    sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: IBRS, IBPB: conditional, STIBP: conditional,
    RSB filling, PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected
  Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel CoffeeLake-H GT2 [UHD Graphics 630] vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-9.5 process: Intel 14nm built: 2016-20
    ports: active: eDP-1 empty: none bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:3e9b
    class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: NVIDIA GP107M [GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile] vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: nvidia v: 535.98 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 535.xx+
    status: current (as of 2023-07) arch: Pascal code: GP10x process: TSMC 16nm
    built: 2016-21 pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 3
    speed: 8 GT/s ports: active: none empty: HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0
    chip-ID: 10de:1c8d class-ID: 0300
  Device-3: IMC Networks USB2.0 HD UVC WebCam driver: uvcvideo type: USB
    rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-11:4 chip-ID: 13d3:56a2
    class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.8 with: Xwayland v: 23.1.2
    compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: modesetting,nvidia dri: iris
    gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.00x11.22")
    s-diag: 582mm (22.93")
  Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: AU Optronics 0x429d built: 2018 res: 1920x1080
    hz: 60 dpi: 128 gamma: 1.2 size: 382x215mm (15.04x8.46") diag: 438mm (17.3")
    ratio: 16:9 modes: 1920x1080
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 23.1.5 renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics 630 (CFL
    GT2) direct-render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Cannon Lake PCH cAVS vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: sof-audio-pci-intel-cnl alternate: snd_hda_intel, snd_soc_skl,
    snd_sof_pci_intel_cnl bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:a348 class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.1.44-1-MANJARO status: kernel-api with: aoss
    type: oss-emulator tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off tools: N/A
  Server-2: PipeWire v: 0.3.77 status: off with: pipewire-media-session
    status: active tools: pw-cli
  Server-3: PulseAudio v: 16.1 status: active with: 1: pulseaudio-alsa
    type: plugin 2: pulseaudio-jack type: module tools: pacat,pactl
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Cannon Lake PCH CNVi WiFi driver: iwlwifi v: kernel
    bus-ID: 00:14.3 chip-ID: 8086:a370 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlo1 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
    vendor: ASUSTeK driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1
    port: 3000 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp3s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-1: vmnet1 state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-2: vmnet8 state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel Bluetooth 9460/9560 Jefferson Peak (JfP) driver: btusb v: 0.8
    type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-14:5
    chip-ID: 8087:0aaa class-ID: e001
  Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: down bt-service: enabled,running
    rfk-block: hardware: no software: yes address: see --recommends
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 476.94 GiB used: 64.73 GiB (13.6%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Kingston model: RBUSNS8154P3512GJ
    size: 476.94 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 15.8 Gb/s
    lanes: 2 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: E8FK11.C temp: 47.9 C
    scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 467.84 GiB size: 459.43 GiB (98.20%)
    used: 64.73 GiB (14.1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
    used: 312 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 60 (default) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 8.8 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
    dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3 maj-min: 259:3
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 54.0 C pch: 50.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0
Info:
  Processes: 281 Uptime: 22m wakeups: 9 Memory: total: 16 GiB
  available: 15.48 GiB used: 3.22 GiB (20.8%) Init: systemd v: 253
  default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 13.2.1 clang: 15.0.7
  Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1456 libs: 414 tools: pamac pm: flatpak pkgs: 0
  Shell: Zsh v: 5.9 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.28

i think i solved it by following this solution(not sure what changed in the latest update):

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Try this to stop audio sinks being suspended in PulseAudio

pactl unload-module module-suspend-on-idle

If that works to eliminate pop noise, PulseAudio can be reconfigured to disable the module permanently

sudo sed -i '/load-module module-suspend-on-idle/s/^/#/' /etc/pulse/default.pa
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thanks
it seems it’s indeed this module.
I’ll save the last command in case i want to use this approach.

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I had sound issues with my Dell OptiPlex 7050 Micro too with latest update.
As soon as computer was idle for a few seconds there would come a noise from
the headphones jack. Constant noise and no popping.
If i open any window or settings it would stop and then start again if computer was left idle.
Even if i reboot and not login. It would make noise in the login screen.

Was solved all by commenting out
load-module module-suspend-on-idle in /etc/pulse/default.pa

Thank you!

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sed command in post #2 adds comment tag # to disable loading of module-suspend-on-idle

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