Horrible audio quality

Not sure if anyone else is having this problem, but since the latest version release of Skype for Mac - I am having horrible issues with my audio on Skype. I can barely hear the other person on the end of the Skype call. I've trouble shot this with Apple (I have a new Macbook Pro - less than 6 months old). The audio works fine with Facetime and Google Hangouts, which means it's a problem with Skype. I can only hear the other person on my Skype call if I am plugged in and using a headset - not directly from the speakers. The Apple Genius also went through all of the Skype Support troubleshooting for Mac - and none of that solved it either. I've tried uninstalling Skype and emptying the trash so it's off my Macbook. I've then rebooted and re-installed Skype. No luck. Same issue. Used Skype Chat with their Support and they went through the same steps as the Apple Genius did - none of it worked. The only answer they gave is that a new update just happened and there *might* be a bug. Very, very frustrated.
Anyone else having this issue?

Same here.
Not sure for how long but Skype quality is annoying in ALL my devices (PC, iPad 2, iPhone 4S). On the other hand, Hangouts and FaceTime work like a charm.
I'm pretty sure is not you computer nor the App but all Skype apps

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