Macbook inbuilt speakers distorted audio at high volumes

i was having sound issues with my late 2008 macbook, wherein my audio from the inbuilt speakers would get distorted with a metallic rattle, when the sound of the system exceeded 80%. searched a lot over the internet, but couldn't find any solution. frustrated, as would be a lot of you, whose similar questions went unanswered, i decided to open up the mac. i found that the rattle sound was caused by the small speaker ( above the optical drive ) buzzing against the metallic cover. i put a small amout of gauze between the speaker and the cover, and the sound became as good as before, without any appreciable decibel loss.. hope this helps someone out there. cheers!

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