Trouble with external speakers

I have a set of Altec Lansing 2.1 speakers hooked up to my Air. While i'm doing normal things (surfing the web, ichat etc), the speakers make this weird 'pop' sound every few seconds. if i'm listening to itunes, or doing anything else involving sound, the 'pop' stops. is this normal, or should i get it checked out?

People claim this "isnt supposed to happen with macs, and call apple", but I say likewise. ive had a number of macs and theyve all made this little pop noise. Its apparently due to the method that apple uses to integrate the sound card onto the main board to minimize costs, but keep it functional. Theres a fix somewhere that forces macs to play a constant silent file to make sure the speakers and sound card are constantly engaged, thus removing the 'pop' that occurs whenever the sounds stop. Overall, i dont really mind it, its not a big problem nor one that impedes anything im doing since sound quality returns when stuff is actually played.

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