I ordered an additonal steam deck and also tested one of a friend of mine. Both have this problem as well and sound exactly the same. So i think that (also after reading tons of comments) EVERY steam deck has it and we can do nothing about it. Helps.a bit :D lets hope it will get better with time.
Q3? But this previous steam deck also made the stick clicks?
Ah fine, thought it was just the deck
Once you go black, you can never go back.
For me: i have a big heart surgery in two weeks. And i am a OLED lover. Bought Legion Go for the Hospital and rehab 2 weeks ago. But also bought OLED Steamdeck for the games that are not on game pass, just because of the screen. Life is too short for compromises.
After testing 5 Steam Deck OLEDs (not all mine :D ) which ALL have the exactly same sound and reading tons of comments about it, i think EVERY steam Deck has it. But not everyone hears it. So annoying. If it doesnt get better in maybe 2 months, i think i am going to sale it.