I can confirm that this issue is still present in Ubuntu 19.10 and 20.04, as well as Fedora 31. Erikas' suggestion works very well to fix this issue too. I have the same outcome as James Adams above. My laptop is the HP Pavilion x360 Convertible 14-ba0xx.
** Also affects: fedora Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1648183 Title: Crackling and popping sound when using headphones To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1648183/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs