So bad news. I made a patch from the es8316 commit and added it to Manjaro's PKGBUILD for the 6.2 kernel. It not only doesn't fix the pops but has actually increased the whine that comes from the speakers when active. Functionally the upcoming patch seems really bad to me. I'd be interested if others agree with my assessment.
I take it back about the whine. That's no worse, I'm just in a quieter environment.
I take it back about the whine. That's no worse, I'm just in a quieter environment.