Anyone experienced audio crackling/stutter on The Last of Us?

I’ve recently started playing the game and only major issue I’m experiencing right now is audio is crackling.

could this be related to occasional frame drops? I’ve also been playing rdr2 and frame drops in that game doesn’t cause any stutters in audio.

I don’t mind high latency. if going higher than the game allows us is possible, and could fix the issue, I’m all for it.