mac m1

I need help getting external DACs to work correctly on my 2019 Macbook Pro M1. I experience audio stutters as soon as I have a high system load. The stutters occur once every few minutes, each lasting only very short. The audio quality itself is excellent, and the DAC itself work fine. The...

The Mac M1 has a 3.5 Aux out. So, it has a DAC. Does anyone know what it is? It does not sound as robust as any decent external you would use but, I am just curious if anyone knows, for sure. Although, I have only run a super long 12 foot? cable from it to the amp. Maybe my DAC has better power...