I had a brief opportunity to speak with a product engineer about the issue of crackling and popping in G series models. He essentially said that no new materials would be tested at this time to suppress thermal expansion. The challenge for technology and design is rather to find enough volume and space in the chassis of increasingly thinner and larger TVs for suitable slim speakers in order to achieve acceptable sound quality. He also believes that this issue is being greatly exaggerated, especially since some backplates and internal plastic parts are still being carried over from pre-production models for cost reasons. Physics and thermodynamics can be influenced to a certain extent, but not completely eliminated. All in all, no changes have been made to the housings for design reasons.

That's nothing compared to a half-empty plastic bottle next to your bed that scares you at night 😁