Re: EA, please look into this! Sound and Audio seems to be breaking on new systems.
@thesims1depot This isn't a common issue, or at least it's not a commonly reported issue, so I don't think anything broke overall. (It hasn't happened to me in six discrete installs across several OSs.) Since this happens on multiple systems, the obvious question is what, if anything, do these systems share? If you're using the same sound output device, for example the same speakers, try a different one that uses a different type of connection.
Please also run a dxdiag and attach it to a post so I can take a look at what you're working with on your current system.
https://help.ea.com/en/help/pc/how-to-gather-dxdiag-information/