Wow! With all the disconnects, invitation problems, meter stutter, and other assorted gameplay problems we all deal with, it's amazing to me that this much vitriol is generated by a non-gameplay issue, much less one that WGT has actually addressed in every thread on the subject (thank you, Icon). Perhaps your swings are affected by the anticipation of a lack of sound, i don't know.
overtheedge: I can not believe this issue is going on as long as it has.
Since this began April 1st, same time as the gruesome red lobby screen and (likely) lucrative sponsorship arrangement with Transamerica, my guess is you have about 1, 750, 000 ticks to go ('til the end of April).