B737 MAX Series Undifferentiated
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 203; Flight Crew Total 5946; Flight Crew Type 5946
Distraction; Communication Breakdown
ATC Issue All Types; Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Aircraft
After landing in ZZZ on XXR in a MAX; we made an approved turn-off onto Runway XYR to expedite our exit. It was at that time that the Runway Alert system began to make call outs about 'approaching XYR; runway remaining; and approaching XXL'.  The volume of those calls were so loud; that we missed an ATC call to expedite across XXL. Because we were unsure of the call; we obviously did not move until clarification was made. No violation occurred; but ATC was obviously irate during at our missed response; which could have caused a runway incursion or go around from an aircraft landing behind us.The system has caused more missed ATC calls in my experience; and is a degradation to safety despite its reason for being installed.
We turned onto Runway XXR after landing on Runway XZR. While making the turn; the RAAS system announced that we are Runway XXR just as the Tower was giving us additional taxi instructions over the radio. The RAAS system was so loud that I could not understand tower and had to ask them to repeat. Tower repeated the instructions and we continued taxiing without incident. I was wearing a noise canceling head seat with the volume properly adjusted. I am concerned that the volume of the system could cause problems since it is providing alerts at times that ATC instructions are likely to be made.
B737 MAX flight crew reported that the Runway Approach Alert System volume was so loud that it drowned out the ATC taxi instructions during taxi to the gate.