The first few seconds of highlighted audio are not playing

Hello, anytime I play audio, the first few seconds there is no sound, even though the Playback Meter is showing that sound is coming out.

So I can’t accurately clip and delete/move sections of my audio file, since I can’t hear the first few sections.

I’ve used audacity for years without this issue. I deleted the old Audacity and downloaded the new, with the same issue. Please help! Thanks, Chris